Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Harmony Energy Income Trust

17/04/2025 10:42

April 17 (Reuters) -    The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

** UK's Wood Group WG.L said it has extended the deadline for a takeover offer by Dubai-based Sidara to May 15 from April 17.nL4N3QV0R2

** Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company said it would acquire a minority stake in UK-based private school operator Nord Anglia Education for $600 million, joining a consortium led by private equity giant EQT EQTAB.ST.nL1N3QV05L

** Parcel locker company InPost INPST.AS has acquired Yodel, one of Britain's biggest parcel delivery firms, it said, a move that will make the Polish group the third-largest independent logistics player in the UK.

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** Barclays BARC.L has agreed terms for Brookfield Asset Management to buy most of its British payments business, the bank said, ending a more than year-long effort to offload the business which processes payments for retailers.

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** Two funds managed by British investment manager Foresight Group LLP said on Wednesday they would buy battery storage investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust HEIT.L in a deal that values the company at about 209.9 million pounds ($277.9 million).

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))