Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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11/06/2025 10:53

June 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** British software firm Craneware  said it has rejected a takeover proposal from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, stating that the 26.50 pounds-per-share proposal undervalued the company.

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** Private equity firms KKR  and Stonepeak Partners raised their offer for Britain's Assura to almost 1.7 billion pounds ($2.3 billion), topping a rival bid with their "best and final" offer for the healthcare real estate investor.

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** UK's GlobalData  said it has ended talks with private equity firm ICG , which had been exploring an acquisition of the data analytics firm.

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** Canada-based WSP Global  said it would acquire British environmental and engineering consulting firm Ricardo  for about 363.1 million pounds ($489.6 million), including debt.

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** Embattled German trading group BayWa  has sold its grain and oilseed trading unit Cefetra to Dutch company PGFO for about 125 million euros ($143 million), as part of an effort to cut its debt burden, it said on Tuesday.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru)

 ((Padmanabhan.Ananthan@thomsonreuters.com))