Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Janus Henderson

26/02/2026 21:37

Adds: Caesars Entertainment, Quantam Switch Tamasuk

Feb 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Thursday:

** Caesars Entertainment CZR.O is weighing takeover offers from several potential bidders, including a bid from Texas gaming and hospitality billionaire Tilman Fertitta, the Financial Times reported.

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**  Data-center company Quantum Switch Tamasuk is considering strategic options, including a sale of its Saudi business, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that could attract renewed interest from global buyout firms seeking a slice of the Gulf's AI boom.

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** Victory Capital VCTR.O said it has offered to buy peer Janus Henderson JHG.N for $57.04 per share, months after the asset manager unveiled a $7.4 billion deal with Nelson Peltz's Trian and VC firm General Catalyst.

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** The Hilb Group has completed its 200th acquisition since the company was founded in 2009, buying a South Carolina-based P&C insurance and employee benefits agency with full-service risk solution capabilities.

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** Equinix EQIX.O and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are close to reaching a deal to acquire atNorth, a pan-Nordic data-center operator backed by Partners Group, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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** Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a 25% stake in Spanish second-tier side Almeria, the club said.

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** Mexico's Cemex  will buy U.S. stucco manufacturer Omega Products International, the cement maker said, as part of its push toward offering additional building materials in one of its largest markets.

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** Dubai Aerospace Enterprise said it will buy aircraft leasing firm Macquarie AirFinance for an enterprise value of about $7 billion, creating a combined fleet of 1,029 planes and one of the world's biggest lessors.

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** U.S. regional bank FS Bancorp FSBW.O will buy peer Pacific West Bancorp PWBK.PK in a deal valued at $36.4 million, the banks said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

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** French utility Engie  will buy electricity distributor UK Power Networks for 10.5 billion pounds ($14.2 billion) in a bid to expand its power business, the company said on Wednesday, as it reported flat full-year earnings and revised its outlook upward for the coming years.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Apratim Sarkar and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))