Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Kloeckner & Co SE

16/01/2026 15:07

Adds: TransDigm Group, Auction Technology Group, Brava Energia

Jan 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday:

** Aircraft components maker TransDigm Group  said it would buy Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings from private equity firm Vance Street Capital for about $2.2 billion, including some tax benefits. nL4N3YH14J

** Auction Technology Group's  biggest shareholder FitzWalter Capital raised its buyout proposal for the British online auction operator to 491 million pounds ($658.4 million) after repeated rejections. nL6N3YH0P2

** Brazilian oil firm Brava Energia  announced the acquisition of the stakes owned by Malaysia's Petronas  in two offshore fields for $450 million, kicking off a new strategic plan outlined by the company's incoming chief executive.nL1N3YH0AQ

** U.S.-based Worthington Steel  plans to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co  in a deal that values the metals trading firm at $2.4 billion, as the company looks to strengthen its position in North America. nL4N3YG239

** Delfin ruled out ongoing talks to sell its Monte dei Paschi stake, closing ranks around CEO Luigi Lovaglio, as speculation over a potential approach from UniCredit  for the bank drives shares higher. nL8N3YH0B2

** Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T> said it would take over the U.S. shale production and infrastructure assets of Aethon Energy Management for $7.53 billion to strengthen its gas value chain. nL6N3YH08T

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)

 ((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))