Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
05/05/2026 10:47
May 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0945 GMT on Tuesday: ** Swedish private equity firm EQT AB EQTAB.ST raised its bid to buy Britain's Intertek ITRK.L to about 8.93 billion pounds ($12 billion) after the product testing firm rebuffed its previous proposals on grounds it undervalued the company. nL4N41I0EF ** Vodafone VOD.L has agreed to buy its partner CK Hutchison's 0001.HK stake in VodafoneThree for 4.3 billion pounds ($5.8 billion), taking full ownership of Britain's biggest mobile operator a year after it was created. nL4N41I08L ** Derichebourg DBG.PA said it had signed a binding agreement to acquire Scholz Recycling for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. nL8N41I0FJ ** Aventum acquired its first MGA on Tuesday, buying Rotterdam-based marine and logistics specialist Post & Co to bolster its Rokstone MGA platform and expand into Continental Europe. nL6N41I0EA ** Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison 0001.HK said on Tuesday its telecoms unit has agreed to a buyout of its 49% stake in UK mobile operator VodafoneThree, for 4.3 billion pounds ($5.81 billion). nL4N41I08E ** Regis Resources RRL.AX will take over smaller peer Vault Minerals VAU.AX to create Australia's third-largest listed gold producer valued at around A$10.7 billion ($7.67 billion). nL4N41H1T0 ** Ukraine aims to raise around 13 billion hryvnia ($295 million) from private investors through the privatisation of state assets this year, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. nL1N41I0A1 (Compiled by Dharna Bafna and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru) ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))