Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

OMRON

13/10/2026 10:45

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:
 
**  Portugal will "very soon" pick the winning bidder for a 44.9% stake in flag carrier TAP, Secretary of State for Infrastructure Hugo Espirito Santo said on Tuesday, describing the ideal buyer as a partner with the scale, investment capacity and international reach to strengthen the airline's competitiveness. nL8N45Z0L7
 
** Character.AI said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and agreed to sell some of its assets to Walt Disney DIS.N for $20 million. nL6N45Z0AN

** Japanese manufacturer Omron 6645.T will buy US industrial PC firm Onlogic and its parent company, Interlogic, for $675 million, the company said.  nL6N45Z019

** Bumble BMBL.O is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal valuing the dating app operator at roughly $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. nL4N45Y14V

 (Compiled by Shania S Thomas in Bengaluru)
 ((shanias.thomas@thomsonreuters.com))