Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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21/04/2026 20:35

Adds ProSiebenSat.1, Forge Nano, Kpler and Deutsche Telekom

April 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Tuesday:

** German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 PSMGn.DE said it had sold its North American business focused on content creators and podcasts, operated under the brand Studio71 US, to U.S. digital content firm Fixated.

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** Forge Nano, a U.S.-based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company, plans to go public through a $1.6 billion blank-check deal with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II ATII.O, the companies announced.

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** Commodities data and analytics firm Kpler has launched a sale process for a large minority stake that could value the company at nearly $5 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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** Deutsche Telekom is considering a full combination with T-Mobile US TMUS.O that could result in the largest public M&A deal on record, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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** Associated British Foods  plans to spin off Primark from its food businesses, telling investors that the fashion retailer will be better positioned to grow on its own.

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** French utility Engie ENGIE.PA is in talks with the Trump administration about a possible refund for its U.S. offshore wind project leases amid the president's opposition to the technology, CEO Catherine MacGregor said.

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** Turkish home appliance maker Arcelik  has agreed to sell its 60% stake in Arcelik Hitachi Home Appliances to Hitachi Global Life Solutions under a share purchase agreement, the company said on Tuesday.

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** Elon Musk increased his stake in SpaceX last year by purchasing $1.4 billion worth of stock from current and former employees, The Information reported.

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** Spanish gas grid operator Enagas  said it had reached an agreement with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to buy its 31.5% stake in French gas grid operator Terega for 573 million euros ($674.65 million).

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** Swedish investment group EQT EQTAB.ST and Canadian pension fund Omers have offered to increase their investment in broadband provider Deutsche Glasfaser to nearly 5 billion euros ($5.89 billion), the Financial Times reported.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Dharna Bafna and Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)

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