Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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27/01/2026 14:40

Adds: Vedanta; Updates: Anta Sports Products

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Tuesday:

** Indian oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta VDAN.NS said it will sell up to a 1.59% stake in its unit Hindustan Zinc HZNC.NS, worth about 45.9 billion rupees ($500.8 million), based on Reuters calculations. nL4N3YS0Z6

** China's biggest sportswear brand Anta Sports Products 2020.HK has struck a deal to buy a 29.06% stake in Puma PUMG.DE from the Pinault family for 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion), making it the biggest shareholder in the German sportswear maker. nL8N3YS0HA

** Australia's AUB Group said it agreed to buy 95.9% of UK insurance broking and underwriting platform PIHL Holdings (Prestige Insurance) for A$432 million ($298.73 million), accelerating its expansion in Britain's retail market through a bolt-on acquisition for its Tysers platform. nL6N3YS0FL

** More than a dozen UK politicians and former policymakers have called on the country's competition watchdog to launch a full review of Netflix's NFLX.O $83 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O, the Financial Times reported. nL1N3YS056

** French car parts supplier OPmobility OPM.PA said it had signed an agreement with South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis 012330.KS for the potential combination of their lighting businesses. nL6N3YS0FD

** German food processing technology supplier GEA Group G1AG.DE plans to drive its growth also through acquisitions, its chief executive told the WPV business reporters association in Duesseldorf late on Monday. nS8N3SX0G1

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Parth Chandna in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))