Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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07/01/2026 10:36

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday:

** Marubeni <8002.T> unit Marubeni Consumer Platform US (MCPU) said it had acquired Britain-based Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands including Gola, Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, along with licensed brands Dunlop and Lonsdale.nL8N3Y80E4

** BlueScope Steel  is rejecting an A$13.2 billion ($8.92 billion) buyout bid from SGH  and U.S.-based Steel Dynamics , the Australian steelmaker said, and accused the bidders of trying to buy it "on the cheap".nL1N3Y804W

** TPG Capital is in talks to buy a stake of up to 20% in Indian securities firm IIFL Capital Services , according to two sources familiar with the deal.nL4N3Y807C

** Barclays  has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx, its first such investment and part of its plans to explore "new forms of digital money", the British bank said.nL6N3Y70X8

** Global investment firm KKR  has agreed to acquire Arctos Partners in a deal that values the sports-focused private equity firm at about $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.nL4N3Y71EV

** Eli Lilly  is in advanced talks to buy Ventyx Biosciences  for more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.nL4N3Y71AX

** Mobileye Global  on Tuesday said it would acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for about $900 million, as the Israeli self-driving technology firm bets on what it sees as the next frontier of artificial intelligence.nL6N3Y308F

 (Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

 ((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))