Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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26/03/2026 09:48

March 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

** German consumer goods maker Henkel  is in advanced talks to buy Olaplex  in a deal that would value the U.S. hair care products maker at about $2 per share, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

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** Allianz SE's  asset management unit will acquire a stake in electricity grid operator Amprion in a deal with insurer Talanx  to help fund a major grid upgrade as Germany transitions to renewable electricity.

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** British outsourcing firm Capita  agreed to sell its private sector contact centre business to Inspirit Capital to focus on its public sector and pensions businesses, sending its shares up 12%.

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** Vinci  has agreed to buy a toll highway portfolio in India from Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2 in a deal valued at about 150 billion rupees ($1.6 billion), the French infrastructure firm said.

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** U.S. private equity firm KKR  has struck a deal to acquire bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital for over $2 billion, including debt, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))