Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Umicore SA

08/10/2025 10:42

October 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** Germany's Helsing will acquire Australian underwater drone maker Blue Ocean, the defence startup said, as it looks to expand its AI-powered autonomous systems in the marine sector.

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** Belgian metal recycling group Umicore  plans to sell its permanent gold inventories for about 410 million euros ($476 million) in a bid to capitalize on the metal's record prices, it said.

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** SoftBank Group <9984.T> said it has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB  in a $5.4 billion deal.

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** Singapore's Keppel REIT  announced that it plans to acquire a 75% stake in Sydney's Top Ryde City Shopping Centre for a gross purchase price of A$393.8 million ($259 million), marking a major push into non-discretionary retail.

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** British philanthropist Lynn Forester de Rothschild is looking to offload her family's entire stake in global media and information company The Economist, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the transaction

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** Atlanta-based third-party administration (TPA) Engle Martin & Associates has acquired specialty international loss adjusting firm Integra Technical Services Group.

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 (Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)

 ((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))