Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Unilever

01/04/2026 11:00

April 1 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** The field of suitors for British aerospace and defence supplier Senior Plc  narrowed after private equity firm Arcline Investment Management dropped out of buyout talks on Wednesday, though negotiations with other bidders remained ongoing.

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** U.S. firm Virtus Minerals has acquired Congolese cobalt and copper producer Chemaf, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said on Tuesday.

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** Biogen  will buy Apellis Pharmaceuticals  for about $5.6 billion, adding a promising kidney disease drug to broaden its rare-disease portfolio amid efforts to diversify beyond its slowing multiple sclerosis franchise.

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** Unilever  will merge its food business with spice maker McCormick , it said on Tuesday, creating a company worth around $65 billion in the second-largest food transaction in history.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)

 ((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))