Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions (updated)

Addiko Bank AG

09/04/2026 20:51

Updates Unilever and adds Nova Ljubljanska Banka, MyFitnessPal, Sazerac, Paramount Skydance, UniCredit, Klesch Group

April 9 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:

** Slovenia's Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) NLBR.LJ said on Thursday it plans to launch an all-cash voluntary takeover offer for Addiko Bank ADKO.VI, valuing the Austria-based lender at 559.33 million euros ($654.36 million) or 29 euros per share.

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** The private equity owner of MyFitnessPal is exploring a sale of the mobile application that tracks nutrition and fitness, which could value it at over $1 billion, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

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** Privately held U.S. drinks maker Sazerac is exploring a deal for Brown‑Forman, according to a source familiar with the matter, potentially emerging as a rival suitor for the Jack Daniel’s maker that is already in talks with France’s Pernod Ricard over a possible merger.

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** Paramount Skydance PSKY.O has syndicated its bridge loan facility and secured permanent financing from a group of banks for its planned $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O.

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** UniCredit CRDI.MI said acquiring control of Commerzbank CBKG.DE would obligate it to bid for the roughly 30% of Poland's mBank MBK.WA that Commerzbank does not already own, increasing the cost of its takeover.

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**  Germany's economy ministry has started an investment review of investment firm Klesch Group's planned purchase of BP's BP.L German oil refinery site in Gelsenkirchen, the Spiegel news outlet reported on Thursday.

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**  Unilever ULVR.L said on Thursday it will buy U.S.-based nutritional supplements brand Grüns for an undisclosed amount, as the British consumer goods giant increases its focus on wellbeing and beauty products.

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** Spain's state holding company SEPI has resumed talks to merge Indra  with privately held defence firm Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E) in a deal the Spanish government deems strategically important, newspaper El Economista reported.

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** Spain's Los Gallos, who are led by Olympic sailing champions Diego Botin and Florian Trittel, have been sold to investment group Quantum Pacific, SailGP said.

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** Whitestone REIT  will be acquired by funds managed by Ares Management Corp  in an all-cash deal valuing the U.S. shopping center owner at about $1.7 billion, the company said.

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** Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International  said on Wednesday it plans to acquire smaller Vienna-listed lender Addiko  for 23.05 euros ($26.88) per share.

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** Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual  confirmed on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire local lender Digimais, which belongs to prominent evangelical bishop Edir Macedo.

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** A deep-sea mining firm led by former Rio Tinto  CEO Tom Albanese will merge with Odyssey Marine Exploration , in a $1 billion all-stock deal aimed at building one of the world's largest portfolios of underwater mineral deposits.

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** Aon-owned P&C broker NFP said on Wednesday it has acquired Minnesota-based Sherman Insurance Agency, a full-service agency specialising in trucking, commercial, personal and benefits insurance.

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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Pranav Mathur and Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)

 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))