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Europe

27Deals, 9 Sep – 9 Oct
$93.1bnDisclosed value
$39.3bnLargest: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
16Agreed or completed
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Financials / Banking · In reviewIntesa sweetens Monte dei Paschi bid to about EUR35bn and wins Delfin's backingItaly's largest bank raised its cash offer as MPS investors prepare to vote on management's rival deals on Oct 29.
More from Europe
7 Oct · Consumer / Retail pharmacyWeston family's Wittington agrees $8.9bn deal for Boots
7 Oct · HealthcareCVC and GBL raise Recordati bid to final €53 a share
6 Oct · Technology / IT servicesPersistent secures 94% of Nagarro in EUR81-a-share offer
6 Oct · Industrials/DefenceRheinmetall agrees in principle to take over Alstom's Kassel plant

Europe deals, last 30 days

All M&A deals of 2026 →
7 OctWittington Investments (Weston family) → BootsConsumer / Retail pharmacyAgreed$8.9bn7 OctRespighi BidCo (CVC, GBL) → RecordatiHealthcareIn reviewUndisclosed6 OctPersistent Systems → NagarroTechnology / IT servicesAgreed$1.5bn6 OctRheinmetall → Alstom Kassel locomotive plantIndustrials/DefenceIn talksUndisclosed6 OctInternational Resources Holdings → Kenmare ResourcesMiningIn talksUndisclosed5 OctUnited Internet → 1&1 AG (new shares)TelecomsAgreedUndisclosed4 OctIntesa Sanpaolo → Banca Monte dei Paschi di SienaFinancials / BankingIn review$39.3bn2 OctAxis Capital → Permanent TSBFinancialsIn talks$2bn2 OctWebuild → Trevi Finanziaria IndustrialeIndustrialsIn reviewUndisclosed1 OctZurich Insurance Group → BeazleyFinancials / InsuranceCompleted$10.7bn1 OctFresenius → mAbxience (remaining 45%)Healthcare / BiosimilarsCompletedUndisclosed1 OctLandsec → MetrocentreReal estateAgreedUndisclosed29 SeptRHI Magnesita → VesuviusIndustrialsIn talksUndisclosed29 SeptMain Capital Partners → Tribal Group (business)TechnologyIn reviewUndisclosed28 SeptBASF → EvonikChemicalsIn talks$11.7bn25 SeptRexel → GCGIndustrialsAgreed$1.4bn25 SeptGenel Energy → Capricorn EnergyEnergyAgreedUndisclosed25 SeptPeel Holdings → Harworth GroupReal estateAgreedUndisclosed24 SeptSchneider Electric → Shelly GroupTechnology / Smart homeAnnouncedUndisclosed24 SeptVerlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck → Zeit Verlagsgruppe (50% stake)MediaCompletedUndisclosed20 SeptTelix Pharmaceuticals → ITM Isotope Technologies MunichHealthcare / RadiopharmaAgreed$2.4bn17 SeptSoftcat → General Datatech (GDT)TechnologyAgreed$1.1bn17 SeptEB Development → Eurobio ScientificHealthcareAnnouncedUndisclosed16 SeptClearlake Capital → Chelsea FC (Boehly and Walter stakes)Media / SportsAgreed$1.3bn14 SeptPuig → ISDIN (50% stake)ConsumerAgreed$1.4bn10 SeptAccel-KKR → ElecoTechnologyAgreedUndisclosed9 SeptCegid → SilaeTechnology / SoftwareAgreed$11.6bn