The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Monday:
** Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings HKEX:1 said on Monday it is contemplating a sale of its European perfumeries and cosmetics retailer Marionnaud to a firm founded by Groupe Bogart EURONEXT:JBOG CEO David Konckier.
** Tencent Mobility, a unit of Tencent Holdings HKEX:700, is seeking to raise up to $1.55 billion by selling shares in Chinese short-video company Kuaishou Technology HKEX:1024, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Monday.
** Comcast's NASDAQ:CMCSA Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain's ITV LSE:ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a British champion to compete with global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney.
** The Indian government will sell up to 5.04% stake in Cochin Shipyard NSE:COCHINSHIP via an offer for sale, according to an X post from the secretary of India's Department of Investment and Public Asset Management.
** Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri MIL:FCT has agreed to buy four Italian subsea technology companies for an initial investment of about €600 million ($685.1 million).
** Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom will acquire a controlling stake in Russian logistics group Delo from businessman Sergei Shishkarev, Russian news agencies reported, citing Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev.
** Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials NASDAQ:SOLS said it will buy peer specialty chemical company Element Solutions NYSE:ESI in a $14.5 billion deal, as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand from AI data centers and the chip industries.
** Lockheed Martin NYSE:LMT will buy naval defense company Ultra Maritime from private equity firm Advent for $3.45 billion, bolstering its portfolio as global demand for military technology surges.
** Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin said it has agreed to acquire the remaining stake in Denmark's Saxo Bank held indirectly by Kim Fournais, representing about 28.69% of the firm.
** Europe's largest defence technology group Thales EURONEXT:HO said it had struck a deal to take a controlling stake in drone technology company Exail EURONEXT:EXA as it seeks a greater share of the fast-growing underwater drone warfare market.
** Netherlands-based lender ING EURONEXT:INGA has bought around a 40% stake in Spain's Singular Bank from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum, it said on Monday, as it seeks to expand its private banking and wealth-management divisions.
** Swiss drugmaker Novartis SIX:NOVN said it had agreed to pay up to $1.5 billion for U.K.-based biotechnology firm Myricx Bio in a deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.
** Genesis Minerals ASX:GMD has lobbed a bid worth about A$5.6 billion ($3.9 billion) for Vault Minerals ASX:VAU, topping an existing offer from Regis Resources ASX:RRL, as surging gold prices fuel a consolidation wave in Australia's mining sector.
** British budget airline easyJet LSE:EZJ has agreed in principle to a sweetened takeover bid from U.S. investment firm Castlelake that values the carrier at up to £5.5 billion ($7.34 billion), it said on Sunday, a potential shakeup for Europe's aviation sector.