The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:
** Europe's largest defence technology group Thales <TCFP.PA> said it had struck a deal to take a controlling stake in drone technology company Exail <EXA.PA> as it seeks a greater share of the fast-growing underwater drone warfare market.
** Netherlands-based lender ING <INGA.AS> said it would buy a stake of about 40% in Spain's Singular Bank from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed price, as it seeks to expand its private banking and wealth-management divisions across its markets.
** Honeywell <HON.O> spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials <SOLS.O> is in talks to merge with Element Solutions <ESI.N> in a deal that could create a chemicals company valued at about $27 billion including debt, the Financial Times reported.
** Swiss drugmaker Novartis <NOVN.S> 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 <GMD.AX> has lobbed a bid worth about A$5.6 billion ($3.9 billion) for Vault Minerals <VAU.AX>, topping an existing offer from Regis Resources <RRL.AX>, as surging gold prices fuel a consolidation wave in Australia's mining sector.
** British budget airline easyJet <EZJ.L> 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.