Merck KGaA, Silgan and Carrefour feature among Monday's sizeable corporate deals
Reuters lists Monday's deals: Merck KGaA to buy Silence Therapeutics, Silgan and AIP to acquire Trivium Packaging, and New Hope to take over Malabar Resources.
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what happened
Reuters reported a run of corporate transactions announced by 1330 GMT on Monday. Germany's Merck KGaA agreed to buy Silence Therapeutics in an all-cash transaction worth around $1.3 billion. US packaging group Silgan Holdings, alongside private equity firm American Industrial Partners, will take over the European company Trivium Packaging in a deal valuing it at $3.4 billion including debt.
Other transactions include KKR's sale of railcar lessor Infinity Transportation to Ares Management for about $2.9 billion. Australia's New Hope will buy unlisted rival Malabar Resources for roughly A$2.4 billion, gaining full control of the Maxwell mine in New South Wales. Carrefour is acquiring local grocer Codifrance for €152 million, while Rheinmetall and MSC bought the Romanian shipyard Mangalia for €138 million.
why it matters
Most of these deals are moderate in size and none exceeds $5 billion, so they are unlikely to move broad indices. Still, the batch points to active dealmaking across packaging, leasing, coal and defence. FleetPartners shares rose to a record high after agreeing to be bought by SG Fleet for A$1.13 billion, a reminder that takeover premiums can sharply lift the target's stock.
market impact
Target companies' shares: takeover premiums support their prices; limited effect on the broader market
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- Mergers and acquisitions — Reuters, 19 October 2026 at 13:43 UTC
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