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title: "Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions"
description: "Feb 17 (Reuters) - Key mergers and acquisitions reported include Danaher's near $10 billion deal for Masimo, Portland General Electric's $1.9 billion acquisition of PacifiCorp's operations, Exor's sal"
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# Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

> Feb 17 (Reuters) - Key mergers and acquisitions reported include Danaher's near $10 billion deal for Masimo, Portland General Electric's $1.9 billion acquisition of PacifiCorp's operations, Exor's sale of Italian clinics to Reale Mutua, and Hapag-Lloyd's $4.2 billion purchase of ZIM Integrated Shipping. Additionally, Third Point has invested in Indra, Rosebank Industries is in talks for a $3.05 billion deal, and Torrent Power plans to acquire a coal-fired plant for $759.48 million. FountainVest has canceled its EuroGroup Laminations stake purchase due to regulatory issues.

Feb 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday:

Life sciences firm Danaher (DHR.N) is closing in on a nearly $10 billion deal to acquire pulse oximeter maker Masimo (MASI.O) , the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources.

Portland General Electric (POR.N) said it has partnered with Manulife Investment Management to acquire select Washington state generation and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion, expanding beyond its home market in Oregon.

Exor (EXOR.AS) , the Agnelli family’s investment vehicle, and the founder of Lifenet Healthcare have agreed to sell the Italian private clinics and diagnostics group to insurer Reale Mutua, the companies said on Monday.

U.S. hedge fund Third Point has bought a stake in Spanish defence company Indra (IDR.MC) and supports its chairman’s plan to acquire smaller rival Escribano Mechanical & Engineering, a market source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE) said on Monday it would buy Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion in cash to secure its position as the world’s fifth-largest shipping group.

British investment firm Rosebank Industries (ROSE.L) is in advanced talks to buy two private equity-owned U.S. businesses for $3.05 billion, it said on Monday.

Ardonagh Group has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based Risk Management Insurance Brokerage (RMIB), the company said on Monday.

Chinese private equity firm FountainVest has called off a deal to buy a major stake in EuroGroup Laminations (EGLA) (EGLA.MI) from the Italian electric motor parts maker’s top shareholder EMS after they failed to obtain a regulatory approval in India.

India’s Torrent Power (TOPO.NS) said on Monday it will buy a coal-fired power plant operator in northern India from Larsen & Toubro (LART.NS) for 68.89 billion rupees ($759.48 million), including debt, as it seeks to build capacity in the region.

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- [POR.US - Portland General Electric](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/POR.US.md)

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