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Private equity firm KKR & Co. and RWE AG have joined up in a non-binding bid for Germany’s state-owned Uniper SE, according to people familiar with the matter.

Warburg Pincus has been holding talks to potentially acquire a substantial stake in KNDS NV from the German family that jointly owns the tankmaker, according to people familiar with the matter.

The family who jointly owns KNDS NV is discussing selling down most of its 50% holding in the tankmaker, after the German government made a fresh offer, according to people familiar with the matter.

Japanese elevator makers including Mitsubishi Electric Corp. are among potential suitors set to study bids for European operations being sold by TK Elevator, people with knowledge of the matter said.

RAG Foundation is the biggest shareholder in Evonik, which is in the sights of larger chemicals rival BASF.

EQT AB is nearing a deal to acquire Qiagen NV for around €9.6 billion ($10.8 billion) bringing an end to years of takeover speculation involving the European molecular testing company, according to people familiar with the matter.

The family behind a German heating equipment fortune has bought a stake in FC Bayern München AG, becoming only the fourth outside shareholder in the famous football team.

BASF SE has boosted its takeover offer for German chemicals group Evonik Industries AG to more than €11 billion ($12.3 billion), people familiar with the matter said.

Germany rolled out the red carpet this week to some of the world’s biggest investors,

Deutsche Telekom AG’s plans to combine with its American arm T-Mobile US Inc. have hit a snag, people familiar with the matter said, casting doubt on what would be the largest-ever public merger.