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Industrial products manufacturer Barnes Group is buying robots parts maker Gimatc from AGIC Capital and Xenon Capital Partners, as robotics fuels M&A.

Nestle SA’s likely retreat from skincare fuels questions about the company’s broader involvement in cosmetics and the future of a prized asset that many investors want to see sold: a $30 billion stake in L’Oreal SA.

Call for nominations: Who are the 2019 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A? Sarah Bradley, co-founder of private equity firm Kainos Capital, made the 2018 list.

Coca-Cola Co. is making an audacious move into coffee and retail outlets with the 3.9 billion-pound ($5.1 billion) purchase of U.K. chain Costa, its biggest acquisition in eight years that pushes the soda pioneer into a fiercely competitive java market.

Del Frisco's buys Barteca; Starbucks and Nestlé team up; Gulf Capital snags Saudi Arabian e-payments provider; Carlyle expands in Asia.