• Private equity firm Bain Capital agreed to buy Dutch specialty chemical distributor IMCD, in a deal that people familiar with the matter said valued the business at close to €650 million.

• Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world's largest maker of scientific instruments, said it would buy Dionex for $2.1 billion to broaden its lab equipment and environmental safety offerings and boost its presence in Asia.

• General Electric said on Monday it would buy British oilfield services company Wellstream Holdings for about 800 million pounds ($1.3 billion), in a deal that would expand the U.S. conglomerate's subsea equipment and services portfolio.

• British consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser agreed to buy privately held Indian ointments and personal care company Paras Pharmaceuticals for about $726 million, beating rivals and paying a steep price for more access to a fast-growing market.