Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel may strike $17.4 billion deal to merge assets as early as this week. : Duesseldorf/Frankfurt/London: Thyssenkrupp AG and Tata Steel Ltd are nearing a €15 billion ($17.4 billion) deal this week to combine their European assets into a global steel giant, people familiar with the talks told Reuters. Talks to hammer out the final details are progressing well and a compromise has been reached on closing a valuation gap between the businesses, three of the people said.