Adds: FalconX, Alkermes
Oct 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday:
** FalconX said it will buy crypto investment management firm 21shares, as the digital assets trading firm looks to expand its exchange-traded funds offerings.
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** Alkermes said it will acquire Avadel Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at up to $2.1 billion, gaining an approved sleep-disorder treatment and expanding into the sleep-medicine market.
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** GE Vernova said on Tuesday it would pay $5.28 billion to buy the 50% stake it does not already own in transformer-maker Prolec GE as the artificial intelligence boom fuels grid equipment demand.
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** Warner Bros Discovery's board rejected a nearly $60 billion offer from Paramount Skydance on Tuesday, a source said, and the company announced it would explore its options for the sale of the company.
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(Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))