Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

ASMPT

11/11/2024 14:50

(Adds: Morgan Stanley, Cigna Group, Telefonica)
       Nov 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Monday:

    ** Morgan Stanley's  MS.N  private equity arm said it would
sell its home services company, Sila Services, to Goldman Sachs
Alternatives.
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    **  Cigna Group  CI.N  is not pursuing a combination with
rival Humana  HUM.N , the health insurer said, days after Donald
Trump's re-election as U.S. president raised investor hopes that
the reported merger may pass antitrust scrutiny.
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    ** Spanish infrastructure investment fund Asterion
Industrial Partners and Telefonica  TEF.MC  agreed to sell
Spanish data centre operator Nabiax to European asset manager
Aermont Capital, the companies said in a joint statement.
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    ** QatarEnergy will acquire a 23% stake from Chevron  CVX.N 
in an offshore exploration block in Egyptian waters, it said.
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    ** Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group said it had
agreed to buy Aquis Exchange Plc  AQX.L  in a cash offer that
values the business at 207 million pounds ($266.91 million),
sending the London-based company's shares soaring.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3MI09I
    
    ** Hong Kong-listed ASMPT  0522.HK  said it has ended
takeover talks with a potential suitor, curbing media
speculation around the semiconductor and electronics equipment
maker's possible privatisation.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3MI08V

    ** Private equity firm Genesis Capital has sweetened its bid
for Pacific Smiles  PSQ.AX , valuing the Australian dental chain
at A$316.4 million ($208.38 million), in what it called its
"best and final" offer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3MI047

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Rishi Kant in Bengaluru)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))