Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Ayvens SA

07/11/2024 20:48

(Adds Ayvens; updates Banco BPM)
       Nov 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on
Thursday:
    
    ** Ayvens  AYV.PA , the car leasing unit of the French bank
Societe Generale  SOGN.PA , is drawing interest from investment
firms who are studying a potential bid for the company,
Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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        ** German plastics and chemicals maker Covestro
 1COV.DE  said its management and supervisory boards support Abu
Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) $16.3 billion takeover
offer.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN3ME0W1
  
    
        ** A bid by Italy's third-largest bank Banco BPM
 BAMI.MI  to acquire full control of fund manager Anima Holding
 ANIM.MI  sent shares of both soaring.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3ME0JM
  

    ** Norway's Equinor  EQNR.OL  said it has agreed to buy Sval
Energi's 11.8% stake in the ongoing offshore development Halten
East Unit in the Norwegian Sea, increasing the company's
ownership to 69.5%.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3ME0WV
    
    ** The Australian competition regulator cleared privately
owned pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse's reverse takeover of
Sigma Healthcare  SIG.AX , paving the way to create an A$8.8
billion ($5.78 billion) entity after a year-long wait.
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    ** Avid Bioservices  CDMO.O  said on Wednesday that it would
be acquired by funds managed by GHO Capital Partners and
Ampersand Capital Partners in a deal valued at about $1.1
billion.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3MD3JP

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Kamal Choudhury and Priyanka.G in
Bengaluru)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))