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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

- The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday:

** U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus is set to acquire Japanese student housing provider J.S.B. for 200 billion yen ($1.25 billion), the Nikkei reported.

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** Rabobank, ING <INGA.AS> and Credit Agricole <CAGR.PA> are all interested in buying a stake in Belgium's state-owned bank Belfius, as the government plans a partial sale, Belgian newspapers L'Echo and De Tijd reported, citing sources.

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** Barclays <BARC.L> has agreed to buy GoHenry, a money management platform for six- to 18-year-olds, the British bank said, as it seeks to attract more business from wealthy households in its home market.

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** Woodside Energy <WDS.AX> exercised its pre-emptive right to acquire PetroChina's <601857.SS> 10.67% stake in the Browse gas fields off the coast of Western Australia, the firm said, blocking a deal agreed with Japan's Inpex <1605.T>.

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** U.S.-based investment firm Elliott Advisors has joined bidders considering a takeover of The Very Group in a deal that could value the British online retailer at £2 billion ($2.67 billion), Sky News reported on Thursday.

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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))

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