Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings

26/10/2016 14:33

Oct 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions 
and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday: 
     
    ** British packaging group RPC  RPC.L  is preparing a bid 
for private equity-owned French peer Albea in a potential $1.5 
billion deal as it seeks to broaden its footprint in bottles, 
dispensers and tubes for cosmetics, people close to the matter 
said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CW4AJ 
     
    ** Finnish retailer Kesko Oyj  KESBV.HE  said it would sell 
its loss-making grocery business in Russia to local hypermarket 
group Lenta Ltd  LNTAq.L .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CW20X 
     
    ** The European Central Bank's decision to oppose holding 
company Fininvest owning a significant stake in Banca Mediolanum 
SpA  BMED.MI  has no impact on the asset gatherer, its chief 
executive said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nI6N1CH02M 
     
    ** Online retailer Amazon.com Inc  AMZN.O  said it was 
partnering with luxury food group Fauchon, organic food chain 
Bio c'Bon and wine retailer Lavinia to extend the product range 
of its Prime Now express delivery service in Paris and its 
suburbs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CV2IK 
     
    ** Southeast Asian private equity firm Northstar Group 
agreed to buy Singapore-listed Innovalues Ltd  INNV.SI , a 
manufacturer of precision machine parts, for S$331.4 million 
($239 million) in its latest buyout.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1CW1Z2 
     
    ** Japanese beverage company Kirin Holdings Co Ltd  2503.T  
said it is in talks with Japan's two Coca-Cola bottling 
companies, Coca-Cola East Japan Co Ltd  2580.T  and Coca-Cola 
West Co Ltd  2579.T , on cooperating in distribution and 
procurement through a capital tie-up.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1CW0E0 
     
    ** Finnish telecom operator DNA said it aims to list its 
shares on the Helsinki bourse to expand its ownership structure 
and boost growth.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1CW21J 
     
    ** Australian base metals miner Aeon Metals Ltd  AML.AX  
said it was interested in parts of MMG Ltd's  1208.HK  giant 
Century zinc mine, but would be unable to shoulder all of the 
liabilities of the mine that was wound down last year. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1CV624 
     
    ** Hedge fund Trilogy Capital Management, the last holdout 
bondholder of Caesars Entertainment Corp's  CZR.O  bankrupt 
operating unit, has agreed to support the casino group's 
restructuring and halt litigation, a court filing showed on 
Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1CV215 
     
    ** China's Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd  601899.SS  and 
Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd  600547.SS  have held separate talks 
with Barrick Gold Corp  ABX.TO  to buy a 50 percent stake in its 
Veladero gold mine in Argentina, according to four sources with 
knowledge of the process.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1CV1Y4 
     
    ** Suzano Papel & Celulose SA, Brazil's second-biggest pulp 
producer, has agreed to pay $259 million for land and a small 
hydropower dam as part of an effort to secure supply of 
cellulose at lower costs for a key mill in the country. 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1CW09Z 
     
    ** LG Chem Ltd  051910.KS , the world's largest automotive 
battery maker, will enter the fledgling U.S. market for home 
energy storage through a partnership with rooftop solar company 
Sunrun Inc  RUN.O .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1CV2A1 
 
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