Dec 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were
reported by 1230 GMT on Monday:
** Aspen Pharmacare APNJ.J is expanding further into China
through a deal to buy the Chinese business of Swiss group Sandoz
SDZ.S for up to 92.6 million euros ($100.6 million), the South
African company said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3CZ0D7
** Japan's Cosmo Energy 5021.T said it took a positive
view on a stake purchase by gas company Iwatani Corp 8088.T .
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** Roche ROG.S agreed to take over obesity drug developer
Carmot Therapeutics CRMO.O for $2.7 billion, joining a list
global contestants seeking to challenge the dominant makers of
weight-loss drugs Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3CZ0R1
** Brookfield will walk away from Origin Energy ORG.AX , a
source familiar with the matter said, after shareholders in
Australia's largest power retailer rejected a $10.6 billion
takeover bid by a consortium led by the asset manager.
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** Alaska Air Group Inc ALK.N said it would acquire
Hawaiian Holdings Inc HA.O for $1.9 billion, including debt,
placing a bet on a troubled airline with lucrative routes as
U.S. antitrust regulators fight consolidation in the sector.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))