July 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:
** Skydance Media and Paramount Global PARA.O agreed to
merge, the companies announced late on Sunday, scripting a new
chapter for one of Hollywood's oldest studios.
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** The Grifols family and Canadian fund Brookfield have
agreed to launch a joint takeover bid for Spanish drugmaker
Grifols GRLS.MC with the intent to delist it, the company said
in a regulatory filing.
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** Carlsberg CARLb.CO has agreed to buy British soft
drinks maker Britvic BVIC.L for 3.3 billion pounds ($4.23
billion) and buy out UK pub group Marston's MARS.L from its
joint venture with the Danish brewer, in a bid to create a UK
beverage company.
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** Attica Bank BOAr.AT , Greece's fifth largest lender,
announced an initial agreement to merge with the smaller
Pancretan Bank in an effort to clean up its balance sheet and
create a new banking organisation.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))