Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

06/01/2023 11:05

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Friday:
    ** German logistics firm HHLA  HHFGn.DE  and Cosco
 601919.SS  are close to finalising an agreement for the Chinese
shipping giant to take a stake in a terminal at Hamburg's port,
HHLA said.
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    ** Australian gas producer Strike Energy  STX.AX  said its
takeover offer for Perth-based Warrego Energy  WGO.AX  is at a
premium to Hancock Energy's sweetened bid, as the tussle for the
oil and gas explorer intensifies.
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    ** First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)  FAB.AD , the United Arab
Emirates' biggest lender, said on Thursday it had considered a
bid for London-listed Standard Chartered  STAN.L  but was no
longer doing so.
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    ** The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has
objected to the proposed $1 billion acquisition of bankrupt
crypto lender Voyager Digital by the U.S. affiliate of the major
Binance cryptocurrency exchange.
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    ** Capricorn Energy  CNE.L  on Thursday rejected a plan by
its third largest shareholder to scrap a proposed merger with
NewMed Energy  NWMDp.TA , saying its was based on false
information.
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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Arshreet Singh in Bengaluru)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))