May 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday:
** Macquarie Asset Management funds have sold Czech telecoms
and technology infrastructure group Ceske Radiokomunikace to
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure CORD.L , Macquarie
said urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MR1ER
** Spotify SPOT.N CEO and founder Daniel Ek has contacted
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's family to make an offer to buy the
Premier League club but a takeover could be drawn out, former
France international Thierry Henry said urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MR04D
** Cooperative group InVivo has agreed to acquire
family-owned Soufflet in a deal potentially worth 2.3 billion
euros ($2.76 billion), as the French rivals look to create one
of Europe's biggest agricultural businesses. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MQ0PF
** Mediaset MS.MI rallied after it agreed a consensual
break-up with its second-largest investor Vivendi VIV.PA ,
putting an end to years of legal sparring and enabling the
Italy's top commercial broadcaster to pursue its expansion
abroad. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2MR1UX
** Cooperative group InVivo has agreed to acquire
family-owned Soufflet in a deal potentially worth 2.3 billion
euros ($2.76 billion), as the French rivals look to create one
of Europe's biggest agricultural businesses. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2MQ0PF
(Compiled by Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)
((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com;))