Jan 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on
Thursday:
** Beauty manufacturer and retailer L'Occitane Group
0973.HK has bought luxury home fragrance brand Dr. Vranjes
Firenze from BLUEGEM, the European private equity firm said.
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** Health insurer Cigna Group CI.N is in exclusive talks
to sell its Medicare Advantage business to Health Care Service
Corp (HCSC) in a deal that could value the unit between $3
billion and $4 billion, a source familiar with the matter said
on Wednesday.
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** Steelmaker ArcelorMittal MT.LU on Wednesday denied
buying out Polish utility Tauron TPE.WA from their joint
venture Tameh Holding.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))