Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Momentive Global

12/01/2022 11:00

Jan 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Wednesday:

    ** Spanish infrastructure group Acciona  ANA.MC  is
considering selling an 8% stake in its clean energy unit Acciona
Energia  ANE.MC  on the stock market six months after its
initial public offering, Cinco Dias newspaper reported, citing
unidentified financial sources.
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    ** Softbank-backed Brazilian company 2TM, which runs Latin
America's largest cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin, said 
it will acquire a controlling stake in Lisbon-based crypto
exchange CriptoLoja.
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    ** Australian lithium miner Liontown Resources Ltd  LTR.AX 
said it signed a deal to sell lithium spodumene from its
flagship project to the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem,
sending its shares soaring 13%.
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    ** Australian buy now, pay later firm Afterpay Ltd  APT.AX 
said its $29 billion buyout by payments firm Block Inc  SQ.N ,
previously known as Square Inc, has received approval from the
Bank of Spain, making the deal fully unconditional.
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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru)
 ((Kannaki.Deka@thomsonreuters.com))