June 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday:
** Italy's Eni ENI.MI and its Norwegian unit Vaar VAR.OL
have agreed to buy private-equity backed Neptune Energy in a
deal valuing the assets of the gas and oil producer at $4.9
billion including debt, the two groups said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N38F0V8
** PPF is in no hurry to sell its nearly 30% stake in Czech
lender MONETA Money Bank MONET.PR , the investment group's
chief executive was quoted as saying. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N38F0C8
** The states of California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota,
Washington and Wisconsin have joined a Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) lawsuit to stop Amgen's AMGN.O $27.8 billion deal to buy
Horizon Therapeutics HZNP.O , according to a court filing on
Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N38E3DF
** The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is buying a passive
minority stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent
of the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals, Sportico
reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))