March 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 05:30 am ET on
Tuesday:
** British supermarket Sainsbury's SBRY.L said it would
take full ownership of the Highbury and Dragon store investment
vehicles, paying Supermarket Income REIT SUPR.L 430.9 million
pounds ($524.2 million) for its 51% stake. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N35M1JP
** French media conglomerate Vivendi VIV.PA said it was in
exclusive talks with International Media Invest (IMI), a
subsidiary of Czech Media Invest founded by billionaire Daniel
Kretinsky, over the sale of its Editis publishing arm.
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** Casino CASP.PA launched a sale of shares in Brazilian
supermarket chain Assai ASAI3.SA as the French supermarket
operator presses on with cutting its debt. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N35M0BX
** SurveyMonkey owner Momentive Global MNTV.O on Monday
said it would be acquired by a consortium led by private equity
firm Symphony Technology Group in an all-cash deal that values
the company at about $1.5 billion. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N35L4S8
** Qualtrics International Inc XM.O said on Monday it
would be taken private after its controlling shareholder, SAP SE
SAPG.DE , accepted a $12.5 billion bid from a consortium led by
Silver Lake and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pratyush Thakur in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com,
Pratyush.Thakur@thomsonreuters.com))