March 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday:
** Office rental company IWG Plc IWG.L said it would merge
its digital and tech assets with flexible workspace provider The
Instant Group, as commercial property firms look to cater to
evolving trends including hybrid working. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VB1U8
** John Menzies MNZS.L is still in talks with a potential
Kuwaiti suitor and has given it a March-end deadline to make a
firm offer, the British airport services group said and
reported a swing to annual profit. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VB1PT
** Investment company HLD said it was in talks with L
Catterton - the private equity firm backed by LVMH LVMH.PA
boss and French billionaire Bernard Arnault over buying a
majority stake in the fashion company 'ba&sh'. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2VA11T
** Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google is in talks to buy
cybersecurity firm Mandiant MNDT.O , the Information reported
on Monday, citing a person with knowledge of the discussion.
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VA45M
**U.S. auto retailer Group 1 Automotive Inc GPI.N said on
Monday it would buy the Charles Maund Toyota dealership in
Austin, Texas, as it is expected to add $435 million in annual
revenues. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VA40R
**France's Aluminium Dunkerque has agreed to sell some of
its aluminium production to commodity trader and miner Glencore,
which will supply one of Europe's largest aluminium producers
with alumina used to make the metal from 2023. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VA25G
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))