Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Sculptor Capital Management

04/10/2023 10:44

Oct 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Wednesday:

    ** Exxon Mobil Corp  XOM.N  chose BlackRock  BLK.N  as the
potential buyer for its majority stake in Italy's main liquefied
natural gas (LNG) import terminal, the U.S. oil producer said in
a statement.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3BA0HD

    ** Britain's antitrust regulator said it would clear
Hitachi's  6501.T  acquisition of Thales'  TCFP.PA  signalling
business after the Japanese company addressed its concerns by
offering to sell part of its mainline signalling business.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3BA17U
    
    ** Tiger Global-backed Indian fintech Slice is set to merge
with North East Small Finance Bank, a small-sized lender with
operations focused on the country's north-eastern region.
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    ** Australian lender Westpac  WBC.AX  said  it had cancelled
the sale of its Fiji and Papua New Guinea businesses, ending a
years-long process that was beset by regulatory problems.
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    ** Dan Och and other former Sculptor Capital Management
 SCU.N  executives on Tuesday urged the hedge fund to release
details about a sweetened rival takeover bid reportedly larger
than its agreed sale price of around $639 million in July.
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    ** Australia's TPG Telecom  TPG.AX  said the exclusive due
diligence period granted to Macquarie-backed rival Vocus Group
for the A$6.3 billion ($3.97 billion) bid for its non-mobile
fiber assets has expired.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3B92CF

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)
 ((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))