Adds Banco BPM, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Feb 28 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Friday:
** Banco BPM BAMI.MI secured shareholder approval for its decision to pay more to buy fund manager Anima Holding ANIM.MI, a key plank of the Italian bank's defence strategy against suitor UniCredit CRDI.MI.
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** Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is closing in to buy out Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA.O, CNBC reported, citing sources.
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** Saudi Arabia's new advanced industries firm Alat has bought a 15% stake in Germany's TK Elevator and unveiled a 160 million euros ($166.62 million) joint venture for elevators and escalator solutions, the companies said on Monday
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** Midstream company MPLX MPLX.N said it would buy the remaining 55% interest in the BANGL natural gas pipeline from the affiliates of WhiteWater and Diamondback Energy FANG.O for $715 million, as it looks to increase its Permian footprint
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** Credit Agricole has acquired a 5.2% direct stake in Banco BPM through Deutsche Bank, two sources with knowledge of a regulatory filing told Reuters
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** Brazilian software company Totvs said on Thursday it has decided to withdraw from the competitive process to buy StoneCo's unit Linx, according to a securities filing
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Siddhi Mahatole and Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((siddhi.mahatole@thomsonreuters.com))