Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions June 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:
** U.S. group Ingredion <INGR.N> has struck a deal to buy Britain's Tate & Lyle <TATE.L> for £2.7 billion ($3.6 billion) in cash to create a leading speciality food and beverage ingredients company.
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** Intesa Sanpaolo <ISP.MI> has taken a 3% stake in Generali <GASI.MI> to prevent the insurer from building a defensive stake in Italy's biggest bank, CEO Carlo Messina told analysts.
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** Italy's biggest banking group Intesa Sanpaolo <ISP.MI> said it has made a €30.6 billion ($35 billion) unsolicited cash-and-share bid to buy smaller rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) <BMPS.MI> in Italy's biggest banking deal ever.
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** U.S. biotech Incyte Pharma <INCY.O> is nearing a deal for up to $2 billion to buy blood disorder drug developer Star Therapeutics, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)