Oct 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported
by 0930 GMT on Friday:
** Italian pharma group Recordati RECI.MI said it would buy from Sanofi SASY.PA the
global rights to a drug used to treat cold agglutinin disease, a rare autoimmune disorder, for
$825 million, sending both stocks up in early trade. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3LG05Q
** U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N has become a substantial shareholder in Star
Entertainment SGR.AX , an exchange filing showed, as shares of the embattled Australian casino
operator have fallen sharply in last few years amid liquidity issues. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3LG00T
** Private equity firm Apollo Global Management APO.N is in talks to acquire Barnes Group
B.N , a manufacturer of aerospace components with a market value of about $2 billion, people
familiar with the matter said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3LF16P
** U.S. utility firm Talen Energy TLN.O said it has bought TeraWulf's WULF.O minority
stake in a 200-megawatt (MW) bitcoin mining facility in Pennsylvania. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3LF1D7
** Thomson Reuters TRI.TO , TRI.N said it was selling its FindLaw business to Internet
Brands. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N3LF191
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))