March 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday:
** Myanmar's junta has given the final approval for the sale
of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor's TEL.OL
operations in the country to a local company and a Lebanese
investment firm, the firm said. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2VL08N
** Nordea Bank NDAFI.HE said it would buy Topdanmark's
TOP.CO life and pension business, Topdanmark Life, for around
270 million euros ($299.4 million), as the lender seeks to
expand its exposure to the Danish market. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2VL0T3
** Australia's competition watchdog said it will not pursue
any action at this stage on logistics firm Qube Holdings'
QUB.AX acquisition of a bulk grain terminal at the Port of
Newcastle in New South Wales, but would remain vigilant on its
impact on the industry. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2VK4IQ
** Brazilian mall operator BR Malls BRML3.SA rejected a
new offer to combine with rival Aliansce Sonae ALSO3.SA , the
company said on Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS0N2V5036
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru)
((Nathan.gomes@thomsonreuters.com))