Oct 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Thursday:
** German speciality chemicals maker Lanxess LXSG.DE said
it has signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems polymers
business to UBE Corporation for about 460 million euros
($507.98 million). urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC7XXL38
** Greece's bank bailout fund HFSF has set the final price
in a National Bank NBGr.AT equity offering at 7.55 euros
($8.33) per share, two sources with knowledge of the matter told
Reuters. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N3LE1WD
** Family-owned Badia Spices has agreed to sell a majority
stake to a group of investors including a Latin American
conglomerate's investment arm and the merchant bank BDT & MSD
Partners, with three sources saying the deal values the Hispanic
food company at around $1.2 billion. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3LE0NU
($1 = 0.9056 euros)
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))