Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Poste Italiane, Respublika, Waterland, Colgate-Palmolive, TeamSystem, SThree, CVC Capital Partners
September 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:
** Poste Italiane PST.MI has secured a 66.6% stake in Telecom Italia's (TIM) share capital, Reuters calculations based on stock exchange data showed, at the end of the main phase of the state-backed group's takeover offer.
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** Azerbaijan's Bank Respublika has agreed to acquire AccessBank from a group of international financial institutions in a deal that will give AccessBank's current shareholders a combined 25% stake in Bank Respublika, the banks said.
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** Dutch private equity firm Waterland said it is no longer in concert with UK-based Giacom to make an offer for British telecom company Gamma Communications GAMA.L.
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** Colgate-Palmolive CL.N is exploring a sale of certain mass-market personal care brands, including Softsoap, Irish Spring and Speed Stick, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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** Private equity firms Francisco Partners and KKR KKR.N have agreed terms to buy minority stakes in Italian software company TeamSystem from its main investor Hellman & Friedman, three people familiar with the matter said.
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** Recruiter SThree STEMS.L unanimously rejected an unsolicited all-cash takeover approach from U.S.-based Circle8 Group CIRC.O, saying the proposal significantly undervalues the British company and its future prospects.
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** CVC Capital Partners has entered final talks to buy the EQT-owned mainland China business of contact lens maker Ginko International, four people with knowledge of the matter said.
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** Cyprus-based oil and gas company Energy Holdings ENH.OL has agreed to buy deepwater drilling contractor Ventura Offshore VTURA.OL to create a larger platform for cash generation, shareholder distribution and growth, the Oslo-listed companies said on Friday.
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** Online vehicle auctioneer Copart CPRT.O on Thursday agreed to acquire peer ACV Auctions ACVA.N in an all-cash deal of about $1.9 billion, marking its entry into dealer-to-dealer wholesale remarketing.
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** Shell's SHEL.L North American unit said on Thursday it has agreed to sell its interests in a gas-fired power plant complex in Rhode Island to Constellation Energy CEG.O for $715 million, while also expanding into the lucrative U.S. Mid-Atlantic power market.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Prathik Jayaprakash in Bengaluru)