Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

WestRock Co

12/09/2023 10:44

Sept 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:

    ** Ithaca Energy  ITH.L  agreed to acquire Shell's  SHEL.L 
30% stake to take full control of the undeveloped Cambo oil and
gas field in the West of Shetland region of the British North
Sea, the smaller oil producer said .
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    ** Europe's largest paper and packaging producer Smurfit
Kappa  SKG.I  and U.S. rival WestRock  WRK.N  agreed to merge 
to create the world's largest listed paper and packaging company
worth nearly $20 billion
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    ** Australia's largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, said
it would buy a minority stake in a major European data centre
business for A$2.5 billion ($1.6 billion), its first significant
investment into data centre platforms.
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    ** AerCap Holdings NV  AER.N  said on Monday a unit of
General Electric Co  GE.N  will sell a stake worth about $2.44
billion in the aircraft leasing giant through an underwritten
public offering.
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 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Jaiveer Shekhawat in Bengaluru)
 ((jaiveersingh.shekhawat@thomsonreuters.com;))