Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co

24/04/2024 21:03

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       April 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on
Wednesday:
    
    **  Blackstone  BX.N  is buying restaurant chain Tropical
Smoothie Cafe for nearly $2 billion, including debt, a person
familiar with the matter said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N3GX4U9

        ** Brazilian oil and gas companies Eneva  ENEV3.SA  and
PetroReconcavo  RECV3.SA  are discussing a potential merger,
local newspaper Valor Economico reported, citing sources
familiar with the matter.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS0N3G500G
        
  
        ** Ithaca Energy  ITH.L  has agreed to buy nearly all
Eni's  ENI.MI  UK oil and gas producing assets for about 754
million pounds ($938.3 million) in stock, as it looks to become
one of the biggest independent energy companies in the North
Sea.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N3GW4EW
    
    ** Link Administration's  LNK.AX  investors approved
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's  8306.T  A$1.2 billion ($781.68
million) buyout bid at a shareholder meeting.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N3GX0EU
    
    ** Abu Dhabi state-controlled fund ADQ is acquiring a 49%
stake in Australian infrastructure investor Plenary Group, the
two companies announced  in a deal Australian media reported was
worth around A$1 billion dollars ($651 million).  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N3GX0I3
    
    ** China's Zhaojin Mining Industry  1818.HK  said that its
A$733 million ($477.8 million) offer to buy Australia's Tietto
Minerals  TIE.AX  has become unconditional.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N3GX10U
    
    ** South Korean petrochemical company LG Chem  051910.KS 
denied a media report saying it is considering merging its
naphtha cracker business with rival Lotte Chemical  011170.KS .
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N3GX02G
    
    ** Australia's Cleanaway Waste Management  CWY.AX  said it
was not in discussions with industrial conglomerate Seven Group
Holdings  SVW.AX  over a potential takeover of the waste
disposal firm amid media reports over a deal.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N3GW5FV

 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Anuja Bharat Mistry and Pritam
Biswas in Bengaluru)
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