Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: OpenAI and Aegea
June 21 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMTon Friday:
** Sanitation company Aegea and Equatorial Energia are among the investors interested in the share offering that will privatize Sao Paulo state water utility company Sabesp SBSP3.SA, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. nL1N3IJ0OA
** Microsoft-backed MSFT.O OpenAI has acquired search and database analytics firm Rockset for an undisclosed sum. nL4N3IJ12H
** The Friedkin Group is in exclusive talks to buy Everton, the Premier League soccer club said, weeks after a takeover agreement with prospective owner 777 Partners expired. nL1N3IJ0GH
** Credit card giant American Express AXP.N said it would buy Squarespace-owned SQSP.N restaurant booking platform Tock for $400 million in cash. nL4N3IJ0WZ
** U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group CG.O is pushing ahead with the sale of Italian fashion brand Twinset, asking potential bidders to submit non-binding offers, two sources close to the matter said. nL8N3II08V
** Britain's Crimson Tide CTID.L said it was considering a 20.5 million pound ($25.9 million) conditional takeover proposal from Ideagen after the software firm rejected a revised offer from rival Checkit CKT.L. nL4N3IJ0VC
** Boeing BA.N is nearing a deal to buy back Spirit AeroSystems SPR.N after its former subsidiary made substantial progress in separate talks with Airbus AIR.PA over a transatlantic breakup of the struggling supplier, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. nL1N3II137
** Dutch bank ABN Amro ABNd.AS is seeking to further expand in Germany as it is nearing a deal to acquire HSBC's HSBA.L wealth management unit in the country, newspaper Boersenzeitung reported , without specifying its sources. nL8N3IJ0F0
** British soft drinks maker Britvic BVIC.L has rejected a 3.11 billion pound ($3.93 billion) takeover proposal from Carlsberg Group CARLb.CO, the companies said, the second approach from the Danish brewer it has turned down. nL4N3IJ0I6
** Real estate company Covivio CVO.PA has signed a preliminary agreement finalising terms on a proposed asset-swap deal with AccorInvest, it said. nL1N3IJ060
** A contract arbitration panel that could block or green-light the $53 billion sale of Hess Corp HES.N to Chevron CVX.N remains incomplete three months after the case was filed, stalling a decision on whether Exxon Mobil XOM.N has a right of first refusal over Hess' Guyana operations. nL1N3IF0H5
** Shares of Western Securities 002673.SZ jumped more than 6% in early trading after the Chinese brokerage said it was studying plans to acquire rival Guorong Securities. nP8N3CG02K
** U.S. casino operator Boyd Gaming BYD.N has approached Penn Entertainment PENN.O to express interest in acquiring its peer that has a market value of more than $9 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. nL1N3II0YG
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Arasu Kannagi Basil and Tanay Dhumal in Bengaluru)
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