Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds Dolomiti Energia, Eletrobras and Qingdao Port International; Updates Bunge
July 12 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1940 GMT on Friday:
** Italian regional utility Dolomiti Energia said it would buy the 40% it does not already own in its unit Hydro Dolomiti Energia (HDE) from Australian investor Macquarie for 401.5 million euros. nS8N3GV03P
** Brazilian utility giant Eletrobras ELET6.SA has filed for a secondary sale of up to 130 million preferred shares it owns in power transmission firm Isa Cteep TRPL3.SA, it said in a securities filing. nL1N3J40GQ
** Qingdao Port International 6198.HK 601298.SS said it agreed to purchase assets from Rizhao Port and Yantai Port for 9.44 billion yuan ($1.30 billion) as part of its restructuring efforts. nL4N3J40XL
** Buyout firm Vista Equity is exploring options including a sale of Sonatype in a deal that could value the cybersecurity firm at more than $1.5 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. nL1N3971RI
** Rio Tinto RIO.L is studying a refreshed list of takeover targets that includes Canadian miner Teck Resources TECKb.TO, Sky News reported, but a source close to the world's second-largest miner said a bid was not imminent. nL4N3J40MC
** ** U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG.N and Glencore-backed GLEN.L Viterra have offered to divest assets in two EU countries aimed at winning EU antitrust approval for their $34 billion merger, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. nL1N3J40CF
** Top U.S. independent oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N said it received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for information on its proposed acquisition of rival Marathon Oil MRO.N. nL4N3J40SP
** Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Stonepeak are among the bidders for Singapore Power's 40% stake in Jemena in a potential deal that could value the Australian energy group at over $10 billion, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. nL1N3J4096
** Australia's competition watchdog has started an informal review of the network sharing deal between TPG Telecom TPG.AX and Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications STEL.SI, the regulator said. nL4N3J40IX
** Top shareholder proxy firm ISS has recommended investors vote in favour of Japan's Electric Power Development's (J-Power) 9513.T A$381 million ($257.56 million) buyout of Australia's Genex Power GNX.AX, according to an ISS report. nL1N3J402M
** Japan's SoftBank Group 9984.T has bought artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore for an undisclosed sum, ending long-running speculation over the company's future. nL8N3J31BN
** Hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital said on Thursday they have made an offer for Martin Midstream Partners MMLP.O, aiming to scuttle a bid from the fuels storage and transporter's largest shareholder to buy it out. nL1N3J30TM
** Investment firm Anson Funds Management has amassed a stake in Five9 FIVN.O and is urging the U.S. call center software company to consider a sale, people familiar with the matter said. nL1N3J312O
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Christy Santhosh and Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru)
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