Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Updates Carlyle and Bellway; Adds eSentire, Blackstone Group, Tilray Brands, Rheinmetall
Aug 13 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Tuesday:
** Rheinmetall RHMG.DE would buy U.S.-based military vehicle parts maker Loc Performance in a $950 million deal, the German defense group said. nL4N3K01NW
** Tilray Brands TLRY.O would buy four craft breweries from beer maker Molson Coors TAP.N in a bid to expand business beyond its range of cannabis products, the company said. nL4N3K01MT
** Blackstone Group BX.N is exploring options for Clarion Events, including a sale, that could value the business at up to 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion), three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as appetite for event organisers continues to recover after the pandemic. nL8N3JZ13N
** The owners of eSentire are exploring options including a potential sale that could value the cybersecurity company at about $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. nL1N3JW0VB
** British homebuilder Bellway BWY.L has unexpectedly dropped its 720 million pound ($921 million) bid to buy smaller peer Crest Nicholson CRST.L, sending Crest's shares almost 20% lower. nL4N3K0118
** Buyout firm Carlyle Group CG.O struck a deal to acquire Baxter’s kidney-care unit Vantive for $3.8 billion, the companies said.[nL1N3K00L1]
** State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, aims to strike a deal by end-March for the sale of its 24% stake worth 184.2 billion rupees ($2.2 billion) currently in smaller rival Yes Bank YESB.NS, four sources with direct knowledge said. nL4N3JZ09K
** Telecom Italia (TIM) TLIT.MI has struck a deal worth 250 million euros ($273 million) to sell its indirect holding in Italian telecoms tower company INWIT INWT.MI to a consortium led by French infrastructure fund Ardian. nL8N3K00JB
** Australia's Orora Ltd ORA.AX shares spiked more than 15% after it said it had rejected a A$3.42 billion ($2.25 billion) takeover offer from U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Fund, claiming the offer materially undervalues the packaging products maker. nL4N3K000I
** Engineering and professional services firm WSP Global WSP.TO said on Monday it would acquire U.S.-based Power Engineers for $1.78 billion. nL4N3JZ13X
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aatreyee Dasgupta in Bengaluru)
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