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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions



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Adds: Morgan Stanley, Cigna Group, Telefonica

Nov 11 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Monday:


** Morgan Stanley's MS.N private equity arm said it would sell its home services company, Sila Services, to Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

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** Cigna Group CI.N is not pursuing a combination with rival Humana HUM.N, the health insurer said, days after Donald Trump's re-election as U.S. president raised investor hopes that the reported merger may pass antitrust scrutiny.

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** Spanish infrastructure investment fund Asterion Industrial Partners and Telefonica TEF.MC agreed to sell Spanish data centre operator Nabiax to European asset manager Aermont Capital, the companies said in a joint statement.

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** QatarEnergy will acquire a 23% stake from Chevron CVX.N in an offshore exploration block in Egyptian waters, it said. nL4N3MI0ON


** Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group said it had agreed to buy Aquis Exchange Plc AQX.L in a cash offer that values the business at 207 million pounds ($266.91 million), sending the London-based company's shares soaring. nL8N3MI09I


** Hong Kong-listed ASMPT 0522.HK said it has ended takeover talks with a potential suitor, curbing media speculation around the semiconductor and electronics equipment maker's possible privatisation. nL1N3MI08V


** Private equity firm Genesis Capital has sweetened its bid for Pacific Smiles PSQ.AX, valuing the Australian dental chain at A$316.4 million ($208.38 million), in what it called its "best and final" offer. nL4N3MI047


(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Rishi Kant in Bengaluru)

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