Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: ConocoPhillips, Halozyme Therapeutics, Honeywell, Advent International
Nov 22 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday:
** U.S. shale oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N said it has completed the $22.5 billion deal to acquire smaller peer Marathon Oil MRO.N. nL4N3MT110
** Halozyme Therapeutics HALO.O said it had withdrawn its proposal to acquire Evotec SE EVTG.DE for 2 billion euros ($2.09 billion) as the German drug developer was unwilling to engage in discussions. nL4N3MT0ZF
** Honeywell HON.O will sell its personal protective equipment business to Protective Industrial Products for about $1.33 billion in cash, it said, further streamlining its business. nL4N3MT0VW
** U.S. private equity firm Advent International has signed a deal to sell Indian packaging company Manjushree Technopack to PAG for an enterprise value of close to $1 billion, two sources with direct knowledge said. nL1N3MT0EO
** U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV said on Thursday it had terminated its agreement to acquire Echostar's SATS.O satellite television business, which includes rival Dish TV, over a failed debt-exchange offer. nL4N3MT04O
** Alimentation Couche-Tard ATD.TO is not considering a hostile takeover bid for Japan's Seven & i 3382.T, the Nikkei business daily quoted the Canadian suitor's chairman and co-founder, Alain Bouchard, as saying. nL6N3MT01L
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
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