Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: Berkshire Hathaway, Brembo, Macquarie, SumUp; Updates: PepsiCo
Oct 1 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Tuesday:
** Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N will take full ownership of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, after Warren Buffett's conglomerate agreed to acquire the 8% it did not already own from the family of late billionaire philanthropist Walter Scott. nL1N3LD12N
** Brembo BRBI.MI said on Tuesday it was starting a process to sell its entire stake in tyre maker Pirelli PIRC.MI, worth around 300 million euros ($332 million), a move dampening speculation about a merger between the two Italian groups. nL8N3LD1TH
** UK-based payments group SumUp is planning a new share sale that could value the privately-held group at more than 8 billion euros ($8.87 billion), two people familiar with the matter said. nL8N3LD0QW
** PepsiCo PEP.O will buy Siete Foods parent Garza Food Ventures for $1.2 billion, the Frito-Lay owner said on Tuesday, beefing up its snacking portfolio amid a shift to private-label brands among cost-conscious consumers. nL4N3LD14B
** Canadian small-scale gold miner Eros Resources ERC.V would merge with rivals MAS Gold MAS.V and Rockridge Resources ROCK.V to develop copper and gold projects in the province of Saskatchewan, the companies said on Tuesday. nL4N3LD194
** Australia's Macquarie MQG.AX has engaged advisors for a potential sale of its subsidiary Corio Generation, one of the world's largest offshore-wind developers, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. nL8N3LD1CW
** Willis Tower Watson WTW.O said it would sell its direct-to-consumer insurance distribution business to private equity firm GTCR for $632.4 million. nL4N3LD12W
** Abu Dhabi's ADNOC has struck a deal to buy German chemicals maker Covestro 1COV.DE for 14.7 billion euros ($16.3 billion), including debt, in the energy giant's biggest-ever acquisition. nL1N3LD08M
** Dutch crop trader Louis Dreyfus raised its buyout offer for Namoi Cotton, with its bid that values the Australian cotton ginning firm at A$159.3 million ($110 million), signalling the end of a months-long bidding war as Singapore's Olam Agri effectively surrendered arms. nL4N3LD03B
** Macquarie's MQG.AX asset management division will buy Denmark-based offshore wind operations and maintenance business ZITON A/S IPO-ZITON.OL, the Australian financial services company said. nL4N3LD0L6
** British luxury brand Mulberry MUL.L rejected retailer Frasers' FRAS.L 83-million-pound ($111 million) takeover proposal, saying its majority shareholder did not support the bid and that it undervalued the company. nL4N3LD0FK
** Switzerland's Partners Group PGHN.S is selling German metering firm Techem [RIC:RIC:TECENC.UL] for 6.7 billion euros ($7.46 billion) to US asset manager TPG TPG.O, Techem said, changing hands to its third private equity firm. nL8N3LD0EN
** Pfizer PFE.N sold a stake in British consumer healthcare group Haleon HLN.L worth about $3.26 billion on Monday, cutting its shareholding in the maker of Sensodyne toothpaste and Panadol and Advil painkillers to 15% from 22.6%. nL4N3LC1FO
** Singapore's Olam Agri Holdings IPO-OLAA.SI said it will not to extend its buyout offer for Namoi Cotton NAM.AX, which values the Australian cotton producer at A$144 million ($99.62 million), beyond its current closure date of Oct. 8. nL4N3LD09Q
** Qatar Airways will buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, posing a tougher contest for Qantas Airways QAN.AX that has dominated Australian routes and pushed back against giving access to the Middle Eastern carrier. nL4N3LC1OV
** Shares of Australia's REA Group REA.AX rose 4% , after the property listing firm decided to end its $8.29 billion takeover pursuit for Rightmove RMV.L following a fourth bid rejection from the British real estate portal. nL4N3LD02W
** Qatar Airways' plans to buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital would go through all required regulatory processes, including the Foreign Investment and Review Board, Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. nP8N3I201O
Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Neil J Kanatt and Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas
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