Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds Thyssenkrupp, Hg, Hess Corp, Millicom International Cellular
May 23 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:
** Thyssenkrupp TKAG.DE said its supervisory board approved a planned sale of 20% of the conglomerate's steel division to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in the face of continued opposition from labour representatives. nL1N3HQ2DU
** Private equity group Hg has agreed to acquire AuditBoard in a deal valued at more than $3 billion, the auditing and risk management software provider said. nL4N3HQ3SD
** Hess Corp CEO John Hess has until Tuesday to quell a rebellion by shareholders over his handling of what could turn out to be one of the largest mergers in oil industry history: a proposed $53 billion sale of the oil producer to Chevron Corp CVX.N. nL1N3HP15U
** French billionaire Xavier Niel is considering buying out telecom firm Millicom International Cellular S.A. MICC.F, his investment vehicle Atlas Investissement said. nL4N3HQ3P4
** Nationwide Building Society NBS.L said it could realise as much as a 1.5 billion pound ($1.91 billion) gain on its acquisition of rival Virgin Money, announced earlier this year and expected to close in the fourth quarter. nL1N3HQ0FY
** Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L has rejected a 4.67 billion pound ($5.94 billion) takeover proposal from a consortium led by CVC Advisers and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, after the board of the investment platform said it "substantially" undervalued its prospects. nL8N3HQ1CO
** German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer GXIG.DE said it signed a purchase agreement for acquiring Blitz LuxCo Sarl, the holding company of the Bormioli Pharma Group, for an enterprise value of 800 million euros ($866.32 million). nL4N3HQ12E
** BHP BHP.AX will stand firm on the structure and value of its latest takeover proposal for Anglo American AAL.L, focusing instead on allaying its target's concerns around execution risks over the coming week, sources said. nL4N3HQ07I
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Jaiveer Shekhawar and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
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