Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: Whirlpool, Haleon, MNC Capital, Qatar Airways, Blackstone Updates: Rovi
June 26 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Wednesday:
** German engineering group Robert Bosch is weighing a bid for U.S. appliances manufacturer Whirlpool WHR.N, according to three people familiar with the matter, a move that would boost its position in the household appliances market. nL4N3IO113
** Haleon HLN.L will sell its nicotine replacement therapy business outside the U.S. to a unit of India's Dr. Reddy's REDY.NS for 500 million pounds ($632.55 million), the British consumer healthcare company said. nL4N3IO0ZF
** Rovi ROVI.MC has received non-binding offers for its third-party manufacturing business, the Spanish pharmaceuticals firm said , without disclosing the names of the bidders. nL1N3IO0F9
** MNC Capital has increased its bid to acquire sporting and outdoor goods company Vista Outdoor VSTO.N to $3.2 billion, the investment firm said. nL4N3IO0S1
** Qatar Airways is in talks to buy up to a 20% stake in Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported , as carriers fight for more market share in the country against dominant airline Qantas QAN.AX. nL4N3IO0XO
** Private equity giant Blackstone BX.N has agreed to buy British hotel operator Village Hotels, the company said, part of a wider investor push into the hospitality sector as it outperforms the broader commercial property market. nL8N3IO0K8
** Philips PHG.AS shares were up more than 2.5% Wednesday in the wake of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing showing Exor EXOR.AS, the investment arm of Italy's Agnelli family, has increased its stake in the Dutch healthcare technology group. nL1N3IO0A8
** Japan's JX Advanced Metals, a unit of Eneos Holdings 5020.T, said it has agreed to sell an additional 19% stake in the operator of Caserones copper mine in Chile to Canada's Lundin Mining LUN.TO for $350 million. nL1N3IO08T
** Nasdaq NDAQ.O said it has cancelled plans to sell its Nordic power trading and clearing business to Europe's biggest power bourse, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) T3PA.DE. nL4N3IO0DT
** British investment trusts Alliance Trust ATST.L and Witan WTAN.L have agreed to merge to create a company managing 5 billion pounds ($6.33 billion) of assets, in the latest example of consolidation in the fund management sector. nL4N3IO0KF
** U.S. meal delivery group Doordash DASH.O flagged an interest in a takeover of Britain's Deliveroo ROO.L last month, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. nL1N3IO07C
** British insurer Phoenix Group Holdings PHNX.L said it plans to explore a potential sale of its SunLife business. nL4N3IO0DO
** Zurich Insurance ZURN.S announced a $600 million deal to buy AIG's AIG.N global personal travel insurance and assistance business. nL8N3IO04Q
** Vedanta Resources will sell a 2.6% stake in Indian metals-to-oil firm Vedanta VDAN.NS to a group of institutional investors, the former said in a statement. nL4N3IO0B6
** Investment holding company PCCW 0008.HK said it would sell a 40% stake in Regional Link Telecom Services through a unit for $870 million to CM Capital. nL4N3IN1NN
** Private equity firm Kimmeridge, through its subsidiary Kimmeridge Texas Gas, has acquired a 90% stake in proposed U.S. liquefied natural gas export project Commonwealth LNG, it said on Tuesday. nL1N3IN10N
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru)
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