Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds Tempur Sealy International, DOF Group, Galp Energia and JD.com
July 2 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
** Private equity firm Vista Equity is in talks to cede control of its company Pluralsight to lenders, according to three people familiar with the matter and fund documents reviewed by Reuters. nL8N3IL00B
** The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will sue to block the $4 billion merger between mattress manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc TPX.N and retailer Mattress Firm. nL1N3IU0QD
** Norwegian supply shipping company DOF Group DOFG.OL has agreed to buy offshore marine service provider Maersk Supply Service (MSS) from Maersk Supply Service Holding (MSSH) for $1.11 billion in a cash and stock deal, it said. nL1N3IU0R8
** More than 12 oil companies, including Exxon, Shell and Brazil's national oil company, have expressed interest in buying a 40% stake in Galp Energia's GALP.LS major oil discovery offshore Namibia, sources close to the sale process said. nL1N3IU0EA
** Chinese online retailer JD.com 9618.HK has emerged as one of several companies exploring a potential bid for British parcel delivery company Evri, two people familiar with the matter said. nL8N3IT0ZJ
** Philippine fastfood firm Jollibee Foods Corp JFC.PS will acquire a majority stake in privately held Compose Coffee, a South Korean coffee chain, as part of a deal valuing the target at $340 million, the company said. nL6N3IU04X
** The Philippine unit of Japan's Universal Entertainment Corp 6425.T is no longer acquiring a majority stake in PH Resorts' gaming project in the central Philippines, PH Resorts said. nL1N3IU01U
** Philippine-based Metro Pacific Tollways and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC have taken a stake worth $1 billion in a unit of Indonesian toll road operator PT Jasa Marga JSMR.JK, the Philippine firm's Hong Kong-listed parent First Pacific 0142.HK said. nL4N3IU06E
** Private equity firm Blackstone BX.N is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker Alinamin Pharmaceutical to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for 350 billion yen ($2.17 billion), a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. nL1N3IU00L
** Billionaire Barry Diller's digital-media conglomerate IAC IAC.O is exploring a bid to take control of Paramount Global PARA.O, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. nL4N3IT1FV
** The outlook for new law firm mergers involving large firms has quieted so far this year, even as the pace of completed mergers picked up slightly in the first half of 2024. nL1N3IT0TD
** Hashed out in three-way talks between plane giants and one of their key suppliers, Boeing's BA.N $4.7 billion deal to buy back Spirit AeroSystems SPR.N is a rare triangular deal born out of crisis. nL1N3IT0P9
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Sneha S K and Priyanka.G in Bengaluru)
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