Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds CoreWeave, Barclays, Ares Management, Eni, Bain Capital, U.S. Steel, SoftwareOne; updates Vista Outdoor
Sept 13 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1939 GMT on Friday:
** Swiss technology firm SoftwareOne Holding SWON.S is exploring a potential merger with smaller Norwegian competitor Crayon Group Holding CRAYN.OL, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3KV1J5
** White House officials have signaled a delay in taking a decision regarding the takeover of U.S. Steel X.N by Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T, the Washington Post reported on Friday. nL4N3KV1FM
** Private equity firm Bain Capital has lined up advisers for the possible sale of British motor and home insurer esure, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. nL8N3KU1MT
** Italian energy group Eni ENI.MI is in talks with several funds over the potential sale of a minority stake in its renewable and retail business Plenitude, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. nL8N3KV1A7
** Investment firm Ares Management Corp ARES.N is in advanced talks to acquire GLP Capital Partners' operations outside China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3KV1DJ
** Barclays BARC.L is finding it difficult to sell a stake in its British merchant payments business due to diverging views on its valuation, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, complicating the bank's plans to revamp the unit.nL1N3KV0OL
** Specialized cloud services provider CoreWeave is in talks to arrange a sale of existing shares, valuing it at $23 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. nL4N3KV1AU
** Vista Outdoor VSTO.N said on Friday Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has agreed to buy a 7.5% stake in its sporting gear unit for $150 million as part of a larger deal to acquire the company's arms business. nL4N3KV14Y
** HSBC Holdings HSBA.L is in talks to sell its South African corporate banking business to a unit of FirstRand FSRJ.J, the country's largest lender by market value, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. nL4N3KV117
** Denmark's DSV DSV.CO has agreed to buy Schenker, the logistics arm of German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn, for 14.3 billion euros ($15.85 billion) in a deal that would make it the world's biggest logistics company. nL8N3KV08U
** German government officials and UniCredit CRDI.MI bankers have held talks after the Italian lender bought a 9% stake in Commerzbank CBKG.DE, a German government source said.nL8N3KV0L7
** Chinese group Hainan Mining's 601969.SS Roc Oil unit has made a cash offer to buy Tethys Oil TETY.ST in a deal that values the Swedish company at 1.89 billion crowns ($185 million), a special group of Tethys Oil's board members said.nL8N3KV0FD
** Vodafone's VOD.L $19 billion merger with Three UK could push up bills for millions of mobile customers and impact providers like Sky Mobile by reducing the number of networks from four to three, Britain's competition regulator said.nL4N3KV0L0
** Singapore's Olam Agri IPO-OLAA.SI raised its stake in Australia's Namoi Cotton NAM.AX, it said , hours after increasing its buyout offer for the cotton ginning firm to top Dutch commodities trader Louis Dreyfus Co's (LDC) bid.nL4N3KU23Y
** The world's largest online betting company Flutter FLTRF.L said it will buy a 56% stake in NSX Group, the operator of Brazilian gaming group Betnacional, for about $350 million as it seeks to expand in the soon-to-be regulated market. nL4N3KV0LR
** Britain's National Grid NG.L said it had agreed to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) to the UK government for 630 million pounds ($827.95 million), including debt.nL4N3KV0LV
** Britain's competition watchdog said Vodafone's VOD.L $19 billion merger with CK Hutchison's 0001.HK Three UK could lead to higher prices for customers and it will explore potential solutions to its concerns before it makes a final decision about the deal. [nL4N3KU1AO
** Private equity fund MBK Partners and South Korean zinc producer Young Poong 000670.KS launched a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) tender offer for shares in Korea Zinc 010130.KS, which the target called a "hostile" takeover attempt.nL4N3KV0CM
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Priyanka.G and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru)
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