Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: Paramount Global, QuidelOrtho, Repsol, Vodafone, BHP, Epidemic Sound, Ferrovial, Fincantieri's; updates: Stellantis, Anglo American
May 14 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 19:45 GMT on Tuesday:
** Shares of Paramount Global PARA.O fell more than 7% after CNBC reported, citing sources, that Sony Pictures 6758.T is rethinking its bid for the U.S. media company. nL4N3HH4D4
** Activist investor Jana Partners built a new stake in U.S. diagnostics company QuidelOrtho QDEL.O during the first quarter, sources familiar with the hedge fund's position told Reuters. nL1N3HH02M
** Anglo American AAL.L laid out plans to refocus on energy transition metal copper while spinning out or selling its less profitable coal, nickel, diamond and platinum businesses, as it moves to fend off BHP Group's $43 billion takeover offer. nL4N3HH1FT
** Spanish oil company Repsol REP.MC is in negotiations to sell a stake in its renewable energy unit, a move to help fund its strategic plan through 2027, according to four sources with knowledge of the talks. nL1N3HH232
** Vodafone VOD.L said it received approval from Spanish authorities for the sale of its local unit to Zegona Communications ZEG.L for 5 billion euros ($5.41 billion). nL4N3HH3WR
** BHP BHP.AX Chief Executive Mike Henry said that Anglo American AAL.L investors need to consider the merits of his company's bid for its smaller London-listed rival, seeking to drum up support for a proposal that has been rejected twice. nL1N3HH1M1
** Sweden's Epidemic Sound is in the early stages of considering strategic options, including a stock market listing, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as dealmaking in the wider music industry heats up. nL8N3HG64Q
** Fincantieri's FCT.MI newly-acquired Underwater Armament Systems submarine business has a "very positive" outlook, the shipbuilder's chief executive Pierroberto Folgiero said. nR1N3F101N
** Ferrovial could join its partner, Australian financial group Macquarie, in the latter's potential sale of stakes in three British airports in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton, the construction company's CFO Ernesto Lopez said. nL8N3HH6I2
** Stellantis STLAM.MI is seeking the maximum manufacturing flexibility to navigate potential customs duties as it takes on China's budget electric vehicle (EV) players with models from its own Chinese joint venture (JV) partner Leapmotor 9863.HK. nL8N3HH2WL
** The possibility of buying smaller rival 2i Rete Gas will allow Italgas IG.MI to consolidate its leadership in Europe and get multiple benefits, the CEO of Italy's biggest gas distributor said on Tuesday after reporting first-quarter results. nL8N3HH1E9
** Uber UBER.N announced on Tuesday a $1.25 billion deal to take over Delivery Hero DHER.DE's foodpanda business in Taiwan and buy new shares in the German firm in a move that would boost liquidity of the delivery specialist grappling with rising competition in Asia. nL4N3HH0TQ
** Private equity firm KKR KKR.N will take UK's IQGeo Group IQG.L private in a 316 million pounds ($396.04 million) deal, the companies said on Tuesday, sending shares in the geospatial software provider soaring 16%. [nL4N3HH2IG]
** The company behind Saudi Arabia's vast Qiddiya sports and entertainment complex near Riyadh will take over entertainment business SEVEN, in a bid to expedite the multi-billion dollar project, sources told Reuters. nL1N3HH09D
** UK's competition watchdog said it might accept Pennon Group's PNN.L solutions to address its concerns over the water utility's purchase of Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water, paving way for it to potentially clear the deal. nL4N3HH1PU
** Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager ESR Group 1821.HK, currently valued at $5.4 billion, halted trading in its shares on Monday, saying that a group of investors has proposed to take it private. nL1N3HG08T
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Abhinav Parmar and Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
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