Reuters: Regulatory News: Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions May 29th 2013, 10:38 Wed May 29, 2013 6:38am EDT May 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday: ** Sprint Nextel Corp and Japan's SoftBank Corp have reached an agreement with U.S. authorities on the national security aspects of the Japanese firm's pending $20.1 billion deal to win control of the U.S. wireless carrier, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. ** British infrastructure company Balfour Beatty Plc has started looking for buyers for its 60 percent stake in Exeter International Airport, Sky News reported on Tuesday. ** Private equity firms KKR and Carlyle Group are among the suitors lining up bids for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's Australian unit, Optus Satellite, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. ** Carlyle Group LP said on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy a 49 percent stake in two Chinese shopping malls, betting on growing consumer demand and expansion of the retail sector in the world's second-largest economy. ** Hong Kong-based Zuellig Group will take a 40 percent stake in New Zealand pharmaceutical and veterinary goods company Ebos Group Ltd, which is buying its Australian pharmaceutical wholesaler Symbion, the companies said on Wednesday. ** Belgium-based food retailer Delhaize has agreed to sell three U.S. supermarket chains to rival Bi-Lo Holdings for $265 million to simplify its U.S. business and focus more on its larger chains. ** Amgen Inc, the world's largest biotechnology company, said it entered into a long-term collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc and will form a joint venture with the Japanese drugmaker to provide new medicines in Japan. ** French software maker Dassault Systemes said on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy U.S.-based Apriso for about $205 million, boosting its capabilities in manufacturing software. ** Germany's Bayer said on Wednesday it had obtained antitrust clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission for its planned $1.1 billion acquisition of U.S. contraceptive devices maker Conceptus Inc. ** Philippine property firm Robinsons Land Corp and Japan's Universal Entertainment Corp said they ended talks over a planned joint development of a $2 billion casino-resort complex in Manila without a deal. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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