June 28 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:
** A consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira has made an
around $3 billion offer to buy all shares in Bavarian Nordic ( BVNKF )
, the vaccine maker said.
** UK's Hansa Investment and Ocean Wilsons Holdings
have agreed to an all-share merger to create a
diversified investment firm with more than 900 million pounds
($1.21 billion) in net assets, the companies said.
** MFE-MediaForEurope (MFE), the TV group controlled
by Italy's Berlusconi family, said it had improved its offer for
German peer ProSiebenSat.1.
** First National Financial ( FNLIF ) said on Sunday it has
reached an agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Birch
Hill Equity Partners and asset manager Brookfield Asset
Management ( BAM ) in a deal valuing the company's equity at
C$2.9 billion ($2.12 billion).
** U.S. investment firm KKR is in talks to buy
Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that
could value the Asian infrastructure provider at more than $5
billion, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people
familiar with the matter.
** Union Pacific ( UNP ), the largest U.S. railroad operator,
could reach an agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern ( NSC )
as soon as early next week, Bloomberg News reported on
Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
** Thai oil and gas giant PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP)
has acquired full ownership of Block A-18 in the
Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) in a $450
million transaction with Chevron ( CVX ) units.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)