May 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 11:20 GMT on Monday:
** Private equity firm Permira will take Squarespace ( SQSP )
private in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.9
billion, the website-design platform said on Monday.
** Hong Kong-listed ESR Group ( ESRCF ) said on Monday it
has received a buyout offer from a consortium of investors
including Starwood Capital and SSW Partners, in a move to
privatise the real estate fund manager.
** Private equity firm EQT said it had made a
recommended cash offer to buy Swedish renewable energy group OX2
for 16.4 billion crowns ($1.51 billion).
** Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager ESR Group ( ESRCF )
, which halted trading in its shares, is subject to a
potential take-private bid from a group of investors including
Starwood Capital Group, three people with knowledge of the
matter said.
** French food retailer Casino said it has sold
10.15 % of its remaining stake in renewable energy unit
GreenYellow for 46 million euros to investment fund Ardian and
French state-backed investment bank Bpifrance.
** U.S> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged
the Federal Trade Commission to "pump the breaks" on Chevron
Corp's ( CVX ) proposed $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp ( HES )
.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru)