May 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Thursday:
** Telefonica Brasil ( VIV ) said on Wednesday it was in
talks with Brazilian broadband infrastructure operator Desktop
over a potential acquisition.
** Canada's Brookfield said that it, together with
Brookfield Renewable Partners and Singapore's Temasek Holdings,
has entered into exclusive discussions to buy majority stake in
French renewable power producer Neoen valuing it at
around 6.1 billion euros ($6.6 billion).
** Banco BPM CEO Giuseppe Castagna believes there
are "no conditions today" to merge with state-controlled bank
Monte dei Paschi, he said in an interview published
with daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
** Waste management firm Renewi ( SHMCF ) plans to sell its UK
Municipal business to Biffa Ltd as it fully shifts focus to
European recycling markets in line with last year's strategic
review, the London-listed company said.
** BHP Group ( BHP ) investors welcomed the top global
miner's decision to walk away from a $49 billion plan to take
over Anglo American, which rejected three proposed
offers from its bigger rival over the past six weeks.
** U.S. commodities trader Bunge and a subsidiary of
Japan's Zen-Noh Group have agreed to buy part of a terminal at
Latin America's largest port from Rumo ( RUMOF ) for 600 million reais
($115.3 million), according to a securities filing on Wednesday.
** Brazilian rail operator Rumo ( RUMOF ) has signed a
binding agreement to sell its 50% stake in a terminal at the
Santos port to a consortium formed by Bunge Alimentos and
Zen-Noh Grain Corp for 600 million reais ($115.3 million), it
said on Wednesday.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aatreyee Dasgupta in Bengaluru)