June 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1130 GMT on
Wednesday:
** U.S. oil and gas producer Matador Resources ( MTDR ) said
on Wednesday it would buy a unit of Ameredev II Parent,
including certain oil and natural gas producing assets and
undeveloped acreage in the Delaware basin, for about $1.91
billion
** SPAR Group, South Africa's second-biggest
grocery group has found a buyer for its loss-making Polish
business and expects cost savings and IT system enhancements
will improve profitability going forward, it said on Wednesday
** German technology group Robert Bosch is open to
public listings of certain divisions as it explores financing
options for acquisitions, although not as a group or in its core
business as an auto supplier, the company chief executive said
** Italian energy company Eni said it had
completed the sale of 10% of the share capital of oilfield group
Saipem at 1.970 euros per share for a total value of
393 million euros ($421.96 million)
** Media heiress Shari Redstone abruptly ended talks with
David Ellison's Skydance Media on Tuesday, killing the potential
sale of a controlling stake in Paramount Global ( PARAA ) to the
independent studio, sources familiar with the negotiations
said
** National Bank of Canada ( NTIOF ) said on Tuesday it would
buy Alberta-based rival Canadian Western Bank ( CWESF ) in a C$5
billion ($3.63 billion) deal combining the country's sixth- and
eighth-largest lenders respectively and giving the Quebec-based
bank coast-to-coast exposure
** Debt-laden French tech group Atos said on
Tuesday it has entered exclusive negotiations for selling its
Worldgrid unit for an enterprise value of 270 million euros
($289.93 million) to engineering consulting group Alten
** The family behind Badia Spices is exploring a sale of the
Hispanic food company that could value it at over $1.2 billion,
including debt, according to sources familiar with the
matter
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Aishwarya Jain in Bengaluru)