July 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Wednesday:
** GitLab ( GTLB ), a U.S. provider of cloud-based software
development tools whose investors include Google parent Alphabet
, is exploring a sale after attracting acquisition
interest, according to people familiar with the matter.
** Spanish fund Asterion has agreed to buy 49% of a holding
company that owns several Italian airports from France's Ardian
and Credit Agricole Assurance, including a stake in the Milan
airports' operator, two sources said.
** Spain's Criteria, the investment arm of the La Caixa
foundation, is considering teaming up with Czech train maker
Skoda in its bid for Talgo, Cinco Dias newspaper
reported, citing unidentified sources close to the Skoda offer.
** EssilorLuxottica has agreed to buy streetwear
brand Supreme from VF Corporation ( VFC ) for $1.5 billion, both
companies said, marking the first acquisition of an apparel
company for the French-Italian eyewear maker.
** Spanish fund Asterion will invest in Italian airports
after agreeing to buy 49% of a holding company that controls the
Naples and Turin airports among others from France's Ardian and
Credit Agricole Assurance, sources close to the matter said.
** German insurer Allianz said that it was
planning to buy a majority stake in Singapore's Income Insurance
for about $1.6 billion to strengthen its foothold in Asia.
** French retailer Fnac Darty on Tuesday offered
to buy Italy's Unieuro for around 249 million euros
($271 million) to create a market leader in consumer electronics
and domestic appliances in southern and western Europe.
** Pernod Ricard said it agreed to sell the
majority of its wine portfolio to the owners of Australia's
Accolade Wines, disposing of a dragging division to focus on its
core business of spirits.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru)