July 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:
** Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and
food delivery firm, has bought Singaporean dining reservation
platform Chope for an undisclosed price, according to
confirmation from both companies.
** Italy's Eni is in exclusive talks, it said, with
investment company KKR over the sale of a minority stake
in Enilive, a deal that could value the biofuel unit at
11.5-12.5 billion euros ($12.5-$13.6 billion) including debt.
** German technology group Bosch has agreed to
acquire Johnson Controls' ( JCI ) and Hitachi's ( HTHIF )
residential ventilation businesses for around $8 billion, it
said, in the unlisted group's largest takeover to date.
** Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz has ended talks with
Google-parent Alphabet on a reported $23 billion deal
in which it would have become the U.S. tech giant's largest-ever
acquisition, according to a Wiz memo seen by Reuters.
** Stephen Tindall, the founder and top investor in New
Zealand's Warehouse Group ( WHGPF ), will be backing a takeover
bid for his struggling company, the merchandise retailer said.
** Vista Outdoor ( VSTO ) said on Monday Czechoslovak Group
had raised the base purchase price for its ammunition business,
Kinetic Group, by $50 million to $2.15 billion.
** Telefonica Brasil said on Monday in a
securities filing that its unit TCloud signed a deal to buy
cloud service firms IPNET and IPNET USA for up to 230 million
reais ($41.29 million).
** Energy producer Woodside Energy ( WDS ) has agreed to
buy U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian,
including its U.S. Gulf Coast Driftwood LNG export project, for
$1.2 billion including debt, the Australian company said on
Monday.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Priyanka.G in Bengaluru)