Oct 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Wednesday:
** Spanish bank BBVA raised the impact on its
capital ratio to 38 basis points after it adjusted the hostile
takeover offer for its smaller rival Sabadell, it said
in a regulatory filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on Tuesday.
** MasOrange, the Spanish unit of French telecom group
Orange, has hired BNP Paribas to sell its stake in the
fibre network it shares with Vodafone Spain, El Confidencial
website reported, citing unnamed market sources.
** Toho Co, the Japanese creator of the "Godzilla"
movie franchise, will acquire the U.S. distributor of Studio
Ghibli's famed animated films, to help drive overseas expansion,
it said.
** Shareholders have backed plans for budget carrier AirAsia
to be bought by its long-haul associate, AirAsia X,
paving the way for the Malaysian-based airlines to finalise
their consolidation by the end of the year.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)