Nov 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on
Tuesday:
** Switzerland's Roche will acquire its U.S.
collaboration partner Poseida Therapeutics ( PSTX ) in a cash
deal worth up to $1.5 billion, banking on complex immune cell
therapies against several types of blood cancer to boost its
development pipeline.
** Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based buyout firm,
has concluded two acquisitions in Southeast Asia worth a
combined $1.65 billion, people with knowledge of the deals
said.
** Qualcomm's ( QCOM ) interest in acquiring Intel ( INTC )
is said to have cooled due to complexities associated with the
deal, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar
with the matter.
** Cloud-based streaming platform Brightcove ( BCOV ) said
on Monday that Bending Spoons will buy the company in a
transaction valued at about $233 million, adding to a string of
deals by the Italian tech firm as it bolsters its app
portfolio.
** Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital will take CI Financial ( CIXXF )
private in a C$12.1 billion ($8.66 billion) all-cash
deal, including debt, the Canadian asset and wealth manager said
on Monday.
** Regional lender Old National Bancorp ( ONB ) will buy
privately held Bremer Financial in a $1.40 billion
cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday, creating a
combined bank with over $70 billion in assets.
** Summit Materials ( SUM ) said on Monday that rival
Quikrete would acquire the company in a deal valued at $11.5
billion, in a move to capitalize on higher demand for building
materials.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru)