June 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1200 GMT on Monday:
** British investment firm Rosebank Industries said it
has restarted talks to buy U.S.-based Electrical Components
International, which makes wire harnesses, for under $1.9
billion.
** France's Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S.-based
Blueprint Medicines Corporation for over $9 billion to boost its
position in rare immunology diseases, in what would be the
biggest healthcare deal in Europe this year, according to LSEG
data.
** The French state has made a 410 million euros ($466.33
million) confirmatory offer to buy part of the former Advanced
Computing business of tech company Atos, said Atos.
** Australian investment firm Washington H Soul Pattinson ( WSOUF )
will buy out its building products affiliate Brickworks
creating a new company worth A$14 billion ($9.03
billion), the companies said.
** Frankfurt-listed IT services provider Datagroup SE
said on Sunday that KKR has made a conditional proposal
to increase the potential acquisition offer to up to 58 euros
($65.84) per share.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Ateev Bhandari in Bengaluru)