July 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Wednesday:
** Evercore ( EVR ) will acquire British boutique investment
bank Robey Warshaw for $196 million, the U.S. investment bank
said.
** French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric
said that it has agreed to buy Temasek's 35% stake in
its Indian joint venture for 5.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in
cash.
** Britain's International Personal Finance ( IPFPF ) said it is
in advanced talks with U.S.-based specialty finance group
BasePoint Capital over a 223.8 pence per share potential
takeover offer.
** European investment firm EQT will launch a $2.7
billion tender offer for Fujitec ( FJTCF ) at 5,700 yen per
share, the Japanese elevator maker said.
** Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes ( BKR ) said on Tuesday
it would buy Chart Industries ( GTLS ) in a $13.6 billion
all-cash deal, including debt, topping a previously-agreed
merger offer that Chart struck with rival Flowserve ( FLS ) last
month.
** Union Pacific ( UNP ) said on Tuesday it would buy smaller
rival Norfolk Southern ( NSC ) in an $85 billion deal to create
the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape
the movement of goods from grains to autos across the country.
** NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE ) is in talks to
buy Enverus in a deal that would value the energy data and
analytics specialist firm at least $6 billion, Bloomberg News
reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
** Spanish water and renewable energy company Cox is
considering buying Iberdrola's assets in Mexico, Chief
Executive Nacho Moreno told Reuters on Wednesday, as part of the
company's strategy to pursue growth through acquisitions.
** Banco BPM, Italy's third-largest, is looking at
potential merger and acquisition deals and has several options
on the table, its CEO Giuseppe Castagna told Italian daily La
Stampa.
** Three groups including Bain Capital and KKR are
preparing to bid for Sapporo Holdings' ( SOOBF ) real estate
business, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
** Dye & Durham ( DYNDF ) will review strategic alternatives
to stabilize its finances and may even consider selling itself,
it said on Tuesday, reaching a settlement that avoids a proxy
fight with its second-largest investor, Plantro.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)