October 13 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Monday:
** Malaysia's Genting Bhd said it will launch a cash
offer for all shares in Genting Malaysia it does not
own in a deal valued at 6.74 billion ringgit ($1.6 billion).
** Private equity firm Warburg Pincus struck a deal to buy
Germany's PSI Software for more than 700 million
euros ($811 million), with shareholder E.ON remaining
a strategic investor, the companies said.
** Fairfax Financial Holdings has agreed to sell its 80%
equity stake in the life insurance business of Eurolife to
Greece's Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings in a cash deal
valued at 813 million euros ($943.32 million), the Toronto-based
company said.
** European lottery group Allwyn International and Greek gaming
firm OPAP will merge in an all-share deal valuing the
new company at 16 billion euros ($18.56 billion), they said,
creating one of the world's biggest lottery operators.
** Tritax Big Box said it has agreed to acquire
Blackstone's UK logistics assets for 1.04 billion pounds
($1.39 billion), with the U.S. private equity firm taking a 9%
stake in the London-listed real estate investment trust.
** Serica Energy ( SQZZF ) said it will acquire BP's stake
in some North Sea assets for $232 million, including a share in
the UK's largest producing gas field.
** Australian mining software firm RPMGlobal ( RPGHF ) said that
it has struck a deal to be acquired by heavy machinery giant
Caterpillar ( CAT ) for a total equity value of A$1.12 billion
($728.22 million).
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)