Oct 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Friday:
** ANE (Cayman) said it received a conditional
take-private offer from a consortium comprising its largest
shareholder Centurium Capital and Singapore's Temasek, which
could lead to its delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
** Spain's Cellnex said that it has signed a put
option agreement to sell all its 99.99% share capital in
Towerlink France to Vauban Infra Fibre for 391 million euros
($458 million).
** Smiths Group ( SMGKF ) said on Thursday it will sell its
interconnect unit to U.S. electronic components maker Molex
Electronic in a deal valued at 1.3 billion pounds ($1.75
billion), after facing investor pressure to break up the
conglomerate.
** Crypto heavyweight Kraken said on Thursday it has acquired
futures exchange Small Exchange from IG Group for $100 million,
paving the way to launch a fully U.S.-based derivatives suite.
** S&P Global ( SPGI ) has agreed to buy private markets data
provider With Intelligence, the company said on Wednesday, as it
looks to expand its products for the fast-growing segment of
financial services.
** Brazilian motor maker Weg announced on Thursday
the acquisition of around 54% of Tupinamba Energia, an electric
vehicle charging management software company.
** Consumer goods company Mammoth Brands announced on Thursday
that it will buy premium baby care brand Coterie, which counts
models and entrepreneurs Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham as
investors.
** Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners said on
Thursday it sold the HVAC division of NSI Industries to Lennox
International for about $550 million in cash.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)