(Adds: Athora Holding, Couchbase ( BASE ), Geely)
June 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:
** Athora Holding is in talks to buy UK-based specialist
insurer Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a deal that could
be valued at 5 billion pounds ($6.75 billion), Sky News
reported.
** Private equity firm Haveli Investments will buy Couchbase ( BASE )
for $1.5 billion, the data platform said.
** China's Geely said it and its parent Geely Holding would take a combined 26.4% stake in a joint venture
controlled by its French partner Renault as the two seek to produce and sell cars jointly in
Brazil.
** Marco Capital Holdings has acquired R&Q Gamma for undisclosed
terms, the legacy specialist is expected to announce later
today.
** Billionaire Brad Jacobs' new building-products distributor
QXO made an offer to acquire GMS for about $5
billion in cash and said it will proceed with a hostile takeover
if the company's management rejects the proposal.
** Renewable energy firm Emeren Group ( SOL ) said it will go
private in a $102.6-million deal with a company backed by its
chairman, Himanshu Shah.
** India's United Spirits said it is buying the maker
of popular craft gins 'Greater Than' and 'Hapusa' in a deal
valued at 1.3 billion rupees ($15.2 million), including debt, in
a bid to boost its premium portfolio.
** Fox Corp ( FOXA ) has acquired sports-focused streaming
platform and television channel Caliente TV to expand its sports
broadcasting presence in Mexico.
** Germany's Allianz said it had agreed to buy French
direct insurer Eurofil, a move that would make its subsidiary
Allianz Direct the third-largest direct insurer in France.
** Japan's TDK said it has acquired U.S.-based SoftEye,
which makes software and hardware for smart glasses, as the
smartphone battery maker looks for growth drivers linked to
artificial intelligence.
** Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group ( SDIPF ) said it will
not make an offer for struggling British cosmetics group
Revolution Beauty.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru)