April 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on
Thursday:
** Air France-KLM has submitted a non-binding offer to
buy a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal, the Franco-Dutch
airline group said, as the Portuguese government moves forward
with plans to privatise its flag carrier.
** Amazon ( AMZN ) is in talks to buy satellite telecom group Globalstar ( GSAT )
as it ramps up efforts to build its own low-earth-orbit
satellite business to rival SpaceX's Starlink, the Financial
Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the
matter.
** U.S. cosmetics giant Estee Lauder ( EL ) and Spanish firm
Puig are advancing talks to combine in a deal that
would consist mostly of stock, Bloomberg News reported on
Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
** Gucci-owner Kering on Wednesday announced a deal struck with
Qatar's Al-Mirqab Group to sell it an 80% interest in its
property on Via Monte Napoleone in Milan for 1.16 billion euros
($1.35 billion).
** Investment manager Franklin Templeton said on
Wednesday it had agreed to acquire cryptocurrency investment
unit 250 Digital, spun out of venture firm CoinFund, as it steps
up its expansion into digital assets.
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)