Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds Casino, KKR, Grupo Mexico Updates: Rapid7 Inc
Feb 1 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2048 GMT on Wednesday:
** Grupo Mexico GMEXICOB.MX, the conglomerate controlled by billionaire German Larrea, has secured a $5 billion debt package for its proposed acquisition of Citigroup Inc's C.N retail operations in Mexico, according to people familiar with the matter. nL8N3436M7
** U.S. fund KKR KKR.N is close to presenting a non-binding offer for Telecom Italia's TLIT.MI fixed line network, two people close to the matter told Reuters, confirming an Italian media report. nL1N34H2AC
** French retailer Casino CASP.PA said in a statement it had begun exploratory discussions with retail group Teract TRACT.PA that could lead to the combination of the two groups' distribution activities in France within a single entity controlled by Casino. nTUA4QBVJP
** Rapid7 Inc RPD.O, the cybersecurity firm that hired Twitter Inc whistleblower Peiter Zatko last month, is exploring options that include a possible sale after attracting acquisition interest, according to people familiar with the matter. nL1N34H1TL
** Private equity firm Silver Lake Management said that it was considering a takeover of SAP-backed SAPG.DE customer-survey software maker Qualtrics International Inc XM.O. nL4N34H39Q
** QAD, a business software maker was taken private by buyout firm Thoma Bravo in 2021 for $2 billion, told Reuters it has agreed to acquire employee productivity platform Redzone for about $1 billion. nL1N34H1WY
** Russian government commission has approved the sale of telecoms company Vimpelcom to senior managers by its Dutch owner Veon VON.AS, the Russian economic news outlet RBC reported, citing two unnamed sources. nL8N34H5EB
** French sugar producer Tereos said that two Romanian investors would take over the cooperative's loss-making sugar business in the country, which it had planned to close for over a year as part of a wider strategy to reduce debt. nL8N34H5B5
** Morgan Stanley's MS.N private equity arm that focuses on middle-market companies said it had acquired environmental services and consulting firm Apex Companies. nL4N34H2YD
** Canada's financial services firm Canaccord Genuity Group Inc CF.TO said it would acquire Mercer's private wealth business in the country for an undisclosed sum. nL4N34H2WJ
** Indian biopharma company Biocon BION.NS sold a 9.96% stake in its unit and contract research firm Syngene International through open market sale, it said in an exchange filing. nL4N34H2UK
** BP Plc BP.L may buy out its partner Bunge Ltd BG.N in Brazilian sugar and ethanol joint venture BP Bunge Bioenergia, one source with knowledge of the matter said. nL1N34H0VX
** Privately-held Sherlock Biosciences said it has acquired UK-based Sense Biodetection to speed up the launch of handheld diagnostic tests that use the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology. nL4N34G3VF
** Swiss-based coffee trader Sucafina has acquired U.S. green coffee importer Sustainable Harvest, it said. nL1N34H0UU
** UAE state investor Mubadala Capital LLC has dropped out of the process to buy Brazilian sugar and ethanol firm BP Bunge Bioenergia, a source with knowledge of the matter said. nS0N34201Y
** Italian energy group Eni ENI.MI is discussing with Norwegian private equity firm HitecVision a sale of a stake in its retail and renewables unit Plenitude, according to sources with knowledge of the talks. nL8N34G4DK
** Veteran Hollywood producer Peter Chernin and the owner of French TV production group Banijay have expressed an interest in buying a stake in UK broadcaster ITV's Studios, the maker of hit show "Love Island", sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. nL1N34H0NA
** Austria's Federal Competition Authority wants to conduct a more in-depth investigation into brickmaker Wienerberger's WBSV.VI takeover bid for French firm Terreal, the regulator said. nL8N34H2LR
** North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners paid over $300 million to wholly acquire Unimat Retirement Community Co (URC), a Japanese elderly care service provider, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. nL1N34H08W
** Cvent Holding Corp CVT.O is exploring a sale that could value the cloud-based event-software provider at about $4 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. nL4N34G4BG
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Ankit Kumar in Bengaluru)
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