Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
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March 29 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday:
** Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N on Wednesday was high bidder on 69 blocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's shallow waters, in a move to expand the potential territory it could claim to store carbon emissions. nL1N36121L
** Convenience store operator Arko Corp ARKO.O again urged TravelCenters of America Inc TA.O to consider its $1.4 billion buyout offer over BP's proposal. nL4N3613W6
** Top Telecom Italia (TIM) investor Vivendi has called on its board to only examine offers for its landline network which adequately value the asset, sources close to the matter said, adding to pressure on the phone group's CEO and directors. nL8N3615G3
** Russia's central bank plans to liquidate Trust Bank, an umbrella bank created to handle bad loans of lenders bailed out six years ago, by 2027, the central bank said in its annual report. nL1N3611YI
** Chad's parliament approved a bill to nationalise oil assets and rights acquired last year by Savannah Energy SAVES.L from Exxon Mobil's XOM.N affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Chad. nL8N3615SY
** Private equity firm Vista Equity is exploring the sale of Tripleseat in a deal it hopes will value the catering and event management software vendor at as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter. nL1N35W207
** Satellite company SES SA SESFg.LU is in talks to combine with U.S. rival Intelsat SA in a deal valued at more than $10 billion including debt, Bloomberg News reported. nL4N3612UZ
** 3D printer maker Nano Dimension Ltd 2N5By.F raised its offer to buy the stake it does not already own in larger peer Stratasys Ltd SSYS.O to $19.55 per share in cash from $18 per share. nL4N3612N2
** Private equity firm Clearlake Capital reiterated a $71 per share offer for Blackbaud Inc BLKB.O that it had previously rejected and urged the cloud software firm to explore strategic alternatives. nL4N3612JW
** Ovo Energy is planning a takeover of Shell Plc's SHEL.L UK gas and electricity business, a move that would allow the British retail energy supplier to reclaim the No. 2 spot in the British supply market, Sky News reported. nL4N361298
** Airbus AIR.PA has decided not to make an offer for a minority stake in Atos' soon-to-be spun-off division Evidian, sending shares in the French IT firm down more than 15%. nL8N3612XE
** Vietnam's largest conglomerate, Vingroup VIC.HM, is in discussions to sell a stake in its shopping mall arm as it seeks to bring in strategic investors, five sources told Reuters. nL4N3610P3
** Britain said it would investigate Broadcom's AVGO.O acquisition of VMware VMW.N in depth after the U.S. chipmaker offered no immediate undertakings in response to its concerns about the impact of the $61 billion deal on the server market. nL4N3612BW
** Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby SIME.KL said it has not yet decided to divest its Asia-focused healthcare joint venture with Australia's largest private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care RHC.AX. nL4N361276
** Lufthansa's final negotiations for the takeover of ITA Airways are focused on price given ongoing losses, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told journalists ahead of a meeting later this week with the Italian government to push forward talks. nL1N3610QN
** Private equity fund L Catterton and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) said they had completed the sale of an around 5.7% stake in Italian cosmetics manufacturer Intercos ICOS.MI at a price of 13.25 euros ($14.36) per share. nL8N36120D
** India's GoMechanic was acquired by a consortium led by car parts manufacturer Lifelong Group, ending months of uncertainty after the beleaguered car servicing startup announced job cuts and an independent review into its finances. nL4N3611LT
** Major Toshiba Corp 6502.T shareholder 3D Investment Partners scaled back its stake the day before the Japanese conglomerate announced it had accepted a higher priced takeover bid, a regulatory filing showed. nL4N3611RL
** Italian telecoms operator Wind Tre is nearing a deal to sell a majority stake in its infrastructure business to Swedish private equity firm EQT EQTAB.ST, two sources familiar with the matter said. nL8N3605RG
** Polish video games maker PCF Group PCF1.WA said late on Tuesday Krafton Inc 259960.KS, a South Korean company backed by China's Tencent 0700.HK, will acquire a 10% stake in the company. nL1N3610I8
** Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N jumped as much as 21% on Tuesday, following a report that ecommerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O was looking to buy the theater chain. nL4N3603NL
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Ankit Kumar in Bengaluru)
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