May 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Thursday:
** Blackstone Group LP
BX.N
and Prologis Inc
PLD.N
have agreed to buy a portfolio of 17 million square feet of warehouse and distribution centers whose majority owner is Lehman Brothers for about $960 million, two sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.
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** Austrian construction group Strabag SE
STRV.VI
has made an indicative offer for German company Hochtief's
HOTG.DE
services unit, it said on Thursday.
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** Bahrain's Al Salam Bank
SALAM.BH
and BMI Bank, an affiliate of Oman's Bank Muscat
BMAO.OM
, have announced plans to merge, a tie-up which would create the kingdom's third-largest bank by assets, the lenders said in a statement.
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** Britain's BTG
BTG.L
said it would make two acquisitions, one extending its expertise in liver cancer and the other a treatment for severe blood clots, to create an interventional medicine business with potential sales of $1 billion.
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** Spain's Caixabank
CABK.MC
said on Thursday it was considering selling around 10 percent of Mexico's Grupo Financiero Inbursa
GFINBURO.MX
, worth $1.6 billion, to reduce its stake by half.
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** British defence technology company QinetiQ Group
QQ.L
could sell its U.S. services division after a 256 million pound ($385 million) writedown prompted it to launch a strategic review of the business.
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** Australian casino company Crown Ltd
CWN.AX
is selling its entire 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group
EGP.AX
, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, a source with knowledge of the sale said.
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(Compiled by Vijay Vishwas in Bangalore)
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Keywords: DEALS DAY/
