(Adds Societe Generale, Energizer Holdings, Trade Me Group)
Dec 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals were reported by 2130 GMT on Tuesday:
** WM Morrisons
MRW.L
shares jumped as traders citedmarket rumours that the UK supermarket chain could be subject toa takeover approach by U.S. online retail giant Amazon.com Inc
AMZN.O
.
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** French bank Societe Generale
SOGN.PA
said its CGIFinance unit has taken a minority stake in Reezocar, a Frenchstartup focused on the second-hand car market.
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** U.S. battery maker Energizer Holdings
ENR.N
gained EUantitrust approval for its $2-billion bid for Spectrum Brands'
SPB.N
battery and portable lighting business after agreeing tosell a Spectrum unit in Europe.
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** New Zealand's top online marketplace Trade Me Group
TME.NZ
said it had agreed to be acquired by a British privateequity firm for NZ$2.56 billion ($1.76 billion) or NZ$6.45 ashare, after it matched a rival offer.
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** CVC Capital Partners? has launched a bid for Sweden'sAhlsell
AHSL.ST
just two years after listing it, valuing theconstruction products and tools distributor at about 24 billionSwedish crowns ($2.65 billion).
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** A consortium led by China's Jin Jiang International
2006.HK
said it had made an offer for the entire equity ofRadisson Hospitality
RADH.ST
, valuing the Swedish hotel chainat 7 billion Swedish crowns ($774.3 million).
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** Danske Bank's
DANSKE.CO
pension unit Danica hasdivested the Swedish part of its business to a private equityconsortium at about 2.6 billion Swedish crowns ($288 million),the lender said.
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** Canadian electric utility Hydro One Ltd
H.TO
and itsbuyout target, Avista Corp
AVA.N
, said they would file apetition, asking the Washington Utilities and TransportationCommission (UTC) to reconsider its order rejecting their merger.
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** U.S. private investment firm Castlelake LP has struck adeal to buy a portfolio of about 30 narrowbody planes fromAirAsia Group Bhd
AIRA.KL
for a total price of roughly $800million, people familiar with the transaction said.
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** Goldilocks Investment Co, an indirect subsidiary of AbuDhabi Financial Group (ADFG), has acquired an 18.32 percentstake in Dubai-listed Gulf Navigation Holding
GNAV.DU
, thecompany said late Monday.
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** Goldilocks Investment Co, an indirect subsidiary of AbuDhabi Financial Group (ADFG), has acquired a 24.5 percent stakein Dubai-listed Takaful Emarat Insurance
TKFE.DU
, it said.
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** Russia's Alfa-Bank
ABHDGK.UL
denied reports that itmight be sold and said that there had been no talks to organizea possible sale of the lender, RIA news agency reported.
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** The board of French utility Engie
ENGIE.PA
will decideto stick with its 32 percent stake in Suez
SEVI.PA
and willnot make any moves to increase that holding or look to gaincontrol of Suez, said a source close to Engie's board.
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** Fertilizer maker Yara
YAR.OL
may sell its EnvironmentalSolutions business unit as part of a strategic review, aspokesman for the Norwegian company said.
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** Italian construction company Salini Impregilo
SALI.MI
could team up with other Italian partners in its bid fortroubled builder Astaldi
AST.MI
, the group's CFO said.
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