(Adds Aurora Innovation, Duratex, updates Thomas Cook)
May 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:
** Czech energy group EPH's acquisition of Uniper's
UN01.DE
assets in France is still awaiting French governmentclearance after it obtained the green light from Europeananti-trust authorities last week, said a Uniper executive.
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** Thomas Cook
TCG.L
has received a takeover approach forits Nordic operations from private equity group Triton, the touroperator said, adding that it was considering the unsolicitedoffer but talks were at a preliminary stage.
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** German sugar group Suedzucker
SZUG.DE
said it will notsell two of its French sites where it wants to end production,rejecting a buyout plan from French farmers.
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** The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust chief, MakanDelrahim, is still open to T-Mobile US Inc's
TMUS.O
$26billion acquisition of smaller rival Sprint Corp
S.N
, CNBCreported.
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** Delek Group
DLEKG.TA
signed a binding agreement for thesale of 32.5% of insurer Phoenix Holdings
PHOE1.TA
for 1.72billion shekels ($476 million) to private equity firmsCenterbridge Partners and Gallatin Point Capital.
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** French construction materials producer Saint-Gobain
SGOB.PA
has started a process to sell its French distributioncentres serving public works companies.
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** Warehouse owner LondonMetric Property
LMPL.L
said ithad agreed to buy real estate investment trust A & J Mucklow
MKLW.L
in a cash and stock deal that values the Midlands-basedpeer at 414.7 million pounds ($524 million).
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** British outsourcer Serco
SRP.L
said it would buy U.S.engineering firm Alion's naval systems unit for $225 million toexpand in the fast-growing segment of supplies to the U.S. Navy,sending its shares higher.
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** Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
4568.T
is in talks withseveral companies to sell its wholly owned over-the-counter(OTC) drug unit, with the final price likely to reach around 100billion yen ($900 million), Nikkei Business reported.
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** Australian lithium miner Kidman Resources
KDR.AX
agreedto be acquired by Wesfarmers
WES.AX
for A$776 million ($534million) in a deal that will give the retail conglomerate entryinto the booming electric vehicle market.
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** Brazilian cosmetics firm Natura
NATU3.SA
expects toboost revenue by investing in brand and digital capabilitiesafter sealing a deal to merge with Avon Products
AVP.N
andcontrol 76% of the new company, executives said.
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** Shares in Brazilian wood panel manufacturer Duratex SA
DTEX3.SA
were up 3% in early afternoon trading in Sao Pauloafter the announcement of a deal to buy ceramic tile makerCecrisa for 539 million reais ($132.6 million).
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** Self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation Inc said itwould buy Montana-based Blackmore, a company that develops adetection system known as lidar, used in self-drivingtechnology.
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(Compiled by Aakash Jagadeesh Babu in Bengaluru) ((Aakash.B@thomsonreuters.com; within the U.S. +16462238780,outside the U.S. +91 80 67491576; Reuters Messaging:Aakash.B.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
