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UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:01am IST
 
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(Adds Anheuser-Busch, Charlotte Russe and others)

Nov 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, North American and Asian companies were reported by 2130 GMT on Wednesday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/] )

** Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shareholders overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday the proposed $52 billion takeover by Belgian rival InBev NV INTB.BR, leaving the blessing of federal regulators as the only remaining hurdle to creating the world's largest brewer.

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** NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T: Quote, Profile, Research), Japan's biggest mobile phone carrier, said it would buy a 26 percent stake in India's sixth-ranked carrier, Tata Teleservices Ltd [TATASL.UL], for about 130.7 billion Indian rupees ($2.7 billion). [ID:nTKU003178]

** Charlotte Russe Holding Inc's CHIC.O shareholder KarpReilly Capital Partners LP offered to buy the women's-apparel retailer in a deal valued as much as $198.6 million, sending its shares up as much as 25 percent. [ID:nBNG188360]

** Property developer Stockland Group (SGP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) has bought a 12.7 percent strategic stake in rival GPT Group (GPT.AX: Quote, Profile, Research), dealing itself into any potential takeover bid for the group and sending GPT's shares up 37 percent. [nSYD395214]

** Indonesian coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA.JK: Quote, Profile, Research) may pull out of a consortium that has agreed to buy a stake in Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI.JK: Quote, Profile, Research), the country's biggest coal miner, because of a slump in Bumi's share price, the state enterprises minister said. [nJAK365105]

** General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is seeking to raise its stake in its commercial vehicle venture with SAIC Motor (600104.SS: Quote, Profile, Research), China's biggest automaker, China Business News said. [ID:nSHA158844]  Continued...

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