UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
(Adds Willis Group, Hologic, JetBlue, PPR and others)
June 9 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1951 GMT on Monday.
(For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK])
** Willis Group Holdings (WSH.N), the No. 3 global insurance broker, said on Monday it sees its $1.7 billion deal for a rival broker boosting growth, especially in the United States.To read more, please double click on [ID:nN09468433]
** Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International (HON.N) said that it would sell its consumables solutions business to B/E Aerospace (BEAV.O) for $1.05 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that would expand its direct sales and product support organization. To read more, please double click on [ID:nN09452990]
** Medical diagnostics company Hologic Inc (HOLX.O) said on Monday it would buy Third Wave Technologies Inc TWTI.O for $580 million to expand its range of tests to detect women's health conditions.[nBNG62508]
** Home decor retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR.N) offered to buy retailer Cost Plus Inc (CPWM.O) for $88.4 million in stock, the companies said. [ID:nBNG34178]
** Allergan Inc (AGN.N), maker of the Botox anti-wrinkle treatment, will buy QLT Inc's (QLT.TO) Aczone Gel for acne for $150 million, the companies said. [ID:nN09337356]
** Women's healthcare company Hologic Inc (HOLX.O) said it agreed to buy medical test maker Third Wave Technologies Inc TWTI.O for $11.25 a share, or about $580 million, to help grow its diagnostics segment. [ID:nBNG62508]
** Thomas Cook (TCG.L), Europe's second-largest travel firm, said it had bought up businesses in France and Canada for a combined $222 million, extending its recent acquisition spree. [ID:nL09627598]
** Norway's government said it has started to increase its stake in oil and gas producer StatoilHydro (STL.OL) to solidify control over its biggest revenue earner, boosting the company's shares. [ID:nL09701011]
** Britain's Astex Therapeutics has signed a cancer drug research deal with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) potentially worth more than $500 million in milestone payments, it said. [ID:nL0971545]
** A U.S.-Swiss group won a tender for 85 percent of Albanian oil refiner ARMO for 125 million euros ($197.6 million), Albania Energy Ministry spokeswoman Iva Tico told reporters. [ID:nL0957699]
** Qatar Telecom QTEL.QA will go ahead with an offer to raise its stake in PT Indosat Tbk, Indonesia's second-largest mobile operator, even though the competition watchdog said the deal violated a court ruling. [ID:nJAK221970]
** A unit of Sadbhav Engineering Ltd (SADE.BO) has acquired mineral prospecting licences in Mozambique to kickstart the firm's mining foray, the construction company said. [ID:nBOM64215]
** British industrial chain maker Renold Plc (RNO.L) said it plans to buy a 75 percent stake in the industrial chains division of Indian auto parts maker L G Balakrishnan & Bros (LGB.BO). [ID:nBOM129869]
** ArcelorMittal (ISPA.AS), the world's largest steelmaker, said that it would acquire Bakermet, a Canadian scrap metal recycling firm. [ID:nWEA8990]
** British education and training provider Nord Anglia Education NAE.L said it had rejected a 450 pence-a-share bid approach from Baring Private Equity Asia, saying it did not reflect its growth prospects. [ID:nWLA4500]
** Norwegian Eitzen Maritime Services (EMS.OL) has agreed to buy Dubai-based Seven Seas Shipchandlers for $115 million on a debt-free basis to boost its position in the ship supplies business, Eitzen said. [ID:nL095563]
