M&A | Deals

Firms did not divulge financial details but said they expect to close the deal by August.

The Nordic region's largest cinema operator could be worth between £350m and £400m.

Orange's chief executive Stephane Richard says that the former monopolies have been discussing a potential tie-up.

Buyout firms, including Permira Advisors, Blackstone, Carlyle and TPG Capital, still own 64% of Freescale.

Iberdrola will combine its US unit with UIL and float the new entity on the NYSE.

Rio Tinto boss Sam Walsh says his firm will not be bought over by Glencore because of value and regulatory opposition.

TSB says it will consider acquisitions to quicken its expansion.

The Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI is 60% larger than its predecessor, raised in 2011.

RSA to sell 26% holding in Indian firm Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance to partner Sundaram Finance.

Paris-based Vivendi said it will examine the €40 a share bid "in the coming days."

Shares in Samsung have gained some 3.7% so far this year in Seoul trade.

New Jersey-based Panaya develops business process automation technology.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is India's largest private life insurer by sum assured and premium income.

EU antitrust regulators could demand concessions on concerns that the merged entity could lead to higher prices.

Ceska Sporitelna, Komercni Banka, CSOB, Raiffeisenbank and Fio Banka to table bids.

One97 Communications runs m-commerce platform Paytm.

BT has finalised the deal to purchase EE from Deutsche Telekom and Orange for cash and shares totalling £12.5 billion

The deal will create the second-largest US packaging firm behind International Paper.

"Merger of equals" is expected to achieve a minimum of $200m in cost savings in the first 18 months of operations.

Rockport sold to entity formed by US-based rival New Balance and Berkshire Partners.

Keppel Land's main markets are Singapore and China the company is expanding into Indonesia and Vietnam.

Alibaba is already invested in China's insurance market with a stake in Ping An Insurance Group Co of China.

Investors 3i Infrastructure, STAR Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to exit Eversholt Rail.

ZipDial is a mobile marketing firm based in Bangalore.

Stake sale helps Citic Group further broaden its investor base as part of Beijing's reforms of state-owned firms.

Kingsoft develops entertainment, Internet security and enterprise software.

Carlos Slim now controls 16.8% of the New York Times Company.

The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Tata Sons to buy NTT DoCoMo's minority stake in stressed Indian JV Tata Teleservices.

Deal will strengthen Basel-based Roche's personalised cancer treatments.

Kellogg's bid, for 89.86 Egyptian pounds ($12.6) per share, follows an 88.09 pounds offer by Abraaj Asset Management.