Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds Smartsheet, BP and Ma'aden
Sept 16 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Monday:
** Buyout firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone BX.N are in advanced talks to acquire Smartsheet SMAR.N, in a deal that could value the collaboration-software maker at close to $8 billion, people familiar with the matter said. nL4N3KY13V
** BP BP.L plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced, saying the assets were not aligned with its growth plans. nL4N3KY0N3
** Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) 1211.SE said it has signed a non-binding agreement with Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) to pursue a potential business combination to create a global aluminium powerhouse. nL4N3KY0UD
** Taiwan's financial regulator rejected a takeover attempt by financial conglomerate CTBC 2891.TW of rival Shin Kong 2888.TW saying its plans were incomplete. nL4N3KY0O2
** Technology firm CACI International CACI.N said it would buy privately held radar and communications equipment maker Azure Summit Technology for $1.28 billion in cash to bulk up its business catering to the defense industry. nL4N3KY0MW
** Professional services provider JTC JTC.L said it has agreed to buy Citigroup's C.N global fiduciary and trust administration services business for $80 million. nL4N3KY0JY
** Italian broker Intermonte INTM.MI said it had received a takeover bid from Banca Generali BGN.MI for all of its shares. nL8N3KY04N
** QXO QXO.O, the company billionaire Brad Jacobs is seeking to launch into building services, recently made an offer of around $9.4 billion to acquire Rexel RXL.PA that the French company on Sunday said it had rebuffed.
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** U.S. aluminium maker Alcoa AA.N said on Sunday that it would sell a 25.1% stake in its Ma'aden joint venture to Saudi Arabian mining company Ma'aden for $1.1 billion.
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** Temasek is nearing a deal to acquire a 20% stake in Blackstone-owned BX.N visa application outsourcing and technology services firm VFS Global, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL1N3KX00Q
** Canada's ABC Technologies Holdings proposed a revised buyout of London-listed automotive components supplier TI Fluid Systems TIFS.L at 176 pence ($2.31) per share on Sept. 4, the companies said on Saturday. nL1N3KW08D
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Aishwarya Jain and Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru)
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