Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: Visa, Validus Energy Updates: LG Display
Sept 26 (Reuters) -The following bids, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
** Visa V.N has agreed to buy Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence payments protection technology, the payments firm said. nL4N3L818B
** Privately held oil and gas producer Validus Energy has struck a deal to buy rival Citizen Energy for more than $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. nL8N3L21NS
** South Korea's LG Display 034220.KS said it had agreed to sell its stake in its large liquid crystal display (LCD) plant in Guangzhou, China, to TCL's 000100.SZ LCD unit CSOT for 10.8 billion yuan ($1.54 billion). nL1N3L80BT
** Hong Kong's New World Development 0017.HK said it was in talks with its controlling shareholder, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, to sell its entire stake in Kai Tak Sports Park to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. nL4N3L80T5
** Sodexo EXHO.PA is exploring a potential acquisition of its U.S. rival Aramark ARMK.N, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, sending the shares of the French food catering firm lower. nL4N3L71U5
** Australian fund manager Platinum Asset Management PTM.AX rejected a takeover offer from hedge fund Regal Partners RPL.AX, saying that the proposal undervalued the company. nL4N3L71SF
** U.S. Steel X.N said on Wednesday an arbitration board had ruled in favour of Nippon Steel's 5401.T $14.9 billion buyout of the company, but that the United Steelworkers union (USW) disagreed with the decision. nL4N3L719N
** Macquarie MQG.AX said its infrastructure fund and other pension funds will sell a co-owned 74.25% combined stake in Queensland Airports Ltd to a consortium comprising global investment firm KKR KKR.N and Skip Essential Infrastructure Fund. nL4N3L808I
** French food catering firm Sodexo EXHO.PA is exploring a potential acquisition of its U.S. rival Aramark ARMK.N, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3L71TS
** Brazilian education companies Cogna COGN3.SA and Yduqs YDUQ3.SA have been in talks about a potential merger, Valor Economico newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources.nL1N3L717L
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
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