The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday:
** MTN Group , Africa's biggest mobile operator, said it is in advanced talks to buy the 75% stake it does not already own in IHS Holdings NYSE:IHS, in a deal that could value the tower infrastructure firm at about $2.76 billion.
** Two Canadian pension funds plan to sell their stakes in Associated British Ports in a deal that they hope will value the UK's biggest ports operator at more than 10 billion pounds ($13.63 billion), the Financial Times reported.
** Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina is merging its downstream companies to integrate its refinery business with its logistic units to improve its operations.
** Australia's Maas Group said it would sell its building materials division for up to A$1.70 billion ($1.19 billion) to pivot towards artificial intelligence-related infrastructure, sending its shares crashing more than 26%.
** Brookfield Private Capital said it does not intend to make an offer for Britain's Hikma Pharmaceuticals .