Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
July 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Wednesday :
*German defence group Rheinmetall RHMG.DE is negotiating with Italian state-backed group Leonardo LDOF.MI over potentially buying Iveco's IVG.M military truck business, Rheinmetall said in a statement to Reuters. nL8N3TR2JH
*Tata Motors TAMO.NS will buy Italy's Iveco Group IVG.MI in a deal valued at 3.8 billion euros ($4.36 billion), the companies said in a statement. nL4N3TR0ED
*Private equity firm Five Point Infrastructure is in talks to sell Northwind Midstream Partners for about $2.3 billion to U.S. midstream company MPLX MPLX.N, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3TR1UO
*Italian state-backed defence group Leonardo LDOF.MI said it had agreed to buy the defence unit of truckmaker Iveco IVG.MI, giving the business an enterprise value of 1.7 billion euros ($1.95 billion). nL8N3TR2B7
*Talks between the shareholders of German electronics retailer Ceconomy CECG.DE over a potential takeover by China's JD.com 9618.HK are on the home stretch, sources told Reuters, with an announcement possible on Wednesday evening. nS8N3T605V
Data analytics firm Verisk
Palo Alto Networks
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British supermarket group Sainsbury's
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Evercore EVR.N will acquire British boutique investment bank Robey Warshaw for $196 million, the U.S. investment bank said. nL4N3TR0K9
French electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric SCHN.PA said that it has agreed to buy Temasek's 35% stake in its Indian joint venture for 5.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in cash. nL1N3TR06Y
Britain's International Personal Finance IPF.L said it is in advanced talks with U.S.-based specialty finance group BasePoint Capital over a 223.8 pence per share potential takeover offer. nL4N3TR0II
European investment firm EQT EQTAB.ST will launch a $2.7 billion tender offer for Fujitec 6406.T at 5,700 yen per share, the Japanese elevator maker said. nL1N3TR010
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said on Tuesday it would buy Chart Industries GTLS.N in a $13.6 billion all-cash deal, including debt, topping a previously-agreed merger offer that Chart struck with rival Flowserve FLS.N last month. nL4N3TQ0T9
Union Pacific UNP.N said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern NSC.N in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods from grains to autos across the country. nL4N3TQ0WC
NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange ICE.N is in talks to buy Enverus in a deal that would value the energy data and analytics specialist firm at least $6 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3TQ23W
Spanish water and renewable energy company Cox COXGA.MC is considering buying Iberdrola's IBE.MC assets in Mexico, Chief Executive Nacho Moreno told Reuters , as part of the company's strategy to pursue growth through acquisitions. nL8N3TR0J9
Banco BPM BAMI.MI, Italy's third-largest, is looking at potential merger and acquisition deals and has several options on the table, its CEO Giuseppe Castagna told Italian daily La Stampa. nL8N3TR07T
Three groups including Bain Capital and KKR KKR.N are preparing to bid for Sapporo Holdings' 2501.T real estate business, according to two sources familiar with the matter. nL4N3TR083
Dye & Durham DND.TO will review strategic alternatives to stabilize its finances and may even consider selling itself, it said on Tuesday, reaching a settlement that avoids a proxy fight with its second-largest investor, Plantro. nL4N3TR05Q
