March 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:
German private equity fund Aurelius is interested in buying the Belgian unit of French retailer Carrefour , Brussels-based L'Echo newspaper reported, citing unidentified sources.
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Bain Capital said it would launch an open offer on April 6 to purchase a 26% stake in Indian non-bank lender Manappuram Finance from public shareholders.
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Pharmaceutical company Merck is nearing a roughly $6 billion all-cash deal to acquire biotech firm Terns Pharma , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Australia's Pepper Money said it has rejected the takeover proposal from Challenger as the offer was not "reasonably capable of execution", a week after the bidders lowered the price, citing worsening market conditions.
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Victory Capital said on Tuesday it had withdrawn its roughly $8.6 billion proposal to buy Janus Henderson , exiting a drawn-out bidding war hours after Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst raised their offer for the asset manager.
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