
June 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 20.00 GMT on Thursday:
Self-driving truck startup Plus Automation will go public in the United States through a $1.2 billion merger with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp IX CCIX.O, the companies said on Thursday.
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British student accommodation developer Unite Group UTG.L has proposed to buy smaller rival Empiric Student Property ESP.L for about 719 million pounds ($976 million), the companies said on Thursday, the latest in a string of deal-making in the UK.
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Ryan Specialty has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of JM Wilson Corporation, a Michigan-based MGA and surplus lines broker.
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Chemical maker LyondellBasell LYB.N said on Thursday it is in exclusive talks with Munich-based investment firm AEQUITA for the sale of certain olefin and polyolefin assets in Europe.
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Australian MGA ATC Insurance Solutions has agreed to acquire fellow BP Marsh investee company Sterling Insurance, in a deal that increases the specialist UK insurance investor's stake in ATC to 27%.
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Plus Automation will go public in the U.S. through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the self-driving truck startup at $1.2 billion, the companies said.
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Vermilion Energy VET.TO will sell its United States assets for C$120 million ($87.88 million), the Canadian gas producer said, using the proceeds to repay debt and completing its exit from the U.S. market.
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Monarch E&S Insurance Services has acquired MGA and wholesale broker Market Finders, with the addition of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm expanding its reach across the Southwest.
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The founding firms of India's Bajaj Finserv
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Empiric Student Property
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South Korea's Hanwha Systems <272210.KS> said it was selling its entire 5.4% stake in Eutelsat
Chemical maker LyondellBasell LYB.N said it is in exclusive talks with Munich-based investment firm AEQUITA for the sale of certain olefin and polyolefin assets in Europe. nL3N3S80MW
British outsourcer Mitie Group
Prada <1913.F> said it acquired a 10% stake in Italian leather group Rino Mastrotto, as the luxury group aims to tighten its grip over the production process.nL5N3S807Y