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(Ajoute Sociedad Textil Lonia et Ping An Healthcare)
The following deals, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures were reported before 2030 GMT Tuesday:
**Spanish company Sociedad Textil Lonia (STL) will buy French fashion house Christian Lacroix for an undisclosed sum, the company said.
** China’s Ping An Healthcare 1833.HK said its parent Ping An Insurance 2318.HK made an offer to buy the remaining stake in the healthcare company it did not already own, valuing it at HK$13.23 billion ($1.70 billion).
** Uniform rental company Cintas CTAS.O said it submitted a purchase offer for UniFirst UNF.N , valuing the uniform supplier at about $5.3 billion.
**The human resources management company Paychex
PAYX.O said it agreed to acquire payroll processing company Paycor PYCR.O for about $4.1 billion in cash.
** Ryan Specialty has agreed to acquire catamaran specialist AGM Velocity Risk Underwriters from private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management in a $525 million all-cash deal, the mutual giant of FM property acquiring Velocity Specialty Insurance Company (VSIC).
** GFL Environmental GFL.TO said it would sell its environmental services division in a deal valued at C$8 billion ($5.59 billion), as the Canadian waste management company seeks to reduce debt and repurchase shares.
** Getty Images GETY.N said it would merge with Shutterstock rival SSTK.N to create a $3.7 billion stock image giant suited to the age of artificial intelligence, in the context of an operation which could be the subject of a competition examination.
** Julius Baer BAER.S said it agreed to sell its Brazilian wealth management business to Banco BTG Pactual
BPAC3.SA , a few days before Stefan Bollinger takes over as CEO after a difficult year for the Swiss bank.
**Guy Carpenter has completed the acquisition of the remaining 51.5% shares of Athens-based reinsurance broker Carpenter Turner.
** Dutch computer chip maker NXP said it had agreed to buy Austrian company TTTech Auto for $625 million, to strengthen its auto business.
** U.S. refiner Phillips 66 PSX.N said on Monday it would acquire EPIC Y-Grade GP and EPIC Y-Grade in an all-cash deal for $2.2 billion.
** Medical device maker Stryker SYK.N agreed Monday to acquire Inari Medical NARI.O , which makes devices to treat patients with venous diseases, in an all-cash transaction worth of $4.9 billion.
