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(Adds: Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Volkswagen, UniCredit, Venture Global Updates: Unilever)
The following deals, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures were reported at 1430 GMT on Wednesday:
** LNG exporter Venture Global on Wednesday reduced the valuation it was seeking for its U.S. IPO to $65.33 billion, significantly lower than the more than $100 billion it he was originally aiming for.
** UniCredit CRDI.MI chief Andrea Orcel wants to discuss a proposed takeover of Commerzbank CBKG.DE with the new German government and hopes to obtain clarification by the end of the year at the latest, he told German newspaper FAZ.
** German Volkswagen Group VOWG_p.DE plans to sell 15% of its shares in truck unit Traton in the first half of this year, hoping to raise around 2 billion euros ($2.09 billion dollars), Manager magazine reported Wednesday, citing anonymous company sources.
** The Hong Kong shareholders of Shanghai Henlius Biotech
2696.HK have rejected a takeover offer from Chinese conglomerate Fosun International 0656.HK , which would have valued the drugmaker at HK$13.37 billion ($1.72 billion).
-** Consumer goods manufacturer Hindustan Unilever
HLL.NS said it would buy skincare brand “Minimalist” and forecast near-term margins at the lower end of its forecast range as it faces a slowdown in urban demand.
** British energy group EnQuest ENQ.L will acquire Harbor Energy HBR.L’s business in Vietnam, it said, as the North Sea-focused company seeks to further expand outside its domestic market in response to increased British taxes.
**Saudi digital security company Elm Company
7203.SE said it has agreed to acquire business services company Thiqah from the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a deal valued at 3.4 billion riyals (906 million dollars).
**US retail brokerage Highstreet Insurance Partners has acquired Winder Insurance Center, a Winder, Georgia-based company specializing in insurance solutions for businesses and individuals.
