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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Reuters - Wednesday, August 27

Aug 27 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0400 GMT on Wednesday.

(For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK\]

** Singapore-based KOP Capital, controlled by the emirate-owned Dubai Group, will buy a 50 percent stake in European hotel chain Stein Group for $250 million, and spend about the same amount on new hotels in Asia. To read more, please double click on [nSP199523]

** Shares in Hyundai Heavy Industries <009540.KS> fell early Wednesday, hit by its move to join the heated race for Daewoo Shipbuilding <042660.KS>, while other contenders' shares rose ahead of the deadline to express interest. [nSEO37167]

** New Zealand grocery co-operative Foodstuffs Ltd will not appeal a court-imposed ban on it bidding for New Zealand's largest-listed retailer, The Warehouse Group Ltd <WHS.NZ>, the company said. [nWEL231172]

** Waste Management Inc <WMI.N>, the U.S. trash hauler trying to buy rival Republic Services Inc <RSG.N>, said that U.S. antitrust officials had asked for additional information on the bid, which has been rejected by Republic as too low. [nWNAB8395]

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