News: SBM Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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May 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Friday:

** Sacyr is negotiating with Spanish firm Bestinver to sell its 45% stake in the Irish motorway N6 and thus fully exit the concessions business in Ireland, two people familiar with the talks said.

		** German power equipment and service group Siemens 
Energy  ENR1n.DE  is close to selling its minority stake in a 

Spanish wind turbine towers joint venture to British fund Bridgepoint BPTB.L , two people familiar with the matter said.

		** Silver Lake Resources Ltd  (SLR)  raised its offer 
to acquire gold miner St Barbara Ltd's  (SBM)  Leonara assets 

in Western Australia for A$722 million ($489.73 million).

		** Volkswagen  VOWG_p.DE  has completed the sale of its 
Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, 

the German carmaker said , ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal.

** Nasdaq-listed Yandex YNDX.O , often dubbed "Russia's Google", has received bids from Russian billionaires for assets it is seeking to divest in the country that value them at some $14 billion, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

** Chinese private equity firm Trustar Capital has hired Citigroup C.N to manage a sale of Hong Kong-based soy sauce maker Amoy Food Ltd, three people with knowledge of the discussions said.

** Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO will sell two commercial properties in India to a partnership of its locally listed REIT Brookfield India BROF.NS and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC in a deal with an enterprise value of $1.4 billion.

** The U.S. Justice Department is considering suing to block Korean Air's 003490.KS planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines 020560.KS , Politico reported on Thursday.

** Brazil retailer Americanas SA AMER3.SA said on Thursday it will next week start to seek potential bidders for the acquisition of its Hortifruti Natural da Terra (HNT) business unit.

** Brazilian miner Vale SA VALE3.SA received binding offers for a stake in its base metal unit, local newspaper Valor Economico reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

** Investment advisory firm Edenbrook Capital sent a letter to the board of Canada's Absolute Software Corp ABST.TO saying the deal for the company to be taken private by Crosspoint Capital Partners "significantly undervalues" the firm.