Strategic Buyers - International Deals* Turkey - 13 Feb: VANET Ticari Yatirimlar Gida Sanayi Tur. Iç ve Dis Tic. A.S. announced the pending acquisition of 99.4% of Metro Turizm Seyahat Organizasyon Ve Ticaret AS for $69.9 million. Based in Istanbul, Metro Turizm provides bus transportation in Turkey and internationally. * Russia - 13 Feb: Depozitarno-Kliringovaya Kompaniya ZAO announced the acquisition of an additional 13.6% stake of Aeroflot - Russian Airlines. Based in Moscow, Aeroflot provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Russia and internationally. Terms were not disclosed. * Japan - 17 Feb: Senko Co., Ltd. announced the acquisition of an additional 46.0% of Tokyo Nohin Daiko Co., Ltd. ("TND"). TND provides trucking and warehousing services from its base in Tokyo, Japan. Terms were not disclosed. * UK - 18 Feb: Addison Lee PLC announced the acquisition of The Premier Transport Group. Premier provides courier and passenger transport services from its base in London. Terms were not disclosed. * Kazakhstan - 19 Feb: Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc announced the acquisition of the remaining 10.0% of Astana Contract JSC for $6.4 million. Astana operates warehouses and container terminals from its base in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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* Abu Dhabi - 14 Feb: Mubadala Development Company and Abu Dhabi Investment Company announced the pending acquisition of 34.2% of Emirates Ship Investment Company LLC. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Emirates operates tankers, dry bulk carriers and LNG/LPG vessels. Terms were not disclosed. * Canada - 19 Feb: Bluehill ID AG announced the acquisition of Syscan International Inc. Based in Dorval, Canada, Syscan provides RFID supply chain technology services for the food, pharmaceutical and health care sectors. Terms were not disclosed.Labels: T and L Mergers and Acquisitions worldwide