The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1000 GMT on Thursday. For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/]) ** Maybank (MBBM.KL), Malaysia's biggest lender, will make an offer to buy Singapore brokerage Kim Eng Holdings (KEHS.SI) for $1.4 billion in the biggest deal involving a securities house in the city-state. To read more, double-click on [ID:nL3E7C601R]
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