June 27 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,
acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Monday:
** German robotics maker Kuka KU2G.DE is on the brink of
agreeing to an investor agreement with Chinese bidder Midea
000333.SZ that includes a long-term commitment to existing
headquarters, factories and jobs, a source close to the
negotiations said. Energy Transfer Equity ETE.N won a court ruling on
Friday that would allow the pipeline operator to walk away from
its more than $20 billion takeover of rival Williams Cos Inc
WMB.N , a deal that Energy Transfer agreed to in September but
soured on in January. Australian freight giant Asciano Ltd AIO.AX said on
Monday it had resolved a legal dispute with a trucking
subsidiary that had threatened to delay a A$9.1 billion ($6.8
billion) buyout led by Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc
BAMa.TO . Chipmaker Intel Corp INTC.O is considering the sale of
its cyber security business, the Financial Times reported on
Sunday. According to the report, the company has been talking to
its bankers about options for the Intel Security unit, which was
previously known as McAfee. Israel's Harel Insurance Investments and Financial
Services HARL.TA said on Sunday it was in talks to buy up to 4
percent in the Tamar natural gas field from Texas-based Noble
Energy NBL.N . Russia's biggest oil producer Rosneft ROSN.MM said on
Saturday that China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina)
CNNCC.UL would take a 40 percent stake in its planned
petrochemical complex VNHK in Russia's Far East.
($1 = 1.35 Australian dollars)