Feb 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Friday:
** Swiss drugmaker Novartis <NOVN.S> will sell its entire 70.68% stake in its listed Indian unit <NOIN.BO> to a private equity-led consortium for about $159 million, as part of a broader global restructuring.
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** Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has agreed to acquire QBE Insurance Group’s global trade credit and surety business, a portfolio expected to generate annual revenues of approximately $200 million.
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** J&F, the holding company owned by Brazil's billionaire Batista family, is considering the acquisition of a controlling stake in CSN Cimentos, the cement unit of Brazilian steel and mining group CSN <CSNA3.SA>, local newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Thursday.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)
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