M&A

• French PE firm Ardian is exploring a sale of specialty ingredients maker Frulact at a $1.2B valuation Bloomberg

  
  

• Advanced manufacturing supplier MKS Instruments is selling a $1B speciality chemicals division to focus on chipmaker operations  Bloomberg

  
  

• Cyprus-based sensor and optical system manufacturer Theon agreed to acquire a 9.8% stake in French night-vision gear firm Exosens for $312M Reuters

  
  

• Oaktree is in talks to sell a minority stake in commodities house Hartree Partners Bloomberg

  
  

• Polish real estate developer Globe Trade Centre is in talks to sell a 45% stake of a German residential portfolio it bought less than one year ago  Bloomberg

  
  

• Mexican telecoms América Móvil and Chile's Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones are seeking to acquire Telefonica's Chile unit  Bloomberg  

  
  

• Private markets software firm Carta acquired loan administration platform Sirvatus to enhance offerings for private capital CFOs Yahoo.Finance