jan 31 reuters  the following bids mergers acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1445 gmt on monday  anglo american platinum amplats amsjj will sell its 50 stake in its kroondal and marikana operations northwest of johannesburg to sibanye stillwater  the platinum group metals miners pgm said on monday  software company citrix systems ctxso said on monday it had agreed to be taken private for 165 billion including debt by affiliates of elliott management and vista equity partners which are seeking to tap the pandemicdriven boom in cloud computing  britains biggest housebuilder barratt developments bdevl said on monday it had bought land promoter gladman developments ltd for 250 million pounds 33585 million to help bolster its ability to source land  the german governments review of the planned sale of chipmaker siltronic to taiwanese rival globalwafers 6488two which requires formal approval by the end of the day is still underway a german economy ministry spokesperson said on monday  french shipping giant cma cgm said it had struck a preliminary agreement to acquire a majority stake in french delivery firm colis prive as it continues to build up its logistics business  education group pearson has agreed to buy the certification company credly to expand its offering to businesses looking to train and retain workers at a time of tight labour markets and rapid technological innovation  hedge fund land  buildings investment management has informed lxp industrial trust lxpn that it is interested in acquiring the us warehousefocused real estate investment trust for 45 billion people familiar with the matter said on sunday  australias irongate group iapax said it has received a a129 billion 90893 million takeover bid from a partnership managed by property investor charter hall group chcax topping a rejected offer by 360 capital tgpax compiled by akash sriram and rajarshi roy in bengaluru