date:Dec 10, 2013
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Monday:
** Sysco Corp will buy US Foods Inc for about $3.5 billion from its private equity owners in a deal that will combine the top two U.S. food distributors and create a company commanding at least a quarter of the $235 billion North American market.
** Tesco Plc, the world's third-biggest retailer, has bought a small stake in Lazada, the Southeast Asian online retail company said.
** Post Holdings Inc sa