Dec 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday: France’s Safran (SAF.PA) said it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its in-flight entertainment unit Safran Passenger Innovations to U.S. investment firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has taken a 5.01% stake in Toyota Industries (6201.T) , a group firm that Toyota Motor (7203.T) is hoping to buy out, a regulatory filing showed.
Australia’s St Barbara (SBM.AX) said that Chinese gold producer Lingbao Gold Group (3330.HK) will buy a 50% stake in its subsidiary St Barbara Mining for A$370 million ($245.5 million) in cash.
Cash-strapped Hong Kong developer Lai Sun Development (0488.HK) has agreed to sell its 50% interest in an office tower in the city’s central financial district to e-commerce giant JD.com (9618.HK) for HK$3.5 billion ($450 million).

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Several significant mergers and acquisitions were reported: Safran is selling its in-flight entertainment unit to Kingswood Capital Management; Elliott Investment Management acquired a 5.01% stake in Toyota Industries; Lingbao Gold Group is buying a 50% stake in St Barbara Mining for A$370 million; and Lai Sun Development is selling a 50% interest in a Hong Kong office tower to JD.com for HK$3.5 billion.

- Safran has signed an agreement to sell its in-flight entertainment unit to Kingswood Capital Management.  
- Elliott Investment Management acquired a 5.01% stake in Toyota Industries, which Toyota Motor aims to buy out.  
- St Barbara will sell a 50% stake in its subsidiary to Lingbao Gold Group for A$370 million, while Lai Sun Development is selling its 50% interest in an office tower to JD.com for HK$3.5 billion.  

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