Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA)

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

** An international bidding war has deepened for Australia's Namoi Cotton with Singapore's Olam Agri Holdings lobbing an A$136.6 million ($89.13 million) takeover offer that trumps a Dutch-led bid made this week. ** Raiffeisen Bank International's (RBI) acquisition of a stake in construction firm Strabag linked to a Russian tycoon remains under careful assessment for any compliance risk, the biggest Western bank in Russia said. ** Britain's Co-Op Bank said talks for its takeover by Coventry Building Society were "well advanced" and its multi-year revamp was now materially complete, after reporting first quarter financial performance in line with expectations.