(Adds Kellogg Co, CI Financial Corp)
Dec 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 16:00 ET on Thursday:
** Kellogg Co K.N said it has decided to divest its operations in Russia to local snacks and drinks maker Chernogolovka as the company joins a long list of Western brands pulling out of the country.
** Canada's CI Financial Corp CIX.TO said its U.S. unit had confidentially filed for an initial public offering inthe United States, more than eight months after the wealth management firm announced plans for a spin-off.
** Japan Industrial Partners, the preferred bidder to buy out Toshiba Corp 6502.T , is set to sign a loan agreement of about 1.4 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) with lenders this week, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
** Australia's OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL) said it entered into a scheme implementation deed with BHP Group Ltd (BHP) in relation to the A$9.6 billion ($6.44 billion) takeover bid the latter made for the copper and gold producer.
** The Bank of Russia agreed to sell bailed-out Otkritie Bank to the country's No.2 lender, state-owned VTB VTBR.MM , for 340 billion roubles ($4.7 billion), in a deal expected to close by the end of the year.
** Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has sold the troubled Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland state to Swiss special purpose vehicle Zero Carbon Investek - a deal that has reportedly fetched A$2 billion ($1.3 billion).
** Superior Plus Corp SPB.TO will acquire Certarus Ltd for C$1.05 billion ($770.87 million) including debt, the companies said, adding low-carbon fuels to Superior's portfolio.
** India's Reliance Retail Ventures said it had agreed to buy German retailer Metro AG's B4B.DE Indian unit for 28.5 billion rupees ($344 million) as it makes aggressive strides in the retail industry.
** Credit Suisse Group CSGN.S has sold one of its buildings in the heart of Geneva for just over 200 million Swiss francs ($217 million) to an investment foundation, the foundation confirmed.
** Australia's ReadyTech (RDY) said Pacific Equity Partners had withdrawn its updated buyout offer of A$4.50 per share for the company and was working on an alternative proposal.
** European lottery operator Allwyn will acquire the Camelot Lottery Solutions group of companies, which operates the Illinois Lottery, as part of a push into U.S. markets, Allwyn said. Financial details were not disclosed.
** Germany's Henkel aims to complete the sale of its Russia business soon, the supervisory board head told the Neue Zuercher Zeitung newspaper, an exit the chemical and consumer goods announced this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
