News: RHC Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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Nov 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday:

		** Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby  SIME.KL  said 
Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care, its 50-50 joint venture with 

Australia's Ramsay Health Care (RHC) , will be sold for 5.7 billion ringgit ($1.21 billion).

** Austrian lender Erste Group ERST.VI said that it was repurchasing a 15% stake in its Hungarian subsidiary, currently held by Hungarian state-owned Corvinus International Investments.

** Swedish truckmaker Volvo VOLVb.ST said it had won an auction for the battery business of troubled Proterra in the United States with a $210 million bid.

** Japanese education company Benesse Holdings 9783.T said it will go private in a 208 billion yen ($1.37 billion) management buyout that will have Swedish investment fund EQT AB EQTAB.ST as a partner.

** Mining company Vale will sell a 14% stake in its Indonesian nickel miner Vale Indonesia INCO.JK to bring the holding by overseas firms below the maximum limit, Indonesia's mining minister said.

** Talks of a merger between India's Zee Entertainment Enterprises ZEE.NS and Japan's Sony's 6758.T Indian arm have stalled after a clash on which company's top executive will run the merged entity, the Mint business daily reported.

** Japanese state-backed fund INCJ said it has sold all but a token portion of its stake in semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics 6723.T , offloading 279 billion yen ($1.84 billion) worth of shares.

** Australian proxy advisor Ownership Matters recommended Origin Energy shareholders support a $10.5 billion bid by a consortium led by Canada's Brookfield, the third adviser to swing behind the deal this week.

** Software services provider Bill Holdings BILL.N on Thursday denied a media report that said it was pursuing an acquisition of Melio Payments.