News: AZS Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** Abu Dhabi alternative investor Lunate said it acquired a 40% stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's oil pipeline infrastructure assets from BlackRock and KKR.

** The union representing employees of United States Steel X.N on Tuesday said it would not support Japanese firm Nippon Steel's 5401.T draft agreement to gain support for its takeover of the U.S. company.

** Azimut AZMT.MI will sell all of its stake in private credit fund Kennedy Lewis to Goldman Sachs' private equity unit Petershill Partners, the Italian asset manager said.

** Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) STEL.SI ruled out any impending deal to sell its Australian mobile network operation Optus following reports that talks for a potential stake divestment had fallen off.

** Danish biotech Genmab GMAB.CO has agreed to buy U.S. cancer drug maker ProfoundBio for $1.8 billion, the two companies said.

** French car manufacturer Renault RENA.PA announced that shipping group CMA CGM officially joined Flexis, its partnership with Volvo Group on electric vans.

** Austria's central bank chief said there was a "tail risk" in a plan by Raiffeisen Bank International to buy a stake in Austrian building company Strabag with funds currently tied up in Russia and only Raiffeisen can judge if such a risk is worth taking.

** Clariant CLN.S completed the $810 million acquisition of Canada's ingredients and cosmetics maker Lucas Meyer Cosmetics from International Flavors & Fragrances IFF.N , the Swiss specialty chemicals firm said.

** Australia's Azure Minerals (AZS) said the country's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) extended a deadline for approving SQM SQMA.SN and Hancock Prospecting's A$1.7 billion ($1.11 billion) offer for the lithium developer.

** U.S. private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) said on Tuesday it had agreed to acquire a majority ownership position in information technology provider Presidio from UK-based BC Partners.

** Private equity firm EQT EQTAB.ST said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy compliance software maker Avetta from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).