News: BHP Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:

** Morphosys MORG.DE said its takeover by Novartis NOVN.S was still expected to be closed in the first half of this year, in a statement responding to a possible safety risk reported by specialist news website STAT News that knocked the company's share price.

** An adviser to BHP (BHP) on its $39 billion Anglo American AAL.L bid is seeking views from some of its shareholders as the miner weighs making a revised offer after its initial proposal was rejected last week, sources said.

** French IT firm Atos ATOS.PA put a price tag on a state offer to take over strategic parts of the company , boosting its shares, but also said it would need almost twice as much cash as estimated earlier this month to stay afloat.

** Blackstone BX.N has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund SONG.L for about $1.57 billion, trumping an offer from Concord for the music rights owner of artists such as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the companies said.

** Australia's Pacific Smiles Group (PSQ) said it recommended a takeover offer from National Dental Care (NDC) HoldCo, valuing the dental centres operator at A$303 million ($198.07 million).

** The billionaire owner of L'Occitane International 0973.HK is close to making a proposal to take the French skincare firm private as early as Monday in a deal that could value it at about $7 billion including debt, Bloomberg News reported.