News: ALX Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

June 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:

** German automotive supplier SAF Holland SFQN.DE said it was offering 3.2 billion Swedish crowns ($325 million) in cash for all the shares it does not own in Stockholm-listed Haldex HLDX.ST , sending shares in the brakes maker surging more than 40%.

** The share swap parity in PKN Orlen's PKN.WA merger with Lotos LTSP.WA won't change, PKN's chief executive said.

** The European Commission should approve PKN Orlen's PKN.WA merger with Grupa Lotos LTSP.WA in days, Orlen's chief executive said.

** China's Didi DIDI.N is in talks with state-backed Sinomach Automobile 600335.SS to buy a third of its electric-vehicle unit, two sources said, signalling the ride-hailer's regulatory troubles are in the rear view mirror as it focuses on growth.

** Australia's Atlas Arteria (ALX) surged 15% after fund manager IFM Global Infrastructure Fund acquired a 15% stake in the issued securities of the tollroad operator and hinted at a potential takeover attempt.

** Brazilian lender Itau Unibanco Holding SA ITUB4.SA on Tuesday sold some of its roughly 11% stake in New York-listed broker XP Inc XP.O for about $154 million, Brazil Journal reported without stating where it obtained the information.

** Kenya's Centum Investment Co Plc CTUM.NR said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its 83.4% stake in Kenya's Sidian Bank to Nigeria's Access Bank for 4.3 billion shillings ($36.8 million).

** Elon Musk's efforts to arrange new financing that will limit his cash contribution to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc TWTR.N have been put on hold because of the uncertainty surrounding the deal, people familiar with the matter said.

** German state-owned bank KfW is considering taking a stake in TransnetBW, the high-voltage power transmission network that EnBW EBKG.DE is looking to open up to a long-term investment partner, three people familiar with the matter said.

** French retailer Casino CASP.PA has received three preliminary offers for its renewable-energy business GreenYellow, with bids around 1.5 billion euros ($1.60 billion) each, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

** Investors who speculate on whether mergers and acquisitions will be completed as agreed are betting against the shares of some companies that have inked leveraged buyouts in the wake of private equity firm Thoma Bravo renegotiating a deal.

** Kohl's Corp KSS.N has entered into exclusive negotiations with retail store operator Franchise Group Inc FRG.O over a potential sale of the department store chain, valuing it at nearly $8 billion, the companies said late on Monday.

** Italian utility A2A A2.MI completed the acquisition of wind and solar portfolios from investment fund Ardian in a deal worth 452 million euros ($483 million), the company said in a statement on Tuesday.