(Adds: Sapiens, Macquarie, Allianz, Shell, Johnson & Johnson, Chesapeake Energy, Yapi Kredi Bank)
April 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Friday:
** Sapiens International SPNS.O , an Israel-headquartered insurance software firm with a market value of nearly $2 billion, is exploring options that include a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
** A consortium comprising financial conglomerate Macquarie (MQG) is buying a part of Digi Communication NV'sDIGI.BX fiber networks in Spain for up to 750 million euros ($809.63 million), the Bucharest-based operator said.
** Allianz ALVG.DE agreed to sell Fireman's Fund, its U.S. insurance unit for mid-sized corporations and entertainmentindustry clients, to Arch Insurance for $1.4 billion, the German insurer said.
** Shell SHEL.L and Saudi Aramco 2222.SE , which are competing to buy the assets of Temasek-owned liquefied naturalgas (LNG) trading firm Pavilion Energy, are now locked in price negotiations after completing the due diligence process, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
** Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N agreed to buy Shockwave Medical SWAV.O in a deal valued at $13.1 billion includingdebt, as it builds its cardiac-health-centric medical devices business to help drive growth.
** Chesapeake Energy CHK.O and Southwestern Energy SWN.N said the closing date of their proposed $7.4 billionmerger has been pushed back to the second half of the year after receiving a U.S. regulator's second request for information.
** Shares in Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank YKBNK.IS jumped almost 6% after Bloomberg News reported that First Abu DhabiBank (FAB) FAB.AD was studying potential purchases in Turkey, including Yapi Kredi.
** Holcim HOLN.S said it will buy Tensolite, a maker and distributor of pre-cast concrete systems in South America, the latest acquisition by the Swiss building materials company.
** APM Human Services International (APM) said it had received a letter of intention from its largest shareholder, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, to acquire all shares of the Australian employment services firm.
(Adds: Sapiens, Macquarie, Allianz, Shell, Johnson & Johnson,...
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