News: ASB Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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April 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Tuesday:

** Eni ENI.MI is evaluating an expression of interest for its newswire Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI), a spokesperson for the energy group said, adding the discussion was preliminary and non-exclusive.

** Yahoo said it had acquired Instagram co-founders' AI-driven news platform, Artifact, and will incorporate its technology across the U.S. web services provider's news and other sites.

** Honeywell International HON.O is considering selling its personal protective equipment (PPE) division in a deal that could value the unit at more than $2 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

** Private equity firm Silver Lake, the biggest investor in Endeavor Group Holdings EDR.N , said it had agreed to a deal to take the talent and entertainment agency private for $13 billion.

** Top oilfield services company SLB SLB.N said it will buy smaller rival ChampionX CHX.O in an all-stock deal valued at $7.75 billion, amid growing consolidation in the North American energy sector.

** Brazilian energy firm Enauta ENAT3.SA has presented an offer to combine with fellow oil firm 3R Petroleum RRRP3.SA , which in turn said it had halted talks for a proposed tie-up with rival PetroReconcavo RECV3.SA to analyse the new bid.

** The controlling shareholders of Brazilian payments firm Cielo CIEL3.SA have reached an agreement with some minority shareholders to raise the price of a tender offer to take the company private, according to a securities filing.

** An investment vehicle linked to CVC Capital Partners has disposed of its entire 5% stake in Vietnam's fourth biggest non-state owned commercial lender, Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), for $220 million, according to a company filing and a person with knowledge of the matter.

** Australian shipbuilder Austal said it had rejected an A$1.02 billion ($662 million) takeover offer from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean as it was unlikely to be approved by Australian and U.S. regulators due to the sensitivity of its operations.

** Pakistan is putting on the block a stake ranging from 51% to 100% of loss-making national carrier Pakistan International Airlines PIAa.PSX , the privatisation panel said , as part of reforms urged by the IMF.

** Australia's APM Human Services (APM) is in talks with various parties regarding a potential transaction, it said, days after private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific failed to go ahead with its A$1.83 billion ($1.19 billion) takeover offer.

** Funds related to activist shareholder Yoshiaki Murakami jointly own a 5.11% stake in Japanese chip materials maker JSR Corp 4185.T , a regulatory filing showed.