News: BHP Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Thyssenkrupp, Hg, Hess Corp, Millicom International Cellular)

May 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:

** Thyssenkrupp TKAG.DE said its supervisory board approved a planned sale of 20% of the conglomerate's steel division to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky in the face of continued opposition from labour representatives.

		** Private equity group Hg has agreed to acquire 
AuditBoard in a deal valued at more than $3 billion, the 

auditing and risk management software provider said.

		** Hess Corp CEO John Hess has until Tuesday to quell a 
rebellion by shareholders over his handling of what could turn 

out to be one of the largest mergers in oil industry history: a proposed $53 billion sale of the oil producer to Chevron Corp CVX.N .

		** French billionaire Xavier Niel is considering buying 
out telecom firm Millicom International Cellular S.A.  MICC.F , 

his investment vehicle Atlas Investissement said.

** Nationwide Building Society NBS.L said it could realise as much as a 1.5 billion pound ($1.91 billion) gain on its acquisition of rival Virgin Money, announced earlier this year and expected to close in the fourth quarter.

** Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L has rejected a 4.67 billion pound ($5.94 billion) takeover proposal from a consortium led by CVC Advisers and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, after the board of the investment platform said it "substantially" undervalued its prospects.

** German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer GXIG.DE said it signed a purchase agreement for acquiring Blitz LuxCo Sarl, the holding company of the Bormioli Pharma Group, for an enterprise value of 800 million euros ($866.32 million).

** BHP (BHP) will stand firm on the structure and value of its latest takeover proposal for Anglo American AAL.L , focusing instead on allaying its target's concerns around execution risks over the coming week, sources said.