News: BHP Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Telecom Italia, Anglo American, Paramount Global; Updates: U.S. Steel)

May 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Thursday:

** Skydance Media has submitted a sweetened offer for Paramount Global PARA.O , according to a person familiar with the matter.

		** Anglo American  AAL.L  is starting a formal process 
to sell its coal assets and explore options for its nickel 

operations after fending off a takeover threat from bigger rival BHP Group (BHP) , Chief Executive Duncan Wanblad said.

** U.S. investment firm KKR KKR.N secured unconditional EU antitrust approval for its up to 22-billion-euro ($24 billion) acquisition of Telecom Italia's (TIM) TLIT.MI fixed-line network.

** U.S. Steel Corp X.N and Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T have received all regulatory approvals outside of the United States for their proposed $14.9 billion merger, the companies said.

		** ANZ Group  (ANZ) , Australia's fourth-largest bank, 
has fully exited its investment in Malaysian lender AMMB 

Holdings AMMB.KL by selling its entire 5.2% stake for up to $149 million, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters.

** Canada's Brookfield BN.TO said that together with Brookfield Renewable Partners and Singapore's Temasek Holdings it has entered into exclusive talks to buy a majority stake in French renewable power producer Neoen NEOEN.PA , valuing it at around 6.1 billion euros ($6.6 billion).

** Telefonica Brasil VIVT3.SA said on Wednesday it was in talks with Brazilian broadband infrastructure operator Desktop DESK3.SA over a potential acquisition.

** Banco BPM BAMI.MI CEO Giuseppe Castagna believes there are "no conditions today" to merge with state-controlled bank Monte dei Paschi BMPS.MI , he said in an interview published with daily Il Sole 24 Ore.

** Waste management firm Renewi RWI.L plans to sell its UK Municipal business to Biffa Ltd as it fully shifts focus to European recycling markets in line with last year's strategic review, the London-listed company said.

** BHP Group (BHP) investors welcomed the top global miner's decision to walk away from a $49-billion plan to take over Anglo American AAL.L , which rejected three proposed offers from its bigger rival over the past six weeks.

** U.S. commodities trader Bunge BG.N and a subsidiary of Japan's Zen-Noh Group have agreed to buy part of a terminal at Latin America's largest port from Rumo for 600 million reais ($115.3 million), according to a securities filing on Wednesday.

** Brazilian rail operator Rumo RAIL3.SA has signed a binding agreement to sell its 50% stake in a terminal at the Santos port to a consortium formed by Bunge Alimentos and Zen-Noh Grain Corp for 600 million reais ($115.3 million), it said on Wednesday.