News: BHP Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

July 30 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:

** Japanese trading house Sojitz 2768.T said it had bought the takeout sushi businesses of Sushi Avenue Inc in the United States for an undisclosed sum, as part of a drive to expand its seafood operations.

** AXA IM Prime, a unit of AXA Investment Managers, will acquire a 20% stake in French private credit firm Rivage Investment, the two companies said in a joint statement.

** Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE.N is expected to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $14 billion acquisition of networking gear maker Juniper Networks JNPR.N , people familiar with the matter said.

** Global miner BHP Group (BHP) and Canada-listed Lundin Mining LUN.TO will jointly take over developer Filo Corp FIL.TO for C$4.5 billion ($3.25 billion), the companies said, as they move to progress the South American projects.

** Regional lender Renasant Corp RNST.N has agreed to buy smaller rival The First Bancshares FBMS.N in an all-stock deal valued at $1.2 billion, the Mississippi-based banks said.

** Investment firm Pondera Holdings is exploring options for Whisker, including a sale of its controlling stake that could value the maker of self-cleaning cat litter boxes at close to $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

** Hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital have made a sweetened bid to acquire fuels storage and transporter Martin Midstream Partners MMLP.O , according to a letter seen by Reuters.

** Investment firm Sixth Street will acquire Enstar ESGR.O for $5.1 billion, in a deal backed by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and billionaire J Christopher Flowers, the insurer said.