(Adds Chelsea, Peloton, Citigroup, Autogrill)
May 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
** Russian lawmakers gave the first stamp of approval to a bill that would allow Russian entities to take over foreign companies that have left the market in opposition to Moscow's actions in Ukraine, the government's online portal showed.
** India's Andhra Pradesh has signed renewables investment pacts worth a total of around $16 billion with three companies including India's Adani and an affiliate of Singapore's GIC sovereign wealth fund, two state government officials said.
** The Boehly-Clearlake consortium, which agreed terms to acquire Chelsea for 4.25 billion pounds ($5.33 billion) earlier this month, passed the Premier League Owners' and Directors' Test, the league said, paving the way for the club's takeover.
** Peloton Interactive Inc PTON.O Chief Executive Barry McCarthy said he would not want to sell a stake in the company at current share price levels, as he was "pretty comfortable" with the fitness equipment maker's liquidity.
** Citigroup Inc C.N is weighing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG's DBKGn.DE Mexican bank, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
** Italian transport caterer Autogrill AGL.MI is selling its operations in Russia, the company said in an answer to an investor question submitted ahead of Thursday's shareholders' meeting.
** Brazilian lubricant distributor Moove, owned by Cosan SA CSAN3.SA , has agreed to buy the largest U.S. lubricant distributor, PetroChoice Lubricants, for $479 million, the company said in a securities filing published.
** Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said it will buy German battery cell developer and manufacturer EAS from Bulgaria's Monbat MONB.BB for 36 million euros ($38.6 million) to help it scale up its own production.
** Australia's Qantas Airways (QAN) said it would buy a 51% stake in online travel agency TripADeal for an undisclosed amount, as it seeks to tap a recovery in demand for packaged holidays.
** Blackstone-backed Candle Media said it bought Spanish-language production company Exile Content Studio, as it looks to expand its reach and cater to the Hispanic audience amid a string of other recent acquisitions.
** Spirit Airlines SAVE.N Chief Executive Ted Christie said it is unlikely shareholders would vote against its proposed merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc ULCC.O .
** Tele2 TEL2b.ST shares dropped 7% after Kinnevik KINVb.ST said it would sell roughly a quarter of its holding in the telecoms operator for 6.1 billion Swedish crowns ($619.6 million).
** Italy's top insurer Generali GASI.MI has raised its stake in smaller rival Cattolica Assicurazioni CASS.MI to 91.5% after a reverse accelerated book-building (RABB) procedure, it said.
** Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE could launch its planned 4.05 billion-euro ($4.34 billion) bid for minorities in Siemens Gamesa SGREN.MC sooner than September, its chief executive said, cautioning that the decision was up to Spanish regulators.
** Germany's Lufthansa LHAG.DE wants to acquire a 20% stake in state-owned Italian airline ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia, and its cooperation partner MSC is bidding for a 60% stake, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
