(Adds: Hilton, Updates: U.S. Steel Corp)
March 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
** U.S. Steel Corp X.N , the acquisition target of Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T , must remain a domestically ownedand operated American firm, President Joe Biden will say in a statement opposing the proposed merger.
** Hilton said it will buy Graduate Hotels from Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners for $210 million, markingits first brand acquisition in over two decades as pressure in the hotel industry creates opportunity for consolidations.
** Private equity firm KKR KKR.N has launched a 2.8 billion euro ($3.06 billion) takeover offer for German electricity and energy producer Encavis ECVG.DE , the company said.
** Elbe Bidco has launched a takeover offer for German electricity and energy producer Encavis ECVG.DE , the company said, confirming previous talks.
** Drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said it would acquire endocrine diseases-focused firm Amolyt Pharma for $1.05 billion in cash, in a bid to boost its rare diseases portfolio.
** Spanish construction giant Ferrovial FERF.AS said it will buy a 24% stake in IRB Infrastructure Trust, an investment vehicle that holds a portfolio of 12 toll road concessions in India, for 740 million euros (about $810 million).
** Japanese state-backed fund Japan Investment Corp (JIC) will start a tender offer for chip materials maker JSR Corp's 4185.T shares on March 19 after it obtained Chinese regulators' approval, Bloomberg News reported.
** Appen (APX) said U.S.-based digital data solutions firm Innodata INOD.O has withdrawn a non-binding indicative proposal for a buyout, sending shares of the Australian software firm tumbling more than 17%.
** Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) STEL.SI shares fell more than 1% in early trade after reports it was in advanced negotiations to sell a significant stake in Australian telco Optus to Canada's Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO .
** India's Reliance Industries RELI.NS has agreed to buy Paramount Global's PARA.O entire 13.01% stake in local entertainment network Viacom 18 Media for about $517 million (42.86 billion Indian rupees), the U.S. company said in a regulatory filing.
** South African coal miner Exxaro Resources EXXJ.J is considering potential deals to acquire copper and manganese assets as part of its diversification strategy, Chief Executive Nombasa Tsengwa said.
** Japan's SoftBank Group 9984.T is exploring a potential investment in France's Mistral AI, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
** The owners of Aareal Bank have lined up advisers to sell its tech unit, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the German property lender navigates a global crunch in commercial real estate.
** Biopharmaceutical company Biocon's BION.NS unit Biocon Biologics will sell its Indian branded formulations businesses to Eris Lifesciences ERIS.NS in a deal worth 12.42 billion rupees ($150 million), the companies said in separate exchange filings.
** Swedish gaming company Embracer EMBRACb.ST agreed to divest selected assets from its subsidiary Saber Interactive for $247 million, thereby ceasing all operations in Russia, it said on.
** Czech-Slovak investment group J&T will invest 100 million euros ($109.40 million) to take an 8.1% share in Emma Alpha Holding, the main investment platform of Czech investor Jiri Smejc's Emma Capital, the groups said.
** Cisco Systems CSCO.O won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Splunk SPLK.O after EU regulators said they did not see any competition issues.
