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April 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Friday:
** General Mills GIS.N , the maker of Cocoa Puffs and Cheerios breakfast cereals, is exploring a sale of its North America yogurt business including its popular Yoplait brand in a deal that could be worth more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
** Mexican broadcaster Televisa TLEVISACPO.MX plans to merge its satellite TV unit Sky with its cable TV and internet service Izzi as soon as possible, the head of the new unit said.
** Anglo American AAL.L rejected rival miner BHP Group's (BHP) 31.1 billion pound ($39 billion) takeover proposal, saying the bid significantly undervalued the London-listed company and its future prospects.
** U.S. Silica Holdings SLCA.N said it has signed a deal to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates of investment firm Apollo APO.N in a $1.85 billion deal, sending shares of the frac sand miner up 19.1% in premarket trading.
** Thyssenkrupp will sell a 20% stake in its steel business to the energy holding controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, a major breakthrough for the German conglomerate after years of unsuccessful attempts to divest the unit.
** Amber, a vehicle of infrastructure fund I Squared Capital Advisors and TDR Capital, submitted the highest bid for Spain's Applus+, Spanish regulator CNMV said , valuing the industrial testing firm at 1.65 billion euros ($1.77 billion).
** Private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to buy Britain's Darktrace DARK.L for $5.32 billion in cash, saying it would use its software expertise to drive growth at the Mike Lynch-backed cybersecurity company.
** Hungary's OTP Bank OTPB.BU is preparing for its biggest acquisition so far after making an indicative offer to a bank operating in the European Union, its CEO said.
** Buyout firm L Catterton has agreed to buy a majority stake in family-owned KIKO Milano in a deal which a source close to the matter said valued the Italian accessible make-up maker at around 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) including debt.
** Italy's government has given a conditional green light to Vitol's plan to take over oil refiner Saras SRS.MI , the global commodity trader said in a statement.
