July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:
** A majority of shareholders have approved Japanese company Electric Power Development's (J-Power) 9513.T A$381 million ($257.56 million) buyout of Genex Power (GNX) , the Australian company said.
** Scientific instruments maker Spectris Plc SXS.L said it has agreed to buy Georgia, U.S.-based Micromeritics Instrument Corp for $630 million, expanding the British company's laboratory analytical instruments unit.
** Spanish train maker Talgo TLGO.MC said it received a merger offer from Czech rival Skoda four months after Hungarian consortium Ganz-Mavag launched a public tender offer for all Talgo shares.
