Jan 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 10:30 a.m. GMT on Tuesday:

** Private-equity firm Carlyle Group CG.O has acquired a majority stake in Indian beauty care and wellness solutions provider VLCC for around $300 million, two sources told Reuters.

** Swedish venture capital group Triton said it had made a rival offer for Finnish construction systems provider Caverion CAV1V.HE that valued the takeover target at around 1.09 billion euros ($1.17 billion).

** Hungary's government has declared local IT firm 4iG's purchase of a 51% stake in Vodafone's Hungarian unit a transaction of national strategic interest, exempting the deal from competition scrutiny, according to a decree published late on Monday.

** Australia's Norwest Energy NL (NWE) recommended its shareholders reject Mineral Resources (MinRes) Ltd's (MIN) unsolicited $223 million offer to take full control of the oil and gas explorer.

** Oil tanker company Frontline FRO.OL said a $4.2 billion deal to merge with rival Euronav NV EUAV.BR was terminated, a combination which would have created the world's largest publicly listed tanker company.

** CVS Health Corp CVS.N is exploring acquisition of primary care center operator Oak Street Health Inc OSH.N , Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.