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Dec 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Monday:

		** The European Union's antitrust chief Margrethe 
Vestager said that she had noted Adobe's  ADBE.O  decision to 

drop its planned $20 billion cash-and-stock deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma.

		** British landlord LondonMetric Property  LMPL.L  is in 
talks to merge with London-based real estate investment trust 

LXI LXIL.L , Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the discussions.

		** Japan's Nippon Steel  5401.T  clinched a deal to buy 
U.S. Steel  X.N  for $14.9 billion in cash, prevailing in an 

auction for the 122-year-old iconic steelmaker over rivals including Cleveland-Cliffs CLF.N and ArcelorMittal MT.LU .

		** Alteryx  AYX.N  said it had agreed to be acquired by 
private-equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Insight 

Partners, in a deal valued at $4.4 billion including debt.

		** Signals analytics firm HawkEye360 said it acquired 
Maxar's radio frequency business unit that was formed less than 

a year ago, adding more spectrum-scanning satellites to its fleet.

		** Door maker Masonite International  DOOR.N  said it 
will acquire PGT Innovations  PGTI.N , a manufacturer and 

supplier of windows and doors, for $3 billion in a bid to expand its business.

		** India's Devyani International  DEVY.NS  said it will 
begin operating KFC outlets in Thailand after it acquired 

Restaurants Development Co in a deal worth $128.9 million, expected to be completed by March 2024.

		** Budget hotel operator Wyndham Hotels & Resorts  WH.N  
 asked its shareholders to reject Choice Hotels  CHH.N  takeover 

offer, citing regulatory review of up to 24 months and lower valuation.

		** The European Commission said that it had cleared 
Credit Agricole's  CAGR.PA  plan to buy Degroof Petercam in a 

deal valuing the Belgian firm at 1.5 billion euros ($1.64 billion), saying the deal did not raise any competition issues.

		** OCI's  OCI.AS  shares jumped nearly 12%  after the 
European chemicals maker said it had agreed to sell its stake in 

Iowa Fertilizer Company to Koch Ag & Energy Solutions for $3.6 billion.

** German auto supplier Schaeffler SHA_p.DE has sold its Russian business to a company called PromAvtoConsult, Russian company filings showed, the latest Western company to exit the country since Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

** Iliad ILD.PA said it had submitted a proposal to Vodafone VOD.L to merge their Italian units, a move that would combine its fast-growing consumer base with the British company's strength in business in a highly competitive market.

** IBM IBM.N said that it would buy Software AG's SOWGn.DE enterprise integration platforms for 2.13 billion euros ($2.33 billion) to bolster its artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud offerings.

** Consumer goods giant Unilever ULVR.L said it would sell Elida Beauty, its non-core beauty and personal care division, to U.S. private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners.

** Shares of Australia's Pacific Smiles Group (PSQ) rose nearly 19% and were on track for their best day in 44 months, after the dental centre operator received a A$223.4 million ($150 million) takeover offer from Genesis Capital Manager I.

** Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 8306.T will buy Australian pension administration firm Link Administration (LNK) in a A$1.2 billion ($802.7 million) deal, as Japan's largest banking group boosts its fund administrator business.

** Australian construction materials firm Adbri (ABC) said it is in exclusive talks with CRH CRH.N and the Barro Group for the two companies to buy shares that Barro does not already own, in a deal worth about A$2.1 billion ($1.41 billion).