(Adds Thoma Bravo, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Bellway)
Aug 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
** Thoma Bravo is preparing to explore options including a potential sale of ABC Fitness Solutions that could value thesoftware provider for health clubs and gyms at about $3 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
** Recursion Pharmaceuticals RXRX.O , a biotech firm which uses artificial intelligence to discover new drugcandidates, has agreed to buy smaller rival Exscientia EXAI.O for $688 million in an all-stock deal, according to a statement seen by Reuters.
** The UK Takeover Panel has extended the deadline for the 720 million pound ($913.7 million) all-share takeoverproposal by homebuilder Bellway BWY.L for its FTSE midcap peer Crest Nicholson CRST.L to Aug. 20, the companies said.
** Swedish financial investor EQT EQTAB.ST said on Wednesday it will acquire a majority stake in Swiss cybersecurity and data protection company Acronis.
** U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co KKR.N will launch a tender offer for Japan's Fuji Soft 9749.T , the companies said, in a 558.4 billion yen ($3.8 billion) deal to take the software developer private.
** Savannah Energy SAVES.L said on Wednesday it has terminated the planned $1.25 billion purchase of Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas' oil and gas business in South Sudan, as the parties could not close the deal on the originally envisaged terms.
** UK's competition regulator said its phase 1 review into homebuilder Barratt's BDEV.L 2.52 billion pound ($3.21 billion) all-stock deal to buy smaller rival Redrow RDW.L had raised concerns in the local area around a Barratt development.
** Australia's Pacific Smiles (PSQ) said its shareholders have voted against National Dental Care's (NDC) A$327.1 million ($214.5 million) takeover offer.
** Walt Disney DIS.N said on Wednesday it may have to pay up to $5 billion more to buy Comcast's CMCSA.O minority stake in Hulu, if an appraiser were to agree with Comcast's assessment that the stake should be valued at more than $40 billion.
** Equity Residential EQR.N has agreed to acquire 11 apartment properties located in its expansion markets such as Atlanta and Denver from Blackstone BX.N for about $964 million, the companies said on Wednesday.
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