News: SOL Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

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Dec 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Wednesday:

		** India's Reliance-owned TV18 Broadcast  TVEB.NS  will 
merge with Network18 Media & Investments  NEFI.NS  in an all 

stock deal, the two companies said

		** The Indian government will sell up to an 8% stake in 
state-run IRCON International  IRCN.NS  this week, the company 

said in an exchange filing

		** Medical tools supplier Danaher  DHR.N  said  it has 
completed the $5.7 billion acquisition of Abcam  ABCZF.PK , 

overcoming the initial opposition from the founder of the protein consumables maker

** France's Safran SAF.PA does not exclude a protest against Italy's decision to block part of its planned $1.8 billion purchase of the flight control systems business of Collins Aerospace RTX.N , Chief Executive Olivier Andries said

** Japan's Rakuten Group 4755.T said it plans to sell a large stake in Rakuten Bank 5838.T to overseas investors, its latest fundraising effort as it grapples with heavy debt and losses at its mobile network unit

** Australian fund manager Perpetual (PPT) rejected a A$3.1 billion ($2 billion) takeover offer from its largest shareholder, diversified investor Washington H Soul Pattinson (WHSP) (SOL) , saying the proposal undervalued its business

** Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda's chairman and two units have agreed to sell a combined 51% stake in the controlling shareholder of Wanda Film 002739.SZ to a company linked to Tencent-invested China Ruyi Holdings 0136.HK

** U.S. private equity firm TA Associates is aiming to sell its minority stake of about 20% in Vietnamese software provider MISA, with a value for the company of more than $500 million, two sources with knowledge of the matter said

** Harmonic Drive Systems 6324.T , a Japanese maker of speed reducers, said that Toyota Motor 7203.T will sell its entire stake in the company in the open market overseas

** The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources PXD.N and Exxon Mobil XOM.N a second request for more information on their $60 billion takeover deal, Pioneer said on Tuesday

** Midwest law firms Ulmer & Berne and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale are planning to merge, creating what they said in a Tuesday statement will be a "super-regional" firm with 275 lawyers