News: WDS Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Vivendi, Axel Springer, Chevron Corp, Martin Midstream Partners and Five9)

July 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1950 GMT on Thursday:

** Vivendi VIV.PA is exploring a spin-off and potential London listing for its Canal+ TV unit, Bloomberg reported, sending the French media conglomerate's shares sharply higher in late afternoon trading.

** German billionaire Mathias Döpfner and private equity group KKR KKR.N are negotiating a break-up of media conglomerate Axel Springer, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

** Oil producers Chevron Corp CVX.N and Hess Corp HES.N expect the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will review their proposed merger in the third quarter, the companies said in a statement.

** Hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital said they have made an offer for Martin Midstream Partners MMLP.O , aiming to scuttle a bid from the fuels storage and transporter's largest shareholder to buy it out.

** Investment firm Anson Funds Management has amassed a stake in Five9 FIVN.O and is urging the U.S. call center software company to consider a sale, people familiar with the matter said.

** Private equity firm Bain Capital will buy Envestnet ENV.N in a $4.5 billion deal, with backing from a cohort of investors, including BlackRock BLK.N and Fidelity Investments, the financial software vendor said.

** Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended Vista Outdoor VSTO.N shareholders to vote against the proposed merger of the company's ammunitions unit with Prague-based defense firm Czechoslovak Group (CSG), in a letter seen by Reuters.

** Hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital are making an offer for Martin Midstream Partners MMLP.O , a letter seen by Reuters showed, aiming to scupper a bid from the fuels storage and transporter's largest shareholder to buy it out.

** Singapore-based ride hailing firm Grab's GRAB.O deal to buy smaller rival Trans-cab Holdings is likely to significantly lower competition in the domestic market, the city-state's competition watchdog said.

** AustralianSuper, the country's biggest superannuation fund, has bought a 5.02% stake in Woodside (WDS) , making it the energy giant's second-largest shareholder, an exchange filing showed.

** Singapore-listed data centre real estate investment trust Keppel DC REIT KEPE.SI and sponsor Keppel KPLM.SI are set to buy a data centre in Tokyo for 23.4 billion yen ($145 million), in the REIT's first Japanese acquisition.

** Honeywell HON.O said on Wednesday it would buy Air Products' APD.N liquefied natural-gas process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion in cash, marking the industrial giant's fourth acquisition this year.

** Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O decided not to pursue a takeover of online marketing software company HubSpot HUBS.N weeks ago, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

** The National Basketball Association has finalized a $76 billion deal that will make Comcast's CMCSA.O NBC Universal and Amazon.com's AMZN.O Amazon Prime Video new partners, and it will maintain Disney's DIS.N ESPN as the home of the NBA finals, the Athletic reported on Wednesday, citing sources.