Jan 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions...

Jan 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1230 GMT on Tuesday:

** Singaporean investor Temasek TEM.UL has acquired Element Materials Technology Group from Bridgepoint BPTB.L for an undisclosed amount, the private equity firm said.

** Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle Inc (SZL) is in talks to be acquired by larger Australian rival Zip Co Ltd (Z1P) , the companies said, sending shares of Sezzle soaring 23% during the session.

** Chinese state-owned property firms are expected to acquire more assets from cash-strapped private developers, analysts said, as Beijing steps up efforts to stabilise and tighten control over a crisis-hit sector that accounts for a quarter of its economy.

** Swedish e-sports and gaming firm MTG MTGb.ST has agreed to sell ESL Gaming to Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group at an enterprise value of $1.05 billion, it said on Monday.

** Chesapeake Energy Corp CHK.O said it would buy privately held oil and gas producer Chief E&D Holdings LP for about $2.5 billion as it looks to bolster its U.S. shale gas assets.

** JPMorgan JPM.N said it had agreed to acquire an around 49% stake in Athens-based payments fintech Viva Wallet, subject to regulatory approvals.

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O is preparing to abandon its purchase of Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T after offering about $40 billion for the British company in 2020, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

** ITA Chairman Alfredo Altavilla has welcomed an approach by Swiss-based shipping group MSC and German carrier Lufthansa LHAG.DE to buy the majority of Alitalia successor ITA Airways, he told Germany's Handelsblatt.