Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds J&T, Statoil, Augusta)

March 28 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:

** French gas and power group GDF Suez GSZ.PA said it had signed a deal to sell U.S. liquefied natural gas to CPC Corp of Taiwan. News Search ID:nL5N0MP1LI

** Investment group J&T has merged its stake in Unipetrol

UNPE.PR with those of various clients, making them the second-biggest shareholder in the Czech downstream oil group with more influence to push for supervisory board seats and a dividend payment. News Search ID:nL5N0MP1MW

** Italian energy group Eni ENI.MI said it had sold a 7 percent stake in Galp Energia GALP.LS for 702.4 million euros ($965 million) via an accelerated bookbuilding offered to institutional investors. News Search ID:nI6N0MG029

** Brazil has approved Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil's

STL.OL acquisition of a stake in an offshore oil concession from mining giant Vale VALE5.SA , Statoil said on Friday.

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** Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd WPL.AX has delayed signing a landmark agreement to take up to a $2.7 billion stake in Israel's Leviathan gas field, but said on Friday that it was in talks to overcome remaining issues. News Search ID:nL4N0MO52B

** Canadian metals explorer Augusta Resource Corp AZC.TO , which is fighting off a hostile takeover bid from HudBay Minerals Inc HBM.TO , said nine parties had expressed interest in the company in response to its strategic review.

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** The New Zealand government said it would sell up to 49 percent of power company Genesis Energy Ltd Href="NewsSearch">GEPWR.UL at NZ$1.55 a share, earning it up to NZ$736 million ($638 million) from the sale. News Search ID:nL4N0MP1C2

** Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd OCBC.SI , in talks to buy Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank Ltd 0302.HK , has halted trading of its shares three days before the banks' exclusive talks on a multibillion dollar deal are due to expire.

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** Australia's federal government said it would pay states to sell off assets as treasurers across jurisdictions agreed to do more to lure local and overseas investors to take a slice of an estimated A$100 billion ($92.58 billion) in infrastructure.

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** Papua New Guinea energy company Oil Search Ltd OSH.AX launched a fight on Friday to contest French oil giant Total SA's TOTF.PA purchase of a 40 percent stake in PNG's biggest undeveloped gas field. News Search ID:nL4N0MP06X

** Swedish truck and heavy vehicle group Volvo VOLVb.ST said it had agreed to sell commercial real estate in a deal expected to boost second quarter operating income by 900 million Swedish crowns ($139 million). ($1 = 1.15 New Zealand dollars) ($1 = 1.08 Australian dollars) ($1 = 6.48 Swedish crowns) ($1 = 0.73 euros)

(Compiled by Neha Dimri in Bangalore)

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