Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Wednesday:

** TPG Capital and Carlyle Group LP CG.O , the owners of Australian hospital operator Healthscope, have begun the first stage of an A$4 billion ($3.51 billion) planned sale by inviting nine banks to pitch for a role in the process, the Australian Financial Review reported. News Search ID:nL3N0L24Z4

** Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSa.L is selling a stake in a Brazilian oil project to Qatar Petroleum International for $1 billion, in line with this year's plan to ramp up disposals. News Search ID:nL5N0L30KE

** S-Oil Corp 010950.KS was picked as the preferred bidder to buy a stake in Australia's United Petroleum with the right for exclusive talks, the South Korean refiner said in a regulatory filing.

The privately owned Australian company is exploring a potential sale or joint venture of the business that has a value of about A$1 billion including debt, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last year. News Search ID:nL3N0L31WQ

** Malaysian Resources Corp MYRS.KL said one of its units would sell freehold land and a commercial development in the Malaysian capital to Quill Capita Trust QCAP.KL for 750 million ringgit ($225 million). News Search ID:nL3N0L3313

** Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd Href="NewsSearch">GIC.UL and Macquarie Capital, a unit of Macquarie Group Ltd MQG.AX , have formed a joint venture which has bought a majority stake in Iglu, an Australian student accommodation provider with a property portfolio worth about $132 million. News Search ID:nL3N0L3063

** Russian internet group Yandex NV YNDX.O has invested in MultiShip, a logistics services provider for online stores, in a move to reinforce its e-commerce platform. Yandex said it would pay $1 million for a software platform which makes it easier for online retailers to deliver goods to customers in Russia's regions by connecting them with logistics providers.

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** The selected buyer for Bulgaria's largest private pension fund, Doverie, withdrew from the deal last month, seller Vienna Insurance Group AG VIGR.VI said. The Austrian group's Chief Executive Peter Hagen told reporters that Vienna planned to keep Doverie for now. News Search ID:nWEB00HBO

** The head of ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila Oyj Abp WRT1V.HE said it was not currently in talks with British engineering company Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc RR.L , which previously approached the Finnish firm for a possible acquisition. News Search ID:nH7N0H6026

** A spokesman for tycoon Suleiman Kerimov denied a report that the businessman was looking for buyers for his 40.22 percent stake in Russia's biggest gold miner Polyus Gold International Ltd PGIL.L .

($1 = 1.1399 Australian dollars)

($1 = 3.3350 Malaysian ringgit)

(Compiled by Shivani Mody in Bangalore)

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