Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Telecom Italia, Eurazeo, Bouygues, Aberdeen Asset, CitiusTech)

March 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:

** Telecom Italia TLIT.MI may look into taking a minority stake in Italian fiber network provider Metroweb to help boost its investments in faster networks, people familiar with the matter said. News Search ID:nL6N0MH442

** French private equity firm Eurazeo EURA.PA is set to lose control of Europe's biggest parking management firm Apcoa to a group of lenders led by U.S. investment firm Centerbridge.

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** French conglomerate Bouygues BOUY.PA is expected to make a new offer to purchase telecom business SFR, the mobile phone unit of Vivendi VIV.PA , French newspaper Le Monde said .

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** Aberdeen Asset Management Plc ADN.L said on Thursday that it had received regulatory approval to buy Lloyds Banking Group's LLOY.L fund management arm Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. News Search ID:nASM00062A

** India's CitiusTech said on Thursday that U.S.-based buyout firm General Atlantic LLC had agreed to invest in the healthcare technology services and solutions provider to help it expand business globally. News Search ID:nL3N0MH3NU

** Russian steelmaker Magnitogorskiy metallurgicheskiy kombinat OAO (MMK) MAGN.MM hopes to sell its 5 percent share in Fortescue Metals Group Ltd FMG.AX by the end of the year, MMK said on Thursday. News Search ID:nL6N0MH1VU

** Talks between Austria and Carlos Slim's America Movil SAB de CV AMXL.MX on pooling their stakes in Telekom Austria AG

TELA.VI have hit snags over Austrian insistence on maintaining broad veto rights over some decisions, Kurier newspaper reported on Thursday. News Search ID:nL6N0MH1SQ

** The Italian government supports plans by Finmeccanica SpA

SIFI.MI to sell its transportation units and focus on its core aerospace and defense businesses, the finance and industries ministries said in a joint statement. News Search ID:nL6N0MH1SZ

** Retail-focused conglomerate China Resources Enterprise Ltd (CRE) 0291.HK expects government approval for its joint venture with British supermarket operator Tesco Plc TSCO.L to come through in May, CRE's chief financial officer said on Thursday. News Search ID:nH9N0M002Q

** Bilfinger GBFG.DE has around 800 million euros ($1.11 billion) left in its war chest for acquisitions, but has no plans to make any 'big bang' deals, the engineering and services company said on Thursday. News Search ID:nL6N0MH2EU

** Consultancy firm KPMG Href="NewsSearch">KPMG.UL called on Thursday for expressions of interest in buying 75.5 percent of Slovenia's main airport Aerodrom Ljubljana ARPO.LJ . News Search ID:nL6N0MH324

** The Polish treasury expects to receive an offer next month for its majority stake in real-estate holding company PHN

PHN.WA , as the ministry aims to privatize the company in the first half of this year, the deputy treasury minister said on Thursday. The treasury controls 73 percent of PHN, a stake that the market values at almost 1 billion zlotys ($331 million). News Search ID:nL6N0MH2GS

** China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd 1886.HK will buy 117.7 million yuan ($19 million) worth of assets from Suntory (China) Holding Co Ltd as the Hong Kong-listed fruit and vegetable juice producer expands its product portfolio to tea and coffee drinks.

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** Mayroy, the biggest shareholder in French pharmaceutical company Ipsen SA IPN.PA , announced on Wednesday the sale of a 7 percent stake in Ipsen via private placement, bringing its stake down to 57.6 percent. News Search ID:nL6N0MG5DM

** Loral Space & Communications Inc LORL.O , which holds a majority stake in Canadian satellite communications company Telesat Holdings Inc, has selected private equity firm Apax Partners LLP and two Canadian pension funds to negotiate a sale of Telesat, people familiar with the matter said.

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** French aerospace and defense supplier Zodiac Aerospace SA

ZODC.PA said on Wednesday that it was ready to make new acquisitions after posting a 9.2 percent rise in revenue for the first six months of its financial year.

($1 = 6.20 Chinese yuan)

($1 = 0.72 euros)

($1 = 3.02 Polish zlotys)

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