Glance-UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Permira, Deutsche Boerse, CF Industries, Integra Energie and others) Nov 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on) ** Integra Energie agreed an 850 million euro ($1.3 billion) loan to back its acquisition of Thuga AG from German utility E.ON AG, arranging banks said. (To read more click on ) ** U.S. private equity fund Advent International announced a public bid for Poland's top textbook publisher WSiP for 405 million zlotys ($141 million). ** General Electric is talking to sovereign funds in Singapore, Korea and Qatar about its possible bid for Areva's electrical power and transmission unit T&D, Les Echos newspaper said. ** Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co Ltd and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc said they plan to merge, creating Japan's largest trust bank with scale to better compete in a crowded asset management industry. ** British stockbroker W.H. Ireland Group said it agreed to sell its 39.35 percent holding in Australian unit for A$1.3 million ($1.16 million). ** Dutch telecoms group KPN is considering the sale of its business-customer unit and fibre network in Belgium, Belgian daily De Tijd reported, citing several unidentified industry sources. ** Capgemini is planning a series of acquisitions to strengthen its position in the U.S. market, its chief executive told the Financial Times. ** Italian oil and gas group Eni has signed a cooperation agreement with Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunayGas on exploration and production activities in Kazakhstan, Eni said. ** U.S. fertilizer maker CF Industries said on Friday its board rejected rival Agrium Inc's sweetened bid worth about $4.5 billion, arguing the proposal substantially undervalues the company. ** Germany's E.ON, the world's largest utility, is set to sell its German power grid, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ** Deutsche Boerse AG placed a final bid for a controlling stake in the Warsaw Stock Exchange from the Polish government, the German operator said. ** German carmaker Porsche SE is pushing to agree an 8.5 billion euro ($12.6 billion) loan by Nov. 10, two bankers close to the deal said. COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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