Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Feb 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday:

A KKR KKR.N and Singapore Telecommunications STEL.SI consortium will pay S$6.6 billion ($5.2 billion) in cash to take full control of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), the companies said, in an intensifying race for AI capacity. nL4N3YZ2RJ

UK speciality insurer Beazley BEZG.L would recommend a sweetened 8 billion pound ($10.97 billion) takeover by Zurich Insurance ZURN.S once the Swiss firm makes a firm offer, it said after rejecting previous multiple bids. nL6N3Z00G7

Persil-owner Henkel HNKG.DE said it agreed to buy specialty coatings company Stahl for 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Stahl Group. nL6N3Z00HM

Texas Instruments TXN.O is in advanced talks to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories SLAB.O for about $7 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. nL4N3YZ2C0

Spain's Santander SAN.MC will buy U.S. regional lender Webster Financial WBS.N in a $12.2 billion deal to create one of the country's top-10 retail and commercial banks, the company said, marking a major bet on the U.S. market. nL4N3YZ20F

Shell SHEL.L has agreed to sell a 20% stake in its Orca project offshore Brazil to Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), the oil major said. nL6N3YZ0ZT

Glencore GLEN.L is in talks to sell a 40% stake in its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a U.S.-backed consortium in a deal valuing the assets at about $9 billion including debt, it said. nL6N3YZ11M