Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Oct 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:

The Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O board on Tuesday morning rejected a Paramount Skydance PSKY.O offer of nearly $24 per share to buy the company, a source familiar with the matter said. nL6N3W20ZH

A months-long fight for control of Canada's last pure-play oil sands company took a fresh twist on Tuesday, as MEG Energy Corp MEG.TO postponed a scheduled meeting at which shareholders were set to vote on its proposed takeover by Cenovus Energy CVE.TO. nL4N3W20IU

Starboard Value CEO Jeff Smith said Tuesday Tripadvisor TRIP.O should consider selling its restaurant booking platform TheFork and possibly the entire company. nL1N3W20HZ

Blackstone <BX.N> and TPG <TPG.O> have agreed to acquire medical diagnostics firm Hologic <HOLX.O> in an up to $18.3 billion deal, it said, marking one of the largest healthcare take-private transactions this year. nL4N3W20WZ

Swiss-based bottler Coca-Cola HBC <CCH.L> said it has agreed to buy a 75% stake in its African counterpart for $2.6 billion, creating the world's second-largest Coca-Cola bottling partner by beverage volume. nL6N3W20C3

Crypto heavyweight Coinbase <COIN.O> said it has bought investment platform Echo in a nearly $375 million cash-and-stock deal, aiming to bring fundraising tools to its platform. nL6N3W20JK

CenterPoint Energy <CNP.N> will sell its natural gas distribution unit in Ohio to National Fuel Gas <NFG.N> for $2.62 billion, as the U.S. utility focuses on its core regulated electric and gas operations in other states.

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KKR and Portuguese private equity firm Quadrantis Capital have agreed to acquire minority stakes in Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance, the companies said. nL6N3W20BD

Activist investor Starboard Value has taken a nearly 5% stake in construction firm Fluor FLR.N and plans to push for ways to boost the company's shares, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. nL4N3W10YV

Dye & Durham's second-largest shareholder Plantro withdrew its proposal to acquire the Canadian legal software maker and may reduce or exit its holdings, citing deteriorating financial results and a lack of board engagement. nL4N3W10WI