Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 20:00 GMT on Thursday:

** Germany's Merck KGaA MRCG.DE is nearing a roughly $3.5 billion deal for SpringWorks Therapeutics SWTX.O, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3R2246

** Spain's competition watchdog CNMC is set to approve BBVA's BBVA.MC proposed acquisition of rival Sabadell SABE.MC as early as next week, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, potentially clearing another hurdle in the long-running hostile takeover bid. nL8N3R22F1

** Parcel giant UPS UPS.N said it would buy Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group AND.TO in an all-cash deal valued at $1.6 billion, boosting its healthcare logistics business. nL4N3R2152

** Italy's third-largest bank Banco BPM BAMI.MI formally rejected a takeover bid by bigger rival UniCredit CRDI.MI, saying the price was too low and that its shareholders would be penalised in the combined entity. nL8N3R21ZO

** Russian state-owned agricultural sector lender Rosselkhozbank has acquired 50% of Avito, a Russian classified ads service, from businessman Ivan Tavrin's Kismet Capital Group, Avito said in a statement. nL1N3R20ZS

** British financial services firm NewDay Group has attracted takeover interest for parts or all of its business, including a bid from a Bain Capital-led consortium, Sky News reported. nL4N3R21VC

** Kering PRTP.PA is working on several potential deals to sell stakes in stores in Italy, New York, Tokyo and Paris, deputy CEO Jean-Marc Duplaix told shareholders. nS8N3PH0AH

** British currency risk management company Argentex Group AGFX.L confirmed that it was in advanced discussions with IFX Payments for a possible acquisition of the company at 2.49 pence per share, as it battles a liquidity crunch due to ongoing turbulence in the financial market. nL4N3R21VS

** Private equity-backed Ardonagh Group has continued its run of acquisitions in continental Europe with a deal for Zurich-based broker SRB Assekuranz Broker AG. nL6N3R20IG

** Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is exploring the sale of its majority stake in Brazos Midstream II, with a deal expected to value its holding at more than $2 billion including debt, three people familiar with the matter said. nL8N3R12H1

** Parcel giant UPS UPS.N said it would buy Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group AND.TO for $1.6 billion, boosting its healthcare logistics business. nL4N3R2152

** Swiss testing and inspection group SGS SGSN.S is keen to buy as many as two companies a month in 2025, Chief Executive Officer Geraldine Picaud said after the company posted higher first quarter sales on Thursday. nL8N3R204Y

** UniCredit CRDI.MI has increased its stake in insurer Generali GASI.MI to between 6% and 7%, a person with knowledge of the matter said, ahead of a key shareholder vote to pick a new board of directors. nL8N3R20IW

** Armenian investment fund Balchug Capital has completed an acquisition of the Russian subsidiary of U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, the firm said in a statement. nL1N3R20CG

** Southeast Asia's Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and Asia Pulp & Paper Co (APP), as well as Brazil's Suzano SA SUZB3.SA are the final bidders for Kimberly-Clark's KMB.N international tissue business valued at around $4 billion, four people said. nL1N3R207D