Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1930 GMT on Wednesday:

*Italy-based robotic company Comau signed a binding agreement to acquire full control of Automha, an Italian firm operating in the logistic automation sector, from current owner Trasma, the three companies said. nL8N3QU1E9

British investment manager Foresight Group FSGF.L said it would buy battery storage investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust HEIT.L in a deal that values the company at about 209.9 million pounds ($277.9 million). [nL4N3QU19P]

Markel has entered into an agreement to purchase marine MGA the Meco Group Limited, the company said on Wednesday. nL6N3QU0GC

Lyft is buying mobility platform FreeNow from German automotive giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 175 million euros ($198.40 million) to expand into the European ride-hailing market, the U.S. company said. nL4N3QU0UU

Compre Group has completed its acquisition of Covéa U.S. subsidiary CSE Group, the legacy specialist said. nL6N3QU0D8

U.S.-based private equity firm KKR has reached a deal with Frankfurt-listed Datagroup D6HG.DE to buy the firm in an all-cash transaction that values it at about 450 million euros ($508 million), the IT services provider said on Tuesday. nL4N3QT1PJ