Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

May 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:

*Commerzbank <CBKG.DE> employee representatives are calling on staff to protest against a possible takeover by the Italian bank UniCredit CRDI.MI, signalling that resistance to any deal remains fierce.

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Skechers < SKX.N > has agreed to be taken private by 3G Capital for $9.42 billion in the footwear industry's biggest buyout to date, exiting public markets after 26 years as the popular shoe brand grapples with the impact of steep U.S. tariffs.

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Erste Group Bank has bought a 49% stake in Santander's Polish bank for around 6.8 billion euros ($7.7 billion), turning Austria's largest lender into one of the most important banks in Poland and freeing up billions for Santander .

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Sunoco LP will buy Canada-based Parkland in a deal valued at about $9.1 billion, including debt, the U.S. fuel supplier said, in a move the companies said would create the largest independent fuel distributor in the Americas.

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South Africa's Gold Fields GFIJ.J will acquire Gold Road Resources GOR.AX in a sweetened deal valuing the Australian miner's equity at A$3.7 billion ($2.4 billion), as sky-high bullion prices drive a wave of tie-ups.

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AI-powered defense startup Anduril Industries said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ireland-based tactical communications systems maker Klas.

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