Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

June 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday:

Investment firm Gordon Brothers has acquired Pepco Group's struggling Poundland business for a nominal value and will invest up to 80 million pounds ($108.5 million) to help fuel its turnaround, the companies said. nL6N3SF0BM

A unit of Credit Agricole has agreed to buy Petits-Fils, the leading provider of at-home services for seniors in France, from Clariane , it said. nTUABYKXKT

Dana will sell its off-highway business to Allison Transmission for $2.7 billion, the auto parts makers said on Wednesday. nL4N3SE1CK

An Italian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Banco BPM BAMI.MI which had challenged the suspension of a takeover offer it faces by rival UniCredit CRDI.MI, the court's website showed. nS8N3Q809P

Apollo Global Management and Irth Capital Management have approached Papa John's International for a deal that would take the U.S. pizza chain private, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. nL1N3SE0XR