Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2110 GMT on Friday:

Railroad operators Union Pacific UNP.N and Norfolk Southern NSC.N on Friday filed a nearly 7,000‑page merger application with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), drawing fresh scrutiny from rivals on their plan to create the nation's first coast‑to‑coast freight railroad.

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*Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose said on Friday that Chinese private equity firm HSG, formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, had become its majority shareholder after buying a stake from current owner Permira.

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical said it would acquire Amicus Therapeutics for about $4.8 billion, expanding its presence in rare metabolic diseases.

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Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, one of the heirs of the founder of eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica , said he had bought 30% of right-wing Italian daily "Il Giornale," with the aim of building a larger media empire.

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Japan's MUFG <8306.T> will acquire a 20% stake in Indian non-bank lender Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL) for $4.4 billion, the companies said, the largest cross-border investment in India's financial sector.

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Coty has sold its remaining 25.8% stake in hair care brand Wella to KKR for $750 million, while retaining rights to a share of any future sale or initial public offering proceeds, the U.S. cosmetics maker said.

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Portuguese conglomerate Semapa has agreed to sell its cement maker Secil to Spain's Cementos Molins for an enterprise value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.64 billion), it said.

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Clariant has sold its business in Venezuela to CMV Quimica for around 1.4 million Swiss francs ($1.76 million), part of an ongoing restructuring push, the specialty chemicals maker said in a statement.

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Canadian mining company Lundin Mining said on Thursday that it plans to sell its Eagle nickel-copper mine and Humboldt Mill to Talon Metals in exchange for shares, creating a pure-play American nickel-copper company.

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