Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Wednesday:

Marubeni <8002.T> unit Marubeni Consumer Platform US (MCPU) said it had acquired Britain-based Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands including Gola, Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, along with licensed brands Dunlop and Lonsdale.nL8N3Y80E4

BlueScope Steel is rejecting an A$13.2 billion ($8.92 billion) buyout bid from SGH and U.S.-based Steel Dynamics , the Australian steelmaker said, and accused the bidders of trying to buy it "on the cheap".nL1N3Y804W

TPG Capital is in talks to buy a stake of up to 20% in Indian securities firm IIFL Capital Services , according to two sources familiar with the deal.nL4N3Y807C

Barclays has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx, its first such investment and part of its plans to explore "new forms of digital money", the British bank said.nL6N3Y70X8

Global investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire Arctos Partners in a deal that values the sports-focused private equity firm at about $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.nL4N3Y71EV

Eli Lilly is in advanced talks to buy Ventyx Biosciences for more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.nL4N3Y71AX

Mobileye Global on Tuesday said it would acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for about $900 million, as the Israeli self-driving technology firm bets on what it sees as the next frontier of artificial intelligence.nL6N3Y308F