Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

March 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:

Finnish lift maker Kone Oyj KNEBV.HE is in talks to buy TK Elevator, which has been preparing for an initial public offering, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N4041L0

Italy's competition authority said it had given conditional approval to Plenitude, the low-carbon division of energy group Eni ENI.MI, to buy some assets from regional utility ACEA ACE.MI. nL8N4041XQ

Italy's UniCredit CRDI.MI cranked up the pressure on Commerzbank CBKG.DE to accept merger talks with a low-ball bid to raise its stake in the German lender above 30%. nL6N4040E6

Public Storage PSA.N has agreed to acquire smaller rival National Storage Affiliates NSA.N in an all-stock deal valued at about $10.5 billion including debt, the self-storage facilities operator said, as it expands in high-growth regions in the United States. nL4N4040WN

The three bidders in the privatisation of Portugal's flag carrier TAP must submit plans to bolster its operations and routes in all Portuguese airports, not just its main Lisbon hub, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said. nL8N4041OR

Ant Group is set to close its HK$2.81 billion ($358.88 million) acquisition of a controlling stake in Bright Smart Securities & Commodities 1428.HK by the end of the month following the satisfaction of all conditions, the companies said. nL4N40419W

Malaysia's largest asset manager, Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), will not accept Sunway's SWAY.KL voluntary takeover offer for its 13.5% stake in construction firm IJM Corp IJMS.KL, according to a statement.nL1N4040NX

A JPMorgan-led group of banks began marketing to investors a $5.75 billion loan helping finance the leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts EA.O, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. nL1N4040LO

Swiss technology firm Centiel plans to go public on the Swiss stock exchange in mid-April by merging with HT5, a holding company that is already listed there, targeting a market capitalization of 166 million Swiss francs ($210.82 million), the companies said. nL8N4040ZA

Italian hearing aid company Amplifon AMPF.MI has agreed to buy the hearing business of Denmark's GN Store Nord GN.CO for 2.3 billion euros ($2.6 billion), in a deal that will create a group spanning both manufacturing and retail distribution, the two companies said on Monday. nL8N4040EI

Financial services firm StoneX Group SNEX.O proposed an all-cash acquisition of CAB Payments CABP.L, valuing the cross-border payments provider at 241.4 million pounds ($319.7 million). nL6N4040FB

Australia's Perpetual Limited PPT.AX said it agreed to sell its wealth management business to private equity firm Bain Capital for an upfront cash payment of A$500 million ($350 million). nL1N40308O

Indian edtech startup upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal, the companies said on Sunday. nL1N40305I