Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

April 9 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:

Unilever <ULVR.L> said it will buy U.S.-based supplements brand Grüns for an undisclosed amount, as it pivots towards beauty and wellbeing categories.

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Spain's state holding company SEPI has resumed talks to merge Indra <IDR.MC> with privately held defence firm Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E) in a deal the Spanish government deems strategically important, newspaper El Economista reported.

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Spain's Los Gallos, who are led by Olympic sailing champions Diego Botin and Florian Trittel, have been sold to investment group Quantum Pacific, SailGP said.

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Whitestone REIT <WSR.N> will be acquired by funds managed by Ares Management Corp <ARES.N> in an all-cash deal valuing the U.S. shopping center owner at about $1.7 billion, the company said.

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Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International <RBIV.VI> said on Wednesday it plans to acquire smaller Vienna-listed lender Addiko <ADKO.VI> for 23.05 euros ($26.88) per share.

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Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual confirmed on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire local lender Digimais, which belongs to prominent evangelical bishop Edir Macedo.

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A deep-sea mining firm led by former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese will merge with Odyssey Marine Exploration , in a $1 billion all-stock deal aimed at building one of the world's largest portfolios of underwater mineral deposits.

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Aon-owned P&C broker NFP said on Wednesday it has acquired Minnesota-based Sherman Insurance Agency, a full-service agency specialising in trucking, commercial, personal and benefits insurance.

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