Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Friday:

** Miner and trader Glencore <GLEN.L> has been in talks about selling a controlling stake in Kamoto Copper Co, which controls a major copper and cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. nL6N3V60IC

** AM Best said Northern Neck has agreed to purchase the preferred stock of Mutual Capital Investment Fund, one of Frederick Mutual's joint owners. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. nL6N3V60B3

** Owners of Atletico de Madrid are in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in the top-tier Spanish soccer club to Apollo Global Management , according to three people with knowledge of the deal. nL5N3V41HD

** British online trading platform IG Group said it had acquired Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve for A$178 million ($117.41 million), expanding its digital offerings and presence in the Asia-Pacific region. nL3N3V60CW

** Swedish private equity firm EQT has launched the sale of its Nordic digital infrastructure business GlobalConnect, at a potential valuation of 8 billion euros ($9.43 billion), the Financial Times reported citing unidentified sources. nL3N3V609A

** Canadian private equity firm Onex Partners has announced that it will acquire program administrator Integrated Specialty Coverages from KKR. nL6N3V50YM