Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1445 GMT on Thursday:

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group CG.O has agreed to an initial deal to buy most of Lukoil's LKOH.MM foreign assets, which Russia's second-largest oil company is being forced to sell because of U.S. sanctions. nL1N3YU0AY

VSE Corp VSEC.O, which provides aviation aftermarket parts and repair services, said that it would buy Precision Aviation Group (PAG), a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners, for $2.03 billion in cash and equity. nL4N3YU1ME

Alibaba's 9988.HK logistics arm plans to merge its autonomous-driving unit with Chinese robovan company Zelos Technology, forming a new entity valued at approximately $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. nL4N3YU0U4

Three companies are competing for GAIL India's GAIL.NS tender to acquire up to a 26% stake in a liquefied natural gas project in the United States, its Chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta said. nL4N3YU0LS

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is considering a tender offer for Toyota Industries 6201.T, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday, in what could further complicate an effort by the Toyota group to take the forklift maker private. nL6N3YT0JW

Audax Private Equity is exploring a sale of cybersecurity provider BlueCat Networks, which could fetch more than $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. nL4N3YU04S

Investment firm Steel Partners said on Wednesday it had offered $18 per share to acquire a 51% stake in InMode INMD.O, sending the Israel-based medical technology firm's U.S.-listed shares up nearly 8% in after-hours trading. nL4N3YT2PU