Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

May 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday:

** Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash offer for Paramount Global, the Wall Street Journal reported.

** Britain's competition watchdog said that Pennon Group's acquisition of Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water could hurt the water regulator's ability to make comparisons between water companies.

** The UK's competition regulator launched an in-depth probe into Lindab's acquisition of British ventilation company HAS-Vent, after the Swedish firm did not offer any undertaking following the watchdog's initial investigation.

** Collapsed U.S. lender SVB Financial Group said on Thursday that an entity affiliated with Pinegrove Capital Partners will acquire its venture capital business, SVB Capital.

** The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking more details and documentary materials as part of an antitrust review of Nippon Steel's proposed $15 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, the American firm said on Thursday.

** Namoi Cotton's second-largest shareholder Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said it would not accept an A$136.6 million ($89.84 million) off-market takeover bid from Singapore's Olam Agri Holdings for the Australian cotton producer.

** U.S. investment management company Global Infrastructure Partners and Canada's pension fund CPP Investments are nearing a deal to buy clean energy company Allete, and a deal could be announced soon, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

** U.S. regulators gave the go-ahead on Thursday to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, but barred Pioneer's former CEO from Exxon's board on allegations he attempted to collude with OPEC to raise oil prices.

** Pakistan will push back the deadline for companies to express interest in buying national carrier Pakistan International Airlines to May 18, the country's privatisation minister said on Thursday.

** Sycamore Partners is one of the buyout equity firms that have expressed interest in taking U.S. department store Nordstrom private, according to people familiar with the matter. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)