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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Tencent, Repsol SA)

Sept 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:

** Chinese tech giant Tencent is increasing its minority stake in Ubisoft in a deal with the company's founding family that values France's biggest video game maker at more than 10 billion euros amid a wave of buyouts in the industry.

** Repsol SA has agreed to sell about 95,000 net acres (38,000 hectares) of oil and gas producing land in Alberta to Canada Pension Plan Investments Board-backed Teine Energy, three sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.

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** Texas Capital Bancshares Inc said it had agreed to sell its insurance premium finance unit to Truist Financial Corp for $3.4 billion, in a bid to re-focus on its core businesses and manage expenses.

** Sitio Royalties Corp said it would buy oil and gas rights company Brigham Minerals Inc in a $4.8-billion deal, as it looks to capitalise on the uptick in the energy markets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

** U.S. life sciences firm Illumina will have to divest biotechnology company Grail after an EU veto of the $7.1-billion acquisition over concerns it would hurt competition and stifle innovation.

** Credit Suisse Group is selling its global trust business, an offshore arm for wealthy clients, as it embarks on an overhaul of its business following a series of scandals.

** Private equity firms Fountainvest Capital Partners, TPG and Warburg Pincus are among final-round bidders for Carlyle Group's stake in AmbioPharm Inc, people with knowledge of the transaction told Reuters.

** Some business units of Japanese food service firm Shidax Corp said they were "disappointed" by the company's decision to oppose a tender offer by Oisix ra daichi Inc .

** India's Reliance Industries said late on Monday it would acquire a 79.4% stake in California-based solar energy software developer SenseHawk for $32 million.

** EQT Corp, the largest dedicated producer of U.S. natural gas, is in advanced talks to acquire peer THQ Appalachia I LLC and associated pipeline infrastructure for around $4 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

** CVS Health Corp on Monday agreed to buy home healthcare services company Signify Health for about $8 billion in cash, a move that will enable one of the largest U.S. healthcare companies to provide further care management to patients in their homes.

** Singaporean utilities firm Sembcorp Industries has agreed to sell its Sembcorp Energy India Limited unit to Tanweer Infrastructure Pte for 117.34 billion rupees ($1.47 billion), it said on Monday.

** Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) investors have approved a merger with Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC), KIPCO boss Sheikha Dana Nasser Alsabah said on Monday.

** Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo plans to sell its Myanmar operations to Singapore-headquartered technology firm The One Matrix Ventures (TOMV), according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

** Activist investor Elliott Investment Management's stake in Swedish Match crossed 5% on Friday, making it the biggest shareholder in the tobacco and nicotine products maker that is currently subject to a takeover offer by Philip Morris .

** Britain's Vistry is set to become the third-largest housebuilder in the country after agreeing on Monday to buy rival Countryside for about 1.25 billion pounds ($1.43 billion) to bolster its affordable housing business.

** Dubai road-toll operator Salik said on Monday it is selling 20% of the company via an initial public offering, the third state-linked entity to seek a listing this year in a program aimed at attracting investor interest in the domestic stock exchange. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy, Pratik Jain and Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)