Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

(Adds EngageSmart, GSK, Sanofi, Mirati Therapeutics, PB Fintech, Teck Resources, Metropolis Technologies, Compagnie Maritime Belge, Vaar Energi and Petrolia NOCO; updates SP Plus)

Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:

** Private equity firm General Atlantic LLC is exploring a sale of EngageSmart Inc, a payments software vendor that has a market value of $3.3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

** British drugmaker GSK said it intends to sell a 2.9% stake, or about 270 million shares, in its spun-off consumer healthcare business Haleon.

** Paris-based drugmaker Sanofi is exploring a potential acquisition of cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics , Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter.

** SoftBank Group is likely to sell shares worth up to $105 million in India's PB Fintech via block deals, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing sources.

** Canadian miner Teck Resources is aiming to make an announcement on the separation of its coal and metals business by the end of 2023, Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Price said.

** Parking technology provider Metropolis Technologies agreed to buy SP Plus, which provides parking facility management services, for $1.5 billion, including debt.

** Euronav second shareholder Compagnie Maritime Belge is offering to acquire Frontline's 26.12% stake in the company for $18.43 per share, which will be followed by a mandatory public offer at the same price, the Belgian oil tanker and storage operator said.

** Norwegian oil company Vaar Energi said it has agreed to sell its 12.26% stake in oil and gas field Brage to Petrolia NOCO.

** Air France-KLM maintains a strong interest in Portugal's national carrier TAP and the purchase of a stake in Scandinavia's SAS does not affect its ability to take part in TAP's privatisation, a spokesperson said.

** India's Tata Group is in advanced talks with Temasek Holdings to buy back about 20% stake in its entertainment content distribution platform, Tata Play, at a valuation of more than $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

** Japanese pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Kirin said it would acquire Britain-based biopharmaceutical company Orchard Therapeutics for $477.6 million, aiming to promote the development of new drugs.

** French payments company Worldline has agreed to buy Banca del Fucino's merchant acquiring activities and to strike a long-term partnership with the Italian lender, the two firms said in a joint statement.

** Pakistani ecommerce logistics startup Rider, backed by YCombinator, is looking into acquiring BlueEx the only listed Express Courier Logistics Company in Pakistan, it told Reuters.

** Malaysia's military pension fund Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) has offered to buy the shares in palm oil firm Boustead Plantations it does not already own for about 1.1 billion ringgit ($233.10 million) after a rival deal fell through.

** Suncor Energy on Wednesday said it would acquire French energy firm TotalEnergies' Canadian operations for C$1.47 billion ($1.07 billion) to bolster its bitumen production capacity. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru)