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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

** Brazil's Diagnosticos da America (Dasa) and health insurance operator Amil have agreed to combine their hospital businesses, setting up a joint venture with almost 10 billion reais ($1.86 billion) in net revenue, the firms said. ** Privately owned fintech group ION has received a green light from Italy's central bank to buy bad loan and property manager Prelios from U.S. hedge fund Davidson Kempner, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. ** Spain's Sabadell has postponed the completion of the sale of its retailers' payments business to Nexi after becoming the target of a hostile takeover by BBVA, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.