June 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:

** British healthcare real estate investor Assura

recommended rival Primary Health Properties' ( PHPRF ) new 1.79

billion pound ($2.4 billion) takeover bid, which trumps a lower

offer from KKR and Stonepeak Partners.

** Italian energy group Eni has sold a 20% stake in its

retail and renewables business Plenitude to U.S. alternative

investment manager Ares Management Corp ( ARES ) for about 2

billion euros ($2.3 billion), it said.

** Precision instruments maker Spectris ( SEPJF ) agreed to a 4.4

billion pound ($5.9 billion) debt-inclusive takeover deal by

private equity firm Advent over a rival proposal from KKR

, marking the biggest acquisition in Britain this year.

** BBVA could withdraw its offer for smaller rival

Sabadell if conditions imposed by the Spanish

government are too harsh, or if it were forced to accept the

sale of Sabadell's British unit TSB.

** Prosus is "very confident" of securing early EU

antitrust approval for its 4.1-billion-euro ($4.72 billion)

acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com

** Northern Trust's ( NTRS ) shares rose 5% in premarket trading

on Monday after a Wall Street Journal report said Bank of New

York Mellon Corp ( BK ) had approached the asset and wealth

manager recently to express interest in a merger with its

smaller rival.

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Apratim Sarkar in Bengaluru)