(Adds: Amphenolm AssuredPartners, Soho House ( SHCO ), MediaForEurope

Updates:)

August 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday:

** Amphenol ( APH ) will buy cable assembly firm Trexon for about $1 billion

in cash, the electronic equipment maker said, as it aims to tap

into rising defense spending and expand its military-focused

product portfolio.

** Arthur J Gallagher has completed its $13.5 billion

acquisition of rival broker AssuredPartners, the company said .

** Soho House ( SHCO ) is going private in a $2.7 billion deal led by New

York-based MCR Hotels, capping a turbulent market run and

financial struggles that erased nearly half of the high-end

members club operator's value since its 2021 debut.

** MediaForEurope (MFE) said it has secured 43.6% of shares

in ProSiebenSat.1 through a tender offer that was challenged by a rival

bidder who secured an 18.4% stake.

** Swedish bearings maker SKF said it had agreed to

sell its non-core aerospace operation in Elgin in the U.S. to

Carco PRP Group for a total estimated enterprise value of $70

million.

** Private equity group Advent International said on Sunday it

has agreed to take over Switzerland's U-Blox Holding in

a cash offer worth some 1.05 billion Swiss francs ($1.30

billion).

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Anshi Sancheti in Bengaluru)