Sept 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on

Wednesday:

** British mining firm Atlas Metals Group said it has

entered an agreement to acquire Universal Pozzolanic Silica

Alumina Ltd (UPSA) for 1 billion pounds ($1.35 billion).

** Catastrophe-focused MGU SageSure has agreed to buy Gemini

Financial Holdings and subsidiaries including Olympus MGA,

expanding and diversifying its presence in the Florida insurance

market.

** Elliott Investment Management has built a large stake in BILL

Holdings and may want the financial automation software company

to pursue a sale, a person familiar with the matter said on

Tuesday.

** Magnum CEO Peter ter Kulve dismissed any talk of selling

Ben & Jerry's on Wednesday after its co-founders called for the

brand to be spun off, adding that the company was focused on

reclaiming market share and volume growth as its November

listing approaches.

** Top global miner BHP's focus on expanding its own copper

assets while it undergoes leadership change means it is unlikely

to gatecrash the planned $53 billion tie-up of Anglo American

and Canada's Teck Resources ( TECK ), investors and

bankers said on Wednesday.

** California-based Inszone Insurance Services has entered

the Oregon market with the acquisition of independent agency

High Desert Insurance and Group.

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Anuj T in Bengaluru)