October 6 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday:

** Australian miner Predictive Discovery ( PDIYF ) and Canada's

Robex Resources ( RSRBF ) said they will merge in a A$2.35 billion

($1.55 billion) all-share deal, creating a mid-tier gold

producer in West Africa.

** French investment firm Ardian is acquiring one of Ireland's

largest energy utilities Energia Group from I Squared Capital,

the companies said in a statement, betting on a power supplier

poised to serve the booming AI industry.

** Space tech firm Firefly Aerospace ( FLY ) will acquire

national security technology company SciTec for about $855

million, the company said on Sunday, just months after its

Nasdaq listing, honing its portfolio at a time when U.S.

military and civil programs are receiving increased investor

interest.

** QatarEnergy agreed with Shell to acquire a 27%

participating interest in a block offshore Egypt from the oil

and gas major, it said in a statement on Sunday.

(Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)