Oct 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on

Wednesday:

** GE Vernova ( GEV ) said on Tuesday it would pay $5.28 billion

to buy the 50% stake it does not already own in

transformer-maker Prolec GE as the artificial intelligence boom

fuels grid equipment demand.

** Warner Bros Discovery's ( WBD ) board rejected a nearly $60

billion offer from Paramount Skydance on Tuesday, a

source said, and the company announced it would explore its

options for the sale of the company.

(Compiled by Sahil Pandey and Rajarshi Roy in Bengaluru)