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

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1945 GMT on Monday:

** Nvidia ( NVDA ) will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI

and supply it with data center chips, the companies said,

marking a tie-up between two of the highest-profile players in

the global artificial intelligence race.

** KBC Group said it is only exploring an

acquisition of insurer Ethias NV after Bloomberg News reported

that the Belgian lender was mulling a deal for Dutch rival ABN

Amro Bank.

** Compass, the largest U.S. residential real

estate broker, is set to buy Anywhere Real Estate ( HOUS ) in a

deal valued at $4.2 billion, as it looks to strengthen its

portfolio amid rising competition in the stagnating housing

market.

** President Donald Trump this week will declare that a

deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner

ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a 2024 law, a White

House official said on Monday, adding that investors will

include Oracle and private equity firm Silver Lake.

** Singapore-listed data centre real estate investment trust

Keppel DC REIT said it will buy a data centre in Tokyo

with parent Keppel for 82.1 billion Japanese yen

($555.29 million).

** The ODP Corporation ( ODP ), which owns office supply

retailers Office Depot and OfficeMax, agreed to be taken private

by an affiliate of Atlas Holdings for approximately $1 billion,

the companies said.

** Saks Global, parent of upscale department store chain

Saks Fifth Avenue, said it has begun a process to explore

selling a minority stake in luxury retailer Bergdorf Goodman to

help reduce debt, a spokesperson told Reuters.

** Strive said it will acquire Semler Scientific ( SMLR )

in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.34 billion, as

the bitcoin-treasury company backed by former Republican U.S.

presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy moves to expand its

cryptocurrency holdings.

** International lottery operator Allwyn International will

acquire a 62% stake in American fantasy sports operator

PrizePicks for an initial cash consideration of $1.6 billion,

helping Allwyn to expand its footprint in the lucrative U.S.

gaming market.

** United Arab Emirates real estate developer Arada has

acquired a 75% stake in British developer Regal, it said,

marking its second international foray after launching its

Australia business last year.

** Healthcare service provider Premier said it has

agreed to be taken private by an affiliate of investment firm

Patient Square Capital in a deal valued at about $2.6 billion.

** French media group Canal+ ( CNALF ) announced a new board

to steer South African broadcaster MultiChoice after

taking control of the company through a 35 billion rand ($2.02

billion) acquisition.

** Spanish bank BBVA said it had raised its bid

for smaller rival Sabadell SABE.MC by 10% to 17 billion euros

($19.95 billion), as part of its attempt to create the country's

second-biggest bank by assets.

** The Indian government is planning to sell minority stakes

in about half a dozen state-run companies, divestment secretary

Arunish Chawla told television channel CNBC-TV18.

** Canadian pension fund La Caisse will buy Australian

renewables developer Edify Energy for A$1.1 billion ($724.57

million), the companies said in a joint statement.

** Ardonagh Europe has agreed to acquire French wholesale

and specialist broker Groupe Leader Insurance (GLI), the company

said.

** Saks Global, the parent of Saks Fifth Avenue, is in talks

to sell a 49% stake in luxury retailer Bergdorf Goodman for

about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday,

citing people familiar with the matter.

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)