March 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on

Thursday:

** German consumer goods maker Henkel is in advanced

talks to buy Olaplex ( OLPX ) in a deal that would value the

U.S. hair care products maker at about $2 per share, Bloomberg

News reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

** Allianz SE's asset management unit will acquire a

stake in electricity grid operator Amprion in a deal with

insurer Talanx to help fund a major grid upgrade as

Germany transitions to renewable electricity.

** British outsourcing firm Capita agreed to sell its

private sector contact centre business to Inspirit Capital to

focus on its public sector and pensions businesses, sending its

shares up 12%.

** Vinci has agreed to buy a toll highway portfolio in

India from Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2 in a deal valued

at about 150 billion rupees ($1.6 billion), the French

infrastructure firm said.

** U.S. private equity firm KKR has struck a deal to

acquire bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital for

over $2 billion, including debt, a source familiar with the

matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru)