UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

(Adds EDF, General Motors, Goldshield, X5 Retail)

Oct 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday.

(For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/])

** French energy company EDF (EDF.PA) plans to sell EDF Energy, Britain's largest power distribution business, for more than 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion), joining a list of European utilities trying to sell assets to cut debt.

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** Greece's Forthnet (FORr.AT) has made an offer to buy Wind Hellas [WINVTH.UL] in a deal that could value the telecoms group at around 2 billion euros ($2.91 billion) and open a way out of painful debt talks. [ID:nL2211968]

** U.S. auto maker General Motors [GM.UL] received approval from European Union antitrust regulators to acquire parts of bankrupt U.S. car parts company Delphi DPHIQ.PK. [ID:nBFA000953]

** Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has put more equity into its bid for Anheuser-Busch InBev's (ABI.BR) central and eastern European (CEE) assets, two bankers close to the deal said. [ID:nL1585138]

** Julius Baer BAER1.VX has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Dutch ING's (ING.AS) Swiss private banking assets, two people familiar with the matter said, and a deal could be announced as early as next week. [ID:nL2238930]

** The European Commission extended until Oct. 19 the deadline for the planned merger of ABN AMRO [ABNNV.UL] and Fortis Bank Nederland [FORTH.UL] to allow for implementation of remedies to address competition concerns. [ID:nL2343818]

** India's UltraTech Cement (ULTC.BO) will buy the cement business of its parent Grasim Industries (GRAS.BO), Indian newspapers reported, without naming the company officials. [ID:nBOM296807]

** Australian investment bank Macquarie Group (MQG.AX) has agreed to buy a A$1 billion ($868 million) portfolio of car loans from Ford Credit Australia, which is exiting the retail car loan business in Australia. [ID:nN01298333]

** British generic drugs maker Goldshield Group GSD.L received a revised cash offer from AIT Investments, valuing the company at about 176.8 million pounds ($281.1 million), in the latest stage of its bid battle. [ID:nL2229340]

** General Electric Co (GE.N) is holding discussions on partnerships or an IPO for its NBC Universal unit, Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt said, as expectations grow about a deal with cable operator Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O). [ID:nBOM441667]

** Powerleague Group Plc POPWR.L said it agreed to be acquired by Patron Sports Leisure, a company indirectly owned by private-equity firm Patron Capital, for 52 pence per share in cash, a premium of 17 percent to the stock's Thursday close. [ID:nBNG442493]

** Sally Beauty Holdings Inc (SBH.N) said its subsidiary Beauty Systems Group LLC has acquired privately held beauty products distributor Schoeneman Beauty Supply Inc for about $61 million in cash, to enhance its presence in the U.S. Northeast region. [ID:nBNG314637]