Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0400 GMT on Wednesday.

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** Monex Group Inc (8698.T) and Orix Corp (8591.T) said Monex will buy Orix's securities unit, Orix Securities, to merge their securities operations.

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** GSI Commerce Inc (GSIC.O) said it agreed to buy e-commerce company Retail Convergence Inc (RCI) for $180 million in cash and stock, to strengthen its online sales platform. [ID:nBNG535388] (Compiled by Tina Kwan in Singapore)