Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Feb 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0400 GMT on Thursday.

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

** Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is in talks on a possible deal with News Corp (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), but analysts said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1 billion. To read more, please double click on [nN13390433] (Compiled by Tina Kwan in Singapore)