Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Boyd Gaming and Carlyle June 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2 000 GMT on Thursday: * * U.S. casino operator Boyd Gaming BYD.N has approached Penn Entertainment PENN.O to express interest in acquiring its peer, valued at more than $9 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Apax Partners, BP, Masdar, Honeywell, AMG, Apax Partners Updates: Tate & Lyle, Carlyle Group June 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday: ** Apax Partners has held initial talks with potential advisers and investors as it considers selling Italy's Lutech, two sources told Reuters, adding that a sale could value the IT services provider at around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion).

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CORRECTED-BREAKINGVIEWS-Tate & Lyle’s sour M&A may have nicer aftertaste Corrects first paragraph to state that Tate & Lyle is a former rather than current sugar producer. The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, June 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tate & Lyle’s TATE.L latest spot of M&A may be more appetising than it looks.

MORNING BID AMERICAS-Stocks up as Swiss cut again, BoE eyed; yuan slides A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street returns from its midweek break to find record high stocks still chomping at the bit, with overseas monetary easing in focus as the Swiss cut interest rates for the second time this year and the Bank of England decision now awaited.