(Adds: Italgas, KKR Updates, Anglo American, Uber) May 14...

(Adds: Italgas, KKR Updates, Anglo American, Uber)

May 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday:

		** Anglo American  AAL.L  laid out plans on Tuesday to 
refocus on energy transition metal copper while spinning out or 

selling its less profitable coal, nickel, diamond and platinum businesses, as it moves to fend off BHP Group's (BHP) $43 billion takeover offer

		** The possibility of buying smaller rival 2i Rete Gas 
will allow Italgas  IG.MI  to consolidate its leadership in 

Europe and get multiple benefits, the CEO of Italy's biggest gas distributor said on Tuesday after reporting first-quarter results

		** Uber  UBER.N  announced on Tuesday a $1.25 billion 
deal to take over Delivery Hero  DHER.DE 's foodpanda business 

in Taiwan and buy new shares in the German firm in a move that would boost liquidity of the delivery specialist grappling with rising competition in Asia

		** Private equity firm KKR  KKR.N  will take UK's IQGeo 
Group IQG.L private in a 316 million pounds ($396.04 million) 

deal, the companies said on Tuesday, sending shares in the geospatial software provider soaring 16%

** Automaker Stellantis STLAM.MI will start to sell electric vehicles (EV) from its Chinese partner Leapmotor 9863.HK in nine European countries from September to expand its offer of budget cars, CEO Carlos Tavares said on Tuesday.

** The company behind Saudi Arabia's vast Qiddiya sports and entertainment complex near Riyadh will take over entertainment business SEVEN, in a bid to expedite the multi-billion dollar project, sources told Reuters .

** UK's competition watchdog said it might accept Pennon Group's PNN.L solutions to address its concerns over the water utility's purchase of Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water, paving way for it to potentially clear the deal.

** Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager ESR Group 1821.HK , currently valued at $5.4 billion, halted trading in its shares on Monday, saying that a group of investors has proposed to take it private.