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May 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday:

		** CyberArk  CYBG.F  said it will acquire cybersecurity 
firm Venafi from private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a deal 

valued at around $1.54 billion.

		** Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has acquired 
an 11.7% stake in NextDecade's  NEXT.O  Rio Grande liquefied 

natural gas export facility in Texas and entered a supply agreement, marking the UAE energy giant's first large investment in the United States.

		** Regional lender SouthState Corp  SSB.N  will buy 
smaller rival Independent Bank Group  IBTX.O  for about $2 

billion, the companies said.

** Star Entertainment (SGR) said a consortium led by Florida-based Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos is considering a bid for the cash-strapped Australian firm, sending its shares 20% higher.

** Landlord British Land Co Plc BLND.L said it has sold its 50% stake in Meadowhall Shopping Centre to its partner Norges Bank Investment Management for 360 million pounds ($457.3 million).

** European private equity group EQT EQTAB.ST is in advanced discussions to buy Dublin-based video game services company Keywords Studios KWS.L for 2.2 billion pounds ($2.79 billion), the companies said in a statement.

** Bondholders of French IT company Atos ATOS.PA have rejected a buyout offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, French weekly La Tribune reported on Saturday.

** Activist investor Cevian has taken a 3.12% stake in Swiss insurer Baloise BALN.S , the Swiss stock exchange said on Saturday. The stake would be worth around 213 million Swiss francs ($234 million) at current market prices, according to a Reuters calculation.