Glance-UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

(Adds Renault, Clessidra and others)



Jan 15 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday.

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** Shiseido Co Ltd, Japan's largest cosmetics company, has agreed to buy U.S.-based Bare Escentuals Inc for $1.7 billion, as it looks to revamp its global brand and expand in North America.

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** France may raise its stake in Renault SA, the country's second-biggest carmaker, to have a greater say in the company's decision-making, Industry Minister Christian Estrosi said, in the midst of a dispute over jobs.



** European trader Arcadia Petroleum has agreed to buy U.S.-based Masefield Group to expand its business to North America and extend further in Africa, five sources close to the matter said.



** Italian private equity firm Clessidra is seeking to sell the Prenergy power station, a project that will be Britain's largest biomass power plant, Prenergy said.



** A group of investors, led by U.S. hedge fund QVT Financial LP, plan to stall the sale by Indian drugmaker Wockhardt of its nutrition business to Abbott Laboratories, the Mint newspaper reported.



** British football-pools operator Sportech Plc is foraying into the Indian market through a joint venture with the Essel Group's Playwin brand.



** Poland may some day decide to reduce its stake in the country's No.2 refiner Lotos to below 50 percent, the treasury minister said.


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