The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on ) ** Japan's Advantest Corp , the world's No. 2 maker of chip-testing equipment, said on Monday it has agreed to buy U.S.-listed Verigy Ltd for about 90.9 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to bolster its position in testers for chips used in smartphones and other mobile devices. [ID:nL3E7ES138]
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