Oct 17 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Wednesday:
** A unit of Royal Dutch Shell is acquiring a15-percent stake in Toll4Europe, an electronic toll serviceprovider that is controlled by Deutsche Telekom, theGerman company said.
** Power generator ContourGlobal Plc said it was intalks with Spanish utility Iberdrola SA over apotential deal to buy the Milan-listed company's 50-megawattsolar power plant in Spain.
** French oil major Total has signed a deal withIndian conglomerate Adani Group to re-enter the South Asiannation's liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and build 1,500retail service stations over the coming decade.
** Greece's National Bank said it had endeddiscussions with Shanghai-based Gongbao Group on the potentialsale of its insurance division.
** French shipping group CMA CGM has obtained a further 4.56percent stake in CEVA Logistics AG, the Swisstransport group which rejected a bid from Denmark's DSV, Ceva said.
** Uber Technologies Inc is considering sellingminority stakes in its costly self-driving car unit as theride-hailing company tries to address rising cost pressuresahead of its initial public offering, the Financial Timesreported.
** Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has boughtBarcelona-based network data analysis firm Zhilabs, as the SouthKorean giant gears up to launch products for connected devicesand 5G mobile services that require fast data crunching.
** Building and construction materials maker Boral Ltdsaid it would sell its U.S. Block business to QuikreteHoldings for $156 million.
** Russia's VTB Bank may obtain a 25 percent stakein the country's largest container company Transcontainerfrom Russian shipping firm FESCO, a sourcefamiliar with the deal and an industry source told Reuters.(Compiled by Mary Ann Alapatt in Bengaluru)
