(Updates Lanxess; Adds J&J, GKN, Japan Tobacco, Lundbeck)
March 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1400 GMT on Friday:
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** French cosmetics group L'Oreal said it wasbuying Canadian beauty technology company ModiFace, as it looksto roll out more digital services such as virtual make-up tests.
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** Anglo-South African financial services group Old Mutualis selling three businesses in
** Wynn Resorts Ltd's former chief executive, SteveWynn, may elect to sell all or a portion of his stake in thecompany, according to a regulatory filing dated Thursday.
** Netherlands-Based Paper Excellence BV raised its bid totake over Brazilian pulpmaker Fibria Celulose SA inan attempt to win the deal from rival Suzano Papel e CeluloseSA, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
** Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd said itsacquisition of Religare Enterprises Ltd's securitiesbusiness fell through after Religare failed to get the necessaryregulatory approvals.
** Former Qualcomm Inc Chairman Paul Jacobs hasinformed its board of directors that he will seek to partnerwith investment firms to make an offer for the
** Royal Dutch Shell Plc is selling its upstreamassets in
** Johnson & Johnson has been offered about
** A top 30 shareholder in British engineering company GKNplans to reject a hostile takeover bid from industrialturnaround specialist Melrose, the latest voice to backGKN as the bid battle intensifies.
** Japan Tobacco has agreed to buy
** Lundbeck agreed to buy Prexton Therapeutics, aspecialist in treatments for brain disorders, in a dealpotentially worth