Aug 12 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0530 GMT on Wednesday. (For Reuters columns on deals, click on) ** Indian software services firm MphasiS Ltd said it had reached an agreement to acquire the India-based IT services and solutions arm of American International Group Inc . To read more, please double click on ** The Royal Bank of Scotland said that MCB Bank agreed to buy 99.37 percent of RBS Pakistan shares for around $87 million. ** Bank of Nova Scotia hopes to raise its stake in Xi'an City Commercial Bank by the end of the year to close to 20 percent from 1.3 percent now, an executive at the Canadian lender said. ** Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings Ltd plans to buy into unlisted beverage maker Pokka, a source said, as depressed beer sales force it to seek growth in a soft-drinks market dominated by Coca-Cola. ** Qatar Telecommunications Co bought 33 percent of Liberty Telecommunications Holdings Inc, the chairman of the dormant Philippine firm said, as Qtel pursues overseas expansion. ** HSBC Holdings said it had completed a mandatory tender offer and bought an additional 10.08 percent stake in PT Bank Ekonomi Raharja Tbk, raising its stake in the Indonesia bank to 98.96 percent. (Compiled by Tina Kwan in Singapore; Editing by Valerie Lee) Keywords: MERGERS/DEALS (tina.kwan@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: tina.kwan.reuters.com@reuters.net +65 6870 3924) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.

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