** Bluegreen Vacations shares BVH.N soar 104.8% to $72.76
premarket vs Hilton Grand Vacation's HGV.N buyout offer of
$75/shr in cash
** HGV shares down 3.7% premarket; BVH stock set to hit a
record high
** Peer Hilton to buy the vacation property operator in a
$1.5 bln deal, incl debt
** Deal to increase HGV's membership to over 740,000 members
from ~525,000, and add nearly 50 properties to resort portfolio
** HGV also signs an exclusive 10-yr marketing agreement
with outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops
** BVH stock up 42.3% this year through last close; HGV down
3.3% in same period
(Reporting by Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Purvi.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))