September 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday:
** Australia's Peak Rare Earths said it approved a takeover by Chinese rare earths producer Shenghe Resources <600392.SS>, choosing deal certainty with its top shareholder over a higher but conditional U.S. offer.
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** National Bank Holdings said on Monday it would acquire smaller peer Vista Bank in a $369.1 million cash-and-stock transaction, a move aimed at expanding the regional lender's footprint in Texas.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Anshi Sancheti in Bengaluru)
((Anshi.Sancheti@thomsonreuters.com))