Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Nov 19 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0600 GMT on Thursday.

** Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings <4188.T>, Japan's largest chemicals firm, said it would launch a roughly 228 billion yen bid to buy acrylic fibre and resins maker Mitsubishi Rayon <3404.T>. To read more, please double click on [ID:nTFD006447]

** Italy's Ferrero and U.S.-based Hershey Co are considering a bid for chocolatier Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L>, but Kraft Foods Inc <KFT.N> is still seen as the front-runner with its $16.8 billion hostile offer. [ID:nLI564317]