May 9 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Monday:

** Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc told Reuters it has agreed to acquire U.S. specialty insurance provider NSM Insurance Group from White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd for $1.78 billion in cash.

** Austrian hydropower utility Verbund said it had acquired a portfolio of renewable energy assets in Spain from local private equity fund Q-Energy for an undisclosed sum.

** The technical body of Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade has recommended the approval of the acquisition of pharmacy chain Extrafarma by rival Pague Menos, the company said.

** Ideagen Plc agreed to a takeover by London-based private equity firm Hg Pooled Management in an all-cash deal, valuing the British software firm at 1.09 billion pounds ($1.34 billion), the companies said.

** Australian broadband services provider TPG Telecom Ltd said it will sell its mobile tower and rooftop infrastructure assets to Canada's OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc for A$950 million ($670 million).

** Australian insurance broker AUB Group said it would buy London-based Lloyd's wholesale insurer broker Tysers for A$880 million ($620.5 million) to expand the range of its products.

** London's West End focused commercial landlords Capital & Counties Properties Plc and Shaftesbury Plc are in advanced talks about a 3.5 billion pound ($4.32 billion) merger, Sky News reported on Saturday. (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Manya Saini in Bengaluru)