(Adds Italgas, Henkel; Updates Nio)
April 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday:
** Nio Inc's NIO.N shares jumped more than 14% after it said it had secured a 7 billion yuan ($989 million) investment in Nio China, a new entity controlled by the Chinese electric vehicle maker. German conglomerate Henkel HNKG_p.DE and U.S. buyout fund KKR KKR.N are holding off bidding for a portfolio of beauty brands that Coty Inc COTY.N is trying to sell as they fret over the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, four sources told Reuters. Italy's Italgas IG.MI is still very interested in Greek gas distribution network DEPA and is waiting for Athens to publish a short list, the group's CEO Paolo Gallo said. British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc GSK.L is planning a sale of its $3.7 billion stake in Unilever Ltd's ULVR.L listed India unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Private equity company Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group Inc BX.N bought a near 10% stake in Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd CWN.AX from Macau's Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd MLCO.O , sending Crown's shares soaring amid hopes of a buyout. Investment holding firm PSG Group Ltd PSGJ.J said it was "seriously considering" separating its stake in Capitec Bank CPIJ.J to avoid an increase in administrative burden under a new legislation that may deem it a status of financial conglomerate.