Updates: Johnson Matthey
May 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday:
** UK chemicals company Johnson Matthey <JMAT.L> has agreed to sell its catalyst technologies business to Honeywell International <HON.O> for 1.8 billion pounds ($2.4 billion), including debt, it said, driving its shares up by a third.
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** Spanish telecom company Telefonica <TEF.MC> said on Wednesday it agreed to sell its Uruguayan unit for $440 million to Luxembourg-based Millicom International <MICC.F> as part of its strategy to exit Spanish-speaking Latin America.
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** India's Bajaj Auto <BAJA.NS> plans to take control of KTM AG as part of an 800 million euro ($906.2 million) debt package aimed at reviving the troubled Austrian motorcycle maker, it said.
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** Sanofi <SASY.PA> will acquire Vigil Neuroscience <VIGL.O>, a clinical-stage biotech company in a $470 million deal, the companies said, as the French drugmaker seeks to boost its neurological pipeline through an Alzheimer's drug.
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** AT&T <T.N> has clinched a deal to acquire Lumen Technologies' <LUMN.N> consumer fiber operations for $5.75 billion in cash, the companies said on Wednesday, as the wireless provider adds further scale to its national fiber footprint.
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(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Priyanka.G in Bengaluru)
((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))