UPDATE 3-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

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Nov 1 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday.

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** Altria Group Inc (MO.N) said it would acquire cigar maker John Middleton Inc from privately held Bradford Holdings for $2.9 billion in cash as it continues to expand its U.S. business beyond cigarettes.

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** MetroPCS Communications Inc (PCS.N) said on Thursday it withdrew a proposal for a stock-for-stock merger with Leap Wireless (LEAP.O) saying it has not "been able to engage Leap in meaningful negotiations." [nN01308599]

** Japan's GCA Holdings Corp 2126.T, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, said it will buy U.S. peer Savvian LLC in a stock swap deal worth $780 million, seeking a bigger slice of growing cross-border deals. [nT343614]

** Navigation device maker Garmin (GRMN.O) owns 5.02 percent of Dutch digital map maker Tele Atlas TA.AS, for which it has made an unsolicited 2.3 billion-euro ($3.3 billion) offer, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday. [nWEA5813]

** Tele Atlas TA.AS, which received an unsolicited rival takeover bid by Navigation device maker Garmin (GRMN.O), said that TomTom (TOM2.AS) has five days to raise its existing offer for the company. [nWEA5824]