Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 11:30 GMT on Monday: ** Apache Corporation and French rival Total have formed a joint venture to develop a project off Suriname in a deal that gives the struggling U.S. oil and gas producer a cash injection for more exploration, the companies said. ** European software investor Hg said it would acquire Germany's Personal & Informatik, a provider of cloud-based HR software, from a group of funds advised by