Wednesday, November 30, 2016

BRIEF-Canopy Growth to acquire Mettrum for about C$430 mln

* Total transaction is valued at about c$430 million and

will be satisfied by issuance of common shares in canopy growth

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BRIEF-Oncodesign completes acquisition of François Hyafil Research Centre and appoints two new strategic activity directors

* Oncodesign completes the acquisition of François Hyafil

Research Centre and appoints two new strategic activity

directors

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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Dec 1

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Dec 1

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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BRIEF-Rockwell Collins says remain confident that acquisition of B/E Aerospace will create "significant value" for shareholders

* Rockwell Collins - remain confident that acquisition of

B/E Aerospace will create "significant value" for shareholders

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UPDATE 2-Starboard questions Rockwell Collins' B/E Aerospace deal - source

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP has

acquired a stake in aircraft component maker Rockwell Collins

Inc and is questioning its $6.4 billion purchase of B/E

Aerospace Inc, a...

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BRIEF-Gorman-Rupp announces subsidiary's completed acquisition

* Gorman-Rupp announces subsidiary's completed acquisition

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BRIEF-Hemisphere Media to acquire concession license for Colombian national broadcaster Canal Uno

* Hemisphere Media to acquire concession license for

Colombian national broadcaster Canal Uno

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BRIEF-CenterState Banks enters into agreement and plan of merger with Gateway Financial Holdings of Florida

* CenterState Banks - Entered into agreement and plan of

merger with Gateway Financial Holdings of Florida whereby GFHF

will be merged with and into co

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BRIEF-Horizon Bancorp announces balance sheet restructuring transaction

* Horizon Bancorp announces balance sheet restructuring

transaction

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Decolar.com in talks with banks for Nasdaq IPO -sources

By Tatiana Bautzer, Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Liana B.

Baker

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BAE Systems says Indian, U.S. governments clear M777 artillery gun deal

LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - BAE Systems said on

Wednesday it expected to sign a contract with the U.S.

Department of Defense to supply M777 Howitzers to the Indian

Army after both governments cleared...

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BRIEF-West Texas Resources acquires assets in South Texas

* West Texas Resources acquires assets in South Texas

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BRIEF-Kong Sun Holdings updates on acquisition agreement

* Purchaser, a wholly-owned subsidiary of company, entered

into acquisition agreement with vendor and project company

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UPDATE 1-French probe on Muddy Waters/Casino spat seen lasting few more months

* Probe likely to last few more months -source

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BRIEF-Medgat Kumar acquires ordinary shares, warrants of Tethys Petroleum

* Medgat Kumar acquires ordinary shares and warrants of

Tethys petroleum

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UPDATE 1-U.S. telecom network provider Zayo to buy Electric Lightwave for $1.4 bln

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Telecom infrastructure provider Zayo

Group Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would buy

smaller rival Electric Lightwave for $1.42 billion in cash to

expand its fiber network on the...

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French probe on Muddy Waters/Casino spat seen lasting few more months

PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - France's AMF stock market watchdog

is in the midst of a formal investigation into criticism made by

U.S. research firm Muddy Waters against French retailer Casino

which...

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BRIEF-Reven Housing REIT acquires 97 SFR portfolio in Houston

* Reven Housing REIT acquires 97 SFR portfolio in Houston,

Texas

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BRIEF-Zayo to acquire Electric Lightwave for $1.42 billion

* Transaction will be funded with a combination of cash on

hand and debt.

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BRIEF-Marquee energy & Alberta Oilsands announce receipt of final order

* Marquee Energy Ltd and Alberta Oilsands Inc announce

receipt of final order

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BRIEF-Suse IaaS acquires OpenStack and Cloud Foundry PaaS talent and technology assets from HPE

* Suse acquires OpenStack IaaS and Cloud Foundry PaaS talent

and technology assets from HPE to accelerate growth and entry

into new markets

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BRIEF-Telekom Austria acquires fixed-line operator Atlant Telecom

* Says acquires fixed-line operator Atlant Telecom in

Belarus

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BRIEF-Time Warner increases purchase price for debt securities

* Time Warner Inc. increases maximum principal amount and

maximum purchase price for previously announced cash tender

offers for debt securities

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

RPT-UPDATE 1-China's property market has bubble but won't collapse, says Wanda chairman

* China's property sector supported by urban potential -

Wang

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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Nov 30

Nov 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does

not vouch for their accuracy.

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UPDATE 1-Pilgrim's Pride to acquire organic chicken line in $350 mln deal

CHICAGO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pilgrim's Pride Corp,

the world's second-largest chicken producer, will buy smaller

rival GNP Company in a $350 million deal that will increase its

organic and...

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BRIEF-Antrim Energy to proceed with voluntary liquidation and dissolution of company

* Board has concluded that it is in best interest of

shareholders, corp to proceed with voluntary liquidation and

dissolution of corporation

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BRIEF-Chibougamau Independent Mines acquires shares of Vendome Resources

* Chibougamau Independent Mines acquires shares of Vendome

Resources Corp

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BRIEF-Brooks Automation to acquire Cool Lab LLC

* Brooks Automation announces the acquisition of Cool Lab

LLC

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BRIEF-Praxair confirms it has approached Linde AG about resuming discussions regarding potential merger

* Confirms company has approached Linde AG about resuming

discussions regarding a potential merger

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BRIEF-Linde receives revised merger proposal from Praxair

* Says received revised proposal concerning a potential

merger of equals with Praxair Inc

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Unit of Brazil's Cade urges calling off BM&FBovespa's Cetip takeover

SAO PAULO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A division of Brazil's

antitrust watchdog is proposing to call off financial bourse

BM&FBovespa SA's planned takeover of rival clearinghouse Cetip

SA Mercados...

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BRIEF-Clearwater Paper to close Oklahoma City tissue converting facility, restructure Neenah Mill

* Clearwater Paper to close Oklahoma City tissue converting

facility and restructure Neenah Mill

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UPDATE 5-Samsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds

* Firm also boosting 2016 dividend, to buy back more shares

(Adds statement from Elliott affiliates, background, details)

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UPDATE 1-Ore rally, cost cuts giving Vale room to rethink asset sales

NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Vale SA, the world's No. 1 iron

ore producer, is taking advantage of recent gains in mineral and

metal prices and successful cost-cutting steps to rethink the

pace of an...

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Pilgrim's Pride to acquire organic chicken line in $350 mln deal

CHICAGO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pilgrim's Pride Corp,

the world's second-largest chicken producer, said on Tuesday it

will buy smaller rival GNP Company in a $350 million deal that

will increase its...

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Automakers fund European electric car charging sites to boost demand

* Goal to make charging EVs as convenient as filling gas

tank

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BRIEF-Federal Trade Commission asked Bass Pro for more information on Cabela merger a move likely to delay deal - NY Post, citing sources

* Federal Trade Commission asked Bass Pro for more

information on Cabela merger ; a move likely to delay deal - NY

Post, citing sources

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BRIEF-Lucerne rejects Standard Industries' Braas Monier bid

* Shareholder Lucerne Capital Management reiterates strong

support for rejection of Standard Industries bid

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RPT-UPDATE 4-Scotiabank earnings beat view, says acquisitions possible

TORONTO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia,

Canada's third-biggest lender, reported a better-than-expected

rise in fourth-quarter earnings and said it could utilize its

capital strength to make...

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BRIEF-McCormick announces acquisition of Enrico Giotti SpA

* McCormick plans to acquire business for a cash payment of

approximately 120 million Euros

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BRIEF-Pilgrim's Pride agrees to purchase GNP Co for $350 mln

* Pilgrims Pride strengthens branded portfolio with

agreement to purchase GNP Company

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BRIEF-Elior Group announced acquisitions of Megabite Food Services and CRCL

* Elior group - announced acquisitions of Megabite Food

Services and CRCL

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Britain is pro-business, but firms need better governance - minister

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Business minister Greg Clark said

on Tuesday the British government was "unashamedly

pro-business", but that he wanted to strengthen existing

corporate governance...

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BRIEF-KKR & Co Lp acquires Arle's stake in Hilding Anders

* Following transaction, KKR will become majority

shareholder in hilding anders

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BRIEF-UK's CMA opens consultation on undertakings for Dover-Wayne Fueling deal

Nov 29 (Reuters) - UK's Competition and Markets

Authority(CMA):

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UPDATE 1-Digital payment firms cash in on India's money mess, but can it last?

* Experts question business model in loss-making sector

(Adds link to graphic, Reuters TV piece)

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BRIEF-Cognizant to acquire digital marketing and customer experience agency Mirabeau BV

* Cognizant to acquire digital marketing and customer

experience agency Mirabeau BV

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Braas Monier to raise capital, pay special dividend in bid to fend off takeover

FRANKFURT, Nov 29 (Reuters) - German roof tile maker Braas

Monier announced a capital increase and a special

dividend on Tuesday as it seeks to fend off a hostile takeover

offer by U.S. group...

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Britain wants to boost workers' voices on boards, will not force it - minister

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Britain's business minister Greg

Clark said on Monday the government wanted to strengthen

workers' voices on company boards but would not overturn the

successful system of...

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Actelion shares plunge on report it eyes "complicated" J&J deal

ZURICH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Swiss biotech company

Actelion plunged on Tuesday after a report the company

was not actively considering selling itself, but instead

weighing a "complicated...

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UPDATE 1-China forex regulator tightens controls to stem capital outflows-sources

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Nov 29 (Reuters) - China is stepping up

measures to stem capital outflows after the yuan currency

skidded to more than eight-year lows, sources said on Tuesday,

taking aim at...

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Monday, November 28, 2016

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Nov 29

Nov 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and

does not vouch for their accuracy.

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RPT-Shell considering selling its Iraq oil assets -sources

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is

considering selling out of its oil fields in Iraq as part of its

global $30 billion asset disposal programme, industry sources

said on Monday.

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UPDATE 2-AT&T unveils DirecTV Now streaming service ahead of Nov. 30 launch

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc, the largest

U.S. TV provider, unveiled on Monday the pricing and launch date

for DirecTV Now, which will stream television programming

through the internet to...

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Trump adds antitrust expert to Justice transition team

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A Republican antitrust

veteran has been named on Monday to U.S. President-elect Donald

Trump's transition team for the Justice Department, a choice

that lawyers say...

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American Airlines, Qantas end bid to grow partnership

Nov 28 (Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc and

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd have dropped their bid

to coordinate prices and flight schedules, according to a filing

submitted to the U.S....

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Digital payment firms cash in on India's money mess, but can it last?

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Digital payment

providers in India have mobilised hundreds of extra workers to

enrol small merchants and offered their services for free,

betting that severe cash...

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BRIEF-Raging River Exploration Inc announces $58 million Dodsland Viking property acquisition

* Raging River Exploration Inc announces $58 million

Dodsland Viking property acquisition

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BRIEF-Allstate expands consumer protection offerings with acquisition of rapidly growing SquareTrade

* Allstate expands consumer protection offerings with

acquisition of rapidly growing SquareTrade

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BRIEF-Automotive Properties REIT agrees to acquire Audi and Volkswagen dealership property in montreal for $14.3 mln

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Automotive Properties Real Estate

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Viacom CEO looks to improve culture, affiliate relations, amid CBS talk

Nov 28 (Reuters) - The top priorities of Viacom Inc's

acting president and chief executive are improving key

relations with affiliates as well as the struggling media

company's internal culture, Bob...

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BRIEF-Mainstreet Health Investments announces the acquisition of 3 memory care communities

* Mainstreet Health Investments announces the acquisition of

three memory care communities and a US$45 mln bought deal

offering of convertible debentures

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BRIEF-DICK'S Sporting Goods expands team sports HQ suite of digital offerings with the acquisition of GameChanger Media

* DICK'S Sporting Goods expands team sports HQ suite of

digital offerings with the acquisition of GameChanger Media

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CME Group bids for LSE's French clearing business -Sunday Times

CHICAGO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - CME Group Inc has

submitted a bid to buy the London Stock Exchange's

French clearing business for more than $340 mln pounds (400

million euros), the Sunday Times...

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Shell considering selling its Iraq oil assets -sources

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is

considering selling out of its oil fields in Iraq as part of its

global $30 billion asset disposal programme, industry sources

said on Monday.

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BRIEF-BNY Mellon's Pershing launches BMO Gold Deposit Receipts solution for financial needs of high-net-worth investors

* BNY Mellon's Pershing launches BMO Gold Deposit Receipts

solution for clients servicing the high-net-worth and ultra

high-net-worth market

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UPDATE 1-GPA says sale of Via Varejo stake is only option on table

SAO PAULO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer GPA SA

insisted on Monday that a sale of its controlling

stake in Via Varejo SA is its only strategic option,

disputing comments by a Via Varejo...

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BRIEF-Patheon to acquire state-of-the-art manufacturing site

* Patheon will acquire site for an immaterial sum, plus cost

of associated inventory and spare parts

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BRIEF-Sangoma adopts shareholder rights plan

* Sangoma Technologies - Board also approved an addition to

by-laws requiring shareholders to provide advance notice to co

when proposing a new director

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BRIEF-KFit Group announces acquisition of Groupon Malaysia

* KFit Group continues its push to lead O2O in Southeast

Asia with the acquisition of Groupon Malaysia

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BRIEF-NDMT acquires 19 pct of shares of Lao Construction Bank

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Nownews Digital Media Technology Co Ltd

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BRIEF-Canopy Growth establishes Germany based operations through the acquisition of licensed distributor, Medcann GMBH

* Canopy Growth establishes Germany based operations through

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Actelion's ambitious independent-minded CEO will drive up takeover price

ZURICH, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Actelion Chief Executive

Jean-Paul Clozel's desire to keep Europe's biggest biotech

company independent after building it from scratch, means

Johnson & Johnson will have to...

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Italy's Yoox Net-A-Porter enters Middle East online luxury venture

DUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Italian online fashion retailer

Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) and Dubai-based billionaire

Mohamed Alabbar said on Monday they will form a 130 million euro

($139 million)...

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BRIEF-Gran Tierra Energy announces two acquisitions in the Putumayo Basin

* Gran Tierra Energy announces two successful strategic

acquisitions in the Ecopetrol 2016 bidding round in the Putumayo

Basin

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BRIEF-Axel Johnson sells Mekonomen holding to LKQ Corporation

* Axel Johnson sells its shareholding in Mekonomen Group

to LKQ Corporation

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UPDATE 1-Australia watchdog says North West Shelf gas venture underpaying royalties

* NW Shelf says royalty compliance is "robust"

(Adds maximum underpayment, NW Shelf comments)

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

UPDATE 2-China will stick to "going out" strategy amid outflow concerns

* One-way FX bets usually followed by "substantial

losses"-analyst

(Adds onshore yuan performance, analyst comment)

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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Nov. 28

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 5

points at 6,836 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers.

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China says promotes healthy development of outbound investment - Xinhua

SHANGHAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - China said on Monday it

promotes the healthy development of outbound investment, the

official Xinhua news agency reported.

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Fearing tighter U.S. visa regime, Indian IT firms rush to hire, acquire

BENGALURU, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Anticipating a more

protectionist U.S. technology visa programme under a Donald

Trump administration, India's $150 billion IT services sector

will speed up acquisitions...

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 28

Nov 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal -Barron's

NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Shares of oilfield services

company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it

completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and

gas division, according to a...

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Umicore completes sale of zinc units to U.S. private equity firm

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Belgian specialty materials group

Umicore has completed the sale of its zinc units to

U.S. based private equity firm OpenGate Capital for $150

million.

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Odebrecht selling Peru irrigation business to Brookfield, Suez

LIMA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian engineering group

Odebrecht SA said it has agreed to sell its Olmos

irrigation business in Peru to Brookfield Infrastructure

Partners LP and Suez SA for an...

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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Siemens is well placed to adapt business in U.S. - CEO

FRANKFURT, Nov 26 (Reuters) - German trains-to-turbines

group Siemens is well placed to do business in the

United States, regardless of whether President-elect Donald

Trump backs fossil-fuels at the...

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Kirkland Lake Gold shareholders approve Newmarket takeover

TORONTO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Mid-tier Canadian miner Kirkland

Lake Gold said on Friday its shareholders voted heavily

in favor of its takeover of Newmarket Gold, confirming

a Reuters story on Thursday.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Luxottica buys remaining 63.2 pct of Salmoiraghi & Vigano

MILAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Italian eyewear group Luxottica

said on Friday it had exercised an option to acquire

the remaining 63.2 percent stake in Salmoiraghi & Vigano, taking

control of one of the...

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BRIEF-Kirkland Lake Gold says arrangement approved by 82.64% of its shareholders

* Kirkland Lake Gold and Newmarket Gold announce results of

their respective special meeting of shareholders voting in

favour of the business combination

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Three bidders left in the race for UniCredit's Pioneer - sources

MILAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - France's Amundi has submitted the

highest offer to buy Italian UniCredit's asset manager, Pioneer,

while a consortium led by Poste Italiane and Ameriprise

Financial are...

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BRIEF-Analytixinsight Inc says entered into agreement to acquire certain assets of Euclides Technologies, Inc

* Analytixinsight Inc says has entered into a definitive

agreement to acquire certain assets of Euclides Technologies,

Inc

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UPDATE 1-Brazil's Aliansce eyes mall acquisitions but prices high -CEO

SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Aliansce Shopping Centers SA

is eyeing acquisitions across Brazil's mall industry as a way to

fuel growth in the near term, although prices seem too stretched

at this...

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Nov 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday:

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UPDATE 1-India's Tata Steel removes Cyrus Mistry as chairman

MUMBAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) - India's Tata Steel

removed Cyrus Mistry, the former head of Tata Sons, as chairman

at a board meeting in Mumbai on Friday, the company said in a

statement.

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Brazil's Aliansce considering mall M&A, sees prices as high

SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Aliansce Shopping Centers SA

is eyeing several acquisition targets across Brazil's mall

industry as a way to fuel growth in the near term, although

prices seem too...

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REFILE-Former Amaya CEO says Hong Kong investors to fund bid for firm

TORONTO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - David Baazov, the former chief

executive of online gaming company Amaya Inc, disclosed

new details on Friday of funding for his proposed offer to buy

the Canadian firm,...

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BRIEF-Total Energy Services Inc. announces intention to make a takeover bid for the outstanding common shares of Savanna Energy Services Corp.

* Total Energy Services Inc announces intention to make a

takeover bid for the outstanding common shares of Savanna Energy

Services Corp.

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BRIEF-Transalta reaches agreement with government of Alberta on transition payments

* Transalta reaches agreement with the government of Alberta

on transition payments and executes memorandum of understanding

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UPDATE 1-Turkey targets luxury cars with hike in special consumption tax

ANKARA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Turkey increased its special

consumption tax on cars on Friday, a move that will be applied

to all but the cheapest models in what the finance minister said

was a response...

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BRIEF-Aon announces agreement to acquire leading health and benefits brokerage and solutions firm in Brazil

* Aon announces agreement to acquire leading health and

benefits brokerage and solutions firm in Brazil

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RPT-Alitalia may cut up to 2,000 jobs in turnaround plan - sources

ABU DHABI/MILAN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Alitalia could cut up to

2,000 jobs as controlling shareholder Etihad Airways pushes for

sweeping changes to turn the loss-making airline around,

according to...

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Dissident creditor group in Brazil's Oi retains G5 Evercore as adviser

SAO PAULO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A newly formed group of

dissident bondholders in Oi SA has retained G5

Evercore to advise it in the Brazilian carrier's in-court

reorganization, which has recently...

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 25

Nov 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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UPDATE 2-J&J makes takeover approach for Swiss drugmaker Actelion - Bloomberg

Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson

has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd

about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on

Thursday, citing people it said...

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UPDATE 2-Brazil's Bradesco to focus on mobility as fintech appeal grows

SAO PAULO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Banco Bradesco SA will spend

three years enhancing existing banking technology platforms to

lure younger clients and stem potential competition from

financial technology...

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UPDATE 2-Barrick mulls Kalgoorlie bid of roughly $1.3 bln by China's Minjar-sources

TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold is

reviewing the financial backing behind an approximately $1.3

billion bid for its stake in Australia's Kalgoorlie mine by

Minjar Gold, a unit of...

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J&J makes takeover approach for Swiss drugmaker Actelion -Bloomberg

Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson

has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd

about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on

Thursday, citing people it said...

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UPDATE 1-Kirkland Lake shareholders vote for Newmarket takeover -sources

TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of Kirkland

Lake Gold shareholders have voted in favor of the

mid-tier miner's takeover of Newmarket Gold, according

to two sources familiar with the...

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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 24)

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under

review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU

merger process:

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Kirkland Lake shareholders vote in favor of Newmarket takeover-sources

TORONTO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of Kirkland

Lake Gold shareholders have voted in favor of the

mid-tier miner's takeover of Newmarket Gold, according

to two sources familiar with the...

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UPDATE 2-Brazil's Via Varejo soars on reports of Falabella, Steinhoff interests

SAO PAULO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Shares in Brazil appliance

retailer Via Varejo SA soared on Thursday by the most since

March on reports that three suitors have expressed interest in a

controlling stake...

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Alitalia may cut up to 2,000 jobs in turnaround plan - sources

ABU DHABI/MILAN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Alitalia could cut up to

2,000 jobs as controlling shareholder Etihad Airways pushes for

sweeping changes to turn the loss-making airline around,

according to...

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BRIEF-Amazon in talks to buy Dubai's Souq.Com in $1 bln deal - Bloomberg, citing sources

* Amazon in talks to buy Dubai's Souq.Com in $1 billion deal

- Bloomberg, citing sources

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BRIEF-Dundee Corp sells shares in Dream Unlimited Corp

* Dundee Corp - Announced today that it has sold 6.1 million

class A subordinate voting shares of Dream Unlimited Corp

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Falabella, Steinhoff in race for Brazil's Via Varejo -newspaper

SAO PAULO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - SACI Falabella SA,

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd and Lojas

Americanas SA are among a group of retailers

interested in acquiring appliance retailer Via Varejo SA,...

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Russia cbank declines comment on how Rosneft bonds will affect money, fx mkts

MOSCOW, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank declined

comment on the possible effects of a new bond programme by

Rosneft on the country's money and forex markets when

contacted by Reuters.

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Thyssenkrupp CEO says new Tata management still wants steel deal

ESSEN, Germany, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp

has personal assurances from the new management of Tata that the

Indian conglomerate is still interested in merging its European

steel business with...

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

CD&R in the lead to acquire Avaya's call center unit -sources

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier &

Rice LLC (CD&R) is in the lead to acquire the call center

business of debt-laden telecommunications equipment company

Avaya Inc for around...

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China's Ctrip.com to buy Skyscanner in $1.74 bln deal

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Chinese online travel company Ctrip.com

International Ltd said on Wednesday it agreed to buy

UK-based Skyscanner Holdings Ltd in a deal valuing the travel

search website at about...

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UPDATE 1-Sempra drops bid for Odebrecht pipeline in Peru, Techint in talks

LIMA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Sempra Energy said on

Wednesday that it ended talks for buying control of Brazilian

engineering company Odebrecht's pipeline project in Peru

without a deal as Techint Group...

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BRIEF-Big North Graphite closes acquisition of a 100% interest in Duncan Kerr Cobalt property and announces name change and management change

* Big North Graphite closes acquisition of a 100% interest

in Duncan Kerr Cobalt property in Ontario and filing of

technical report and announces name change and management change

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BRIEF-Ctrip announces agreement to acquire Skyscanner for approximately £1.4 billion

* Ctrip.com International says terms of acquisition value

skyscanner at approximately £1.4 billion

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BRIEF-Global Self Storage to acquire Tuxis self storage facilities in Clinton, Connecticut and Millbrook, New York

* Global Self Storage to acquire Tuxis Self Storage

facilities in Clinton, Connecticut and Millbrook, New York

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Deutsche Boerse CFO warns of U.S. dominance if LSE deal fails

FRANKFURT, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The finance chief of Deutsche

Boerse warned on Wednesday rivals in the United

States and China would become dominant if the German group's

planned merger with the London...

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Techint says still in talks to buy Odebrecht Peru pipeline stake

LIMA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Techint Group said on Wednesday

that it was still in talks with Odebrecht SA on

buying part of its stake in a $5 billion natural gas pipeline

project in Peru, after local...

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BRIEF-FMC Technologies and Technip announce EU antitrust clearance

* FMC Technologies and Technip announce EU antitrust

clearance

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Brazil's Odebrecht executives to sign deal with prosecutors - source

BRASILIA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Executives of Brazilian

engineering conglomerate Odebrecht will sign a plea bargain deal

with federal prosecutors on Wednesday or Thursday, a source

close to the...

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Jose Cuervo postpones IPO as Trump election roils Mexico -sources

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Jose Cuervo, the world's biggest tequila

producer, has put its initial public offering on hold following

the U.S. presidential election of Donald Trump, which has

weighed on...

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Freeport says debt repair plan complete with $1.5 bln offering

TORONTO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc,

the world's largest publicly listed copper producer, said on

Wednesday it raised $1.5 billion in an equity offering,

completing its plan to reduce...

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UPDATE 2-Brazil, Odebrecht sign $2.1 bln leniency deal in graft probe- media

SAO PAULO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors and

Odebrecht SA have agreed on the world's biggest plea and

leniency deal under which the embattled engineering conglomerate

would pay around 7...

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BRIEF-OceanFirst Financial and Ocean Shore Holding receive stockholder approvals for merger

* Oceanfirst Financial Corp. and Ocean Shore Holding Co.

receive stockholder approvals for merger

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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 23)

BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under

review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU

merger process:

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BRIEF-Sears Canada confirms previously announced Real Estate Transaction

* Sears Canada confirms previously announced Real Estate

Transaction

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BRIEF-Infineon says automotive will be main growth driver

* CEO says expects to complete Wolfspeed

acquisition in early 2017

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U.S.-based Advent Int'l to buy Brammer for 221.5 mln stg

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Industrial parts distributor Brammer Plc

said private-equity firm Advent International Corp had

agreed to buy the company for 221.5 million pounds ($274.8

million).

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BRIEF-Amaya says continues to carefully assess David Baazov's proposal

* Says continues to carefully assess Baazov's proposal

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

L-3 Communications buys UK-based MacDonald Humfrey

Nov 22 (Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L-3

Communications Holdings Inc said it had acquired

UK-based MacDonald Humfrey Automation Ltd for 224 million pounds

($278 million) to strengthen its...

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Baytex buying northern Alberta heavy oil assets for C$65 mln

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Mid-sized Canadian oil

producer Baytex Energy Corp has agreed to buy heavy oil

production assets in the Peace River region of northern Alberta

in a deal worth...

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BRIEF-L-3 acquires MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) for £224 mln

* Acquisition was funded initially from revolving credit

borrowings

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BRIEF-DHI Group retains Evercore as financial adviser for review of strategic alternatives

* Retains Evercore as financial adviser for previously

announced review of strategic alternatives

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BRIEF-Allergan completes acquisition of Chase Pharmaceuticals

* Allergan acquires Chase Pharmaceuticals to expand CNS

research and development pipeline and build on commitment to

alzheimer's disease

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BRIEF-Live Nation Entertainment says acquired a majority stake in Sweden Rock Festival

* Live Nation continues building global festival portfolio

with acquisition of Sweden Rock Festival

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CME delays corn futures contract listings, eyes St. Louis delivery point

CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The CME Group will delay listing

of two corn futures contracts that had been scheduled to start

trading on Dec. 14 as it continues a review of delivery points

which could...

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PepsiCo to buy probiotic drinks maker KeVita

Nov 22 (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said on Tuesday it

would buy health beverage maker KeVita Inc, in an effort to

diversify its soft drinks business and tap health conscious

consumers.

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BRIEF-ACNB Corp to acquire New Windsor Bancorp

* ACNB Corp - transaction is valued at $33.3 million or

$33.11 per share

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BRIEF-Pepsico announces definitive agreement to acquire Kevita

* Kevita will continue to operate independently with its

production and bottling facilities located in Oxnard, California

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BRIEF-Northern Superior Resources reorganizes board of directors

* Northern Superior Resources Inc - reorganization was

prompted by board in response to recent changes to shareholder

base

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BRIEF-Camping World announces acquisition of Thompson Family RV

* Camping World announces acquisition of Thompson Family RV

in Davenport, Iowa

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UPDATE 1-Dr Pepper Snapple to buy Bai Brands for $1.7 bln

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc said

on Tuesday it would buy Bai Brands LLC, a maker of antioxidant

beverages, for $1.7 billion in cash, in the latest example of a

soft-drinks maker...

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Deutsche Boerse CEO expects EU objections in mid-December

BERLIN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse

expects to hear what objections the European Commission has to

its planned merger with London Stock Exchange in the

second week of December, the German...

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BRIEF-Monsanto provides update on Bayer merger

* Monsanto co - in connection with merger with Bayer, a

purported class action lawsuit, captioned ken gawrych, was filed

on nov. 16, 2016

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Dr Pepper Snapple to buy Bai Brands for $1.7 bln

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Soft-drinks maker Dr Pepper Snapple Group

Inc said it would buy Bai Brands LLC, a maker of

antioxidant beverages, for $1.7 billion in cash.

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Uniper closely reviewing gas storage assets -CFO

FRANKFURT, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Uniper, the power

plant and energy trading company spun off by E.ON, is

closely examining its gas storage assets, where margins are

unsatisfactory, its Chief Financial...

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India's Ola adds entertainment features as ride-hailing competition rages

NEW YORK/BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indian ride-services

start-up Ola unveiled on Tuesday a new car entertainment

platform that allows passengers to listen to the music of their

choice, as it...

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BRIEF-Walt Disney and Hong Kong government to expand Hong Kong Disneyland

* Multi-Year expansion of hong kong disneyland announced by

the walt disney company and hong kong government

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Bahrain's Arcapita buys U.S. senior citizen housing for $110 mln

DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Investment management firm

Arcapita said on Tuesday it had acquired a privately-held

portfolio of three housing schemes for senior citizens in the

United States for around...

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Autoliv, Key Safety Systems preferred bidders for Takata - Bloomberg

TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Takata Corp has

shortlisted Sweden's Autoliv Inc and U.S. parts supplier

Key Safety Systems as potential bidders for the Japanese airbag

maker at the centre of the world's...

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UPDATE 2-Nissan supplier Calsonic says board to discuss KKR bid

TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Calsonic Kansei Corp said

it would discuss KKR & Co's bid for the Nissan Motor Co

supplier at its board meeting later on Tuesday, nearing a deal

worth $3.6 billion and...

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China may name first SOEs to be restructured by year-end - paper

SHANGHAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - China may name the first of its

state-owned enterprises (SOE) to be restructured under a

mixed-ownership system by the year-end, the business paper China

Securities...

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UPDATE 1-Nissan supplier Calsonic says board to discuss KKR bid

TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Calsonic Kansei Corp said

it would discuss KKR & Co's bid for the Nissan Motor Co

supplier at its board meeting later on Tuesday, nearing a deal

worth $3.6 billion.

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BRIEF-Independent Bank Group to acquire Carlile Bancshares

* Says has entered into agreement to acquire carlile

bancshares, inc. And its subsidiary, northstar bank, denton,

texas

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Tesoro Logistics to buy North Dakota energy assets for $700 mln

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tesoro Logistics LP said on

Monday it would buy crude oil, natural gas and other gathering

systems in North Dakota from a consortium for about $700

million.

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UPDATE 1-Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 mln -source

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Blockchain company R3 CEV has

reduced the amount it aims to raise from bank members in its

first large round of equity funding to $150 million from $200

million and is...

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UPDATE 3-Energy Transfer MLPs Sunoco Logistics and ETP to combine

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Pipeline companies Sunoco Logistics

Partners LP and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP),

both of which are controlled by general partner Energy Transfer

Equity LP, said on Monday they...

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Blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150 mln -source

NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Blockchain company R3 CEV has

reduced the amount it aims to raise from bank members in its

first large round of equity funding to $150 million from $200

million,...

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UPDATE 2-Anthem argues that Fortune 500 won't suffer from Cigna deal

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Anthem Inc and the

U.S. Justice Department dug in their heels on Monday in court

over whether the lower prices the health insurer expects to

negotiate after buying...

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BRIEF-SoLocal says forced to not proceed with payment of next deadline for interest on financial debt

* Solocal group reaffirms its determination to achieve its

financial restructuring plan

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BRIEF-Pseg solar source acquires 6.6 mw solar project from BayWa R.E.

* PSEG Solar Source- has acquired a 6.6 mw-dc solar energy

facility from BayWa R.E. Solar projects representing an

investment of $12.2 mln

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Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions - sources

BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft will still

allow LinkedIn's rivals access to its software and give

hardware makers the option of installing other services to try

to win EU approval for its...

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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 21)

BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under

review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU

merger process:

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BRIEF-MaRS Innovation announces acquisition of first compound from Triphase by Celgene

* Triphase accelerator to sell assets relating to Marizomib

to Celgene, via affiliate, for undisclosed amount

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Anthem argues that Fortune 500 won't suffer from Cigna deal

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Anthem Inc and the

U.S. Justice Department dug in their heels on Monday in court

over whether the lower prices the health insurer expects to

negotiate after buying...

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Monday:

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BRIEF-Headwaters says obligated to pay termination fee of $65 mln to Boral under deal

* If deal is terminated under specified circumstances,

headwaters will be required to pay Boral Ltd termination fee of

$65 million - SEC Filing

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BRIEF-Sunoco Logistics to acquire Energy Transfer Partners

* Sunoco Logistics Partners Lp - ETP unitholders will

receive 1.5 common units of SXL for each common unit of etp they

own

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Sunoco Logistics to buy Energy Transfer Partners

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sunoco Logistics Partners LP said

on Monday it would buy Energy Transfer Partners LP in a

deal valued at $19.93 billion.

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BRIEF-Swift Energy says entered into a purchase and sale agreement providing for company to sell its Lake Washington field in South East Louisiana

* Swift Energy Co says entered into a purchase and sale

agreement providing for company to sell its Lake Washington

Field in South East Louisiana

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Oracle to buy internet infrastructure provider Dyn

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Business software maker Oracle Corp

said on Monday it would buy Dyn, a monitor of global

internet performance and traffic, to allow cloud customers to

optimize their...

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Analog chipmaker Macom to buy Applied Micro Circuits for $770 mln

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Analog chipmaker Macom Technology

Solutions Holdings Inc said on Monday that it would buy

fellow chipmaker Applied Micro Circuits Corp for about

$770 million in cash and stock to...

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BRIEF-MACOM announces definitive agreement to acquire Applied Micro

Nov 21 (Reuters) - MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc

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BRIEF-Lifelock- will pay symantec termination fee of $87.5 mln if merger fails

* Lifelock-Will be required to pay Symantec termination fee

of $87.5 million if the merger agreement is terminated under

certain circumstances-SEC filing

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BRIEF-Interactive Intelligence- stockholder lawsuit alleges board agreed to inadequate merger price

* Interactive Intelligence Group-stockholder class action

lawsuit filed in u.s. District court captioned trahan v.

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc, et al

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Pioneer's 3.5 bln euro price tag too much for Aberdeen -Bloomberg

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Aberdeen Asset Management's chief

executive said Italian bank UniCredit had priced its

Pioneer fund unit too high at 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion),

prompting the British firm to...

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UPDATE 1-Novartis buys US blood disease drugmaker in $665 mln deal

* Study results for drug being acquired due Dec. 4

(Adds analyst comment, details, background, shares)

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BRIEF-Monsanto subsidiary Climate Corporation acquires Vitalfields

* The climate corporation acquires Vitalfields to expand

digital agriculture innovation for european farmers

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Aixtron says has arguments to overcome worries over China deal

FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker

Aixtron said on Monday it had factual arguments to overcome U.S.

and German concerns about its being bought by a Chinese

consortium.

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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Nov 21

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and

does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

UPDATE 2-Australia's Boral to buy Headwaters for $1.8 bln in bet on U.S. building market

* Trump plans big push in infrastructure spending

(Recasts on equity value of the deal, adds analyst and company

comments)

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Symantec agrees to buy LifeLock for $2.3 billion in cash -media

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Computer security software manufacturer

Symantec Corp. will acquire LifeLock Inc. for

$2.3 billion in cash, according to a tweet from CNBC, citing Dow

Jones.

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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Nov 21

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the

business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified

these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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RPT-Japanese private equity emerging from its torpor

* IPO market picking up, making exits easier for PE

investors

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Symantec in the lead to acquire LifeLock-sources

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Symantec Corp was in the lead to

acquire LifeLock Inc following an auction for the U.S.

identity theft protection services company, people familiar with

the matter said on Sunday.

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UPDATE 1-Symantec in the lead to acquire LifeLock -sources

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Symantec Corp is in the lead to

acquire LifeLock Inc following an auction for the U.S.

identity theft protection services company, people familiar with

the matter said on Sunday.

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BRIEF-Boral Limited to buy Headwaters Inc

* Says transaction valued at $24.25 per share in cash

representing aggregate enterprise value of approximately $2.6

billion

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* Entered into a binding agreement to acquire Headwaters

Incorporated for us$24.25 per share in cash

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Japanese private equity emerging from its torpor

* IPO market picking up, making exits easier for PE

investors

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

UPDATE 1-Peru eyes new auction for natgas pipeline contract in 2017-govt

LIMA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Peru will hold a new auction for a

natural gas pipeline project next year if financing for a

project controlled by the Brazilian engineering company

Odebrecht remains snagged...

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Peru eyes new auction for natgas pipeline contract in 2017-govt

LIMA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Peru will hold a new auction for a

natural gas pipeline project next year if financing for a

project controlled by the Brazilian engineering company

Odebrecht remains snagged...

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REFILE-Germany's Aixtron says U.S. opposes China deal on security grounds

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Germany's Aixtron Se said the

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

informed the company it would recommend that its pending

takeover by China's Fujian Grand...

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Friday, November 18, 2016

BRIEF-Brunswick Corp acquires Payne's Marine

* Payne's Marine acquisition will have minimal impact upon

Brunswick's 2016 results

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BRIEF-CBOE Holdings announces early termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for BATS acquisition

* CBOE holdings announces early termination of

Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for bats acquisition

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UPDATE 2-Alaska Air nearing settlement with U.S. on Virgin deal -source

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group Inc is close to

reaching a settlement with U.S. antitrust officials that will

allow it to complete its proposed $2.6 billion acquisition of

Virgin America Inc,...

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MOVES-Barclays names Hartzell head of banking capital management

NEW YORK, Nov 18 (IFR) - Barclays said that it named Tim

Hartzell to the position of global head of its banking capital

management group.

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UPDATE 1-U.S. tentatively blocks American Airlines-Qantas expansion

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Plans by American Airlines

Group Inc and Qantas Airways Ltd to expand

their alliance for flights between the United States and

Australasia were tentatively denied by...

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Canada's Postmedia says buyout process delayed to month-end

TORONTO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Postmedia Network Canada Corp

will take longer than expected to announce results of

its latest buyout offer to employees, a spokeswoman for Canada's

largest newspaper...

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Alaska Air nearing settlement with U.S. on Virgin deal - Bbg

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group Inc is close to

reaching a settlement with U.S. antitrust officials that will

allow it to complete its proposed $2.6 billion acquisition of

Virgin America Inc,...

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Peru considers rescinding Odebrecht's pipeline contract -source

LIMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Peru is considering rescinding

Odebrecht SA's $5 billion natural gas pipeline contract after

the Brazilian company's attempt to sell its majority stake in

the project got...

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CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)- Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online

MILAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)

said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon

to start selling cars online offering an additional

discount.

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UPDATE 1-South Africa's Gold Fields withdraws offer for Kirkland Lake

Nov 18 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd

withdrew its offer to buy Kirkland Lake Gold Inc after the

Canadian miner asked its shareholders to vote in favor of its

proposed C$1 billion ($764...

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Castleton buys $1 bln in Anadarko assets, expands E.Texas footprint

NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Castleton Commodities

International LLC on Friday announced the purchase of more than

$1 billion in assets from Anadarko Petroleum Corp, in

the commodity trader's latest...

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UPDATE 1-Minister's arrest leaves Russian officials asking: Who's next?

* Senior officials fear a wider purge

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BRIEF-Gold Fields and Silver Standard withdraw proposal to buy Kirkland Lake

* It and Silver Standard Resources today withdrawn joint

proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Kirkland Lake Gold

Inc

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China's Alibaba buys into supermarket chain Sanjiang Shopping

HONG KONG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China's e-commerce giant

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to invest 2.1 billion

yuan ($305 million) in supermarket chain Sanjiang Shopping Club

Co Ltd to further expand...

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UPDATE 1-Brookfield Asset proposes to take 50-60 pct stake in TerraForm Power

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc

proposed on Friday to take a 50-60 percent stake in bankrupt

solar company SunEdison Inc unit TerraForm Power Inc

, a week after it expressed...

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Kirkland Lake urges shareholders to vote for Newmarket acquisition

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Kirkland Lake Gold Inc urged

shareholders on Friday to vote for its proposed C$1 billion

($764 million) acquisition of Australian miner Newmarket Gold

Inc.

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BRIEF-U.S. Water acquires Water & Energy Systems Technology

* U.S. Water - announced acquisition of Water & Energy

Systems Technology Inc

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BRIEF-Medicure exercises option to acquire majority interest in Apicore

* Medicure inc- continues to have option rights until july

3, 2017 to acquire additional shares in Apicore

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Japan's Sojitz in talks to buy controlling stake in CGG Trading -report

SAO PAULO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sojitz do Brasil SA, the

Brazilian unit of Japan's Sojitz Corp., is in talks to

acquire a controlling stake in CGG Trading SA, the commodities

trading arm of Cantagalo...

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UPDATE 3-Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs at VW brand by 2020

* VW to create 9,000 jobs in electric cars

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BRIEF-The Ensign Group acquires Hospice operations in Northern Idaho

* The Ensign Group acquires hospice operations in Northern

Idaho

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BRIEF-Mitsui & Co to buy 22 pct of Panasonic Healthcare from KKR

* Mitsui & Co says to invest 54.1 billion yen ($489 million)

to buy 22 percent of Panasonic Healthcare from KKR

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BRIEF-Oxford Instruments sells superconducting wire unit for $17.5 mln

* Announces disposal of Oxford Instruments Superconducting

Wire LLC ("OST") to Bruker Energy and Supercon Technologies Inc

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

BRIEF-Triphase Accelerator says Celgene will buy co's assets related to marizomib

* says Celgene Corp, through an affiliate, has acquired co's

assets related to its proteasome inhibitor, marizomib

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Swire Pacific to buy Coca-Cola bottling assets in China for $852 mln

HONG KONG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong conglomerate Swire

Pacific Ltd said on Friday it will acquire Coca-Cola

bottling assets in China for 5.87 billion yuan ($852 million),

betting on growing...

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BRIEF-Simmons First National Corp says to acquire Hardeman County Investment Co

* Simmons First National Corporation announces agreement to

acquire Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc.

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BRIEF-Community Health Systems to sell Rockwood Health to Multicare Health System for $425 mln

* Says signed agreement to sell Rockwood Health System and

its associated assets to Multicare Health System for $425

million

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BRIEF-Simmons First National Corp says to acquire Hardeman County Investment Co

* Simmons First National Corporation announces agreement to

acquire Hardeman County Investment Company, Inc.

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BRIEF-Community Health Systems to sell Rockwood Health to Multicare Health System for $425 mln

* Says signed agreement to sell Rockwood Health System and

its associated assets to Multicare Health System for $425

million

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UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc

Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the

electric luxury automaker's shareholders for an acquisition of

SolarCity Corp, the solar...

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Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc Chief

Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the electric

luxury automaker's shareholders for an acquisition of SolarCity

Corp, the solar energy...

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U.S. approves possible sale of defense aircraft to Qatar, Kuwait

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department

notified Congress on Thursday of the possible sale of F-15QA

aircraft to Qatar for $21.1 billion and F/A-18E/F aircraft to

Kuwait for $10.1...

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UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc

Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the

electric luxury automaker's shareholders for an acquisition of

SolarCity Corp, the solar...

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UPDATE 3-Petrobras approves Liquigás sale to Ultrapar

SAO PAULO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro

SA has approved the sale of its liquefied petroleum

gas unit to Ultrapar Participações SA, as Brazil's

state-controlled firm disposes of...

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BRIEF-Spartan Energy Corp announces strategic light oil asset acquisition in Southeast Saskatchewan and $505 million equity financings

* Spartan Energy Corp announces strategic light oil asset

acquisition in Southeast Saskatchewan and $505 million equity

financings

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Andreessen Horowitz leads $15 mln investment in PeerStreet

NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Andreessen

Horowitz has led a $15 million investment in PeerStreet, a

financial technology startup that gives individual investors

access to real...

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Entergy's FitzPatrick nuclear power plant sale approved

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Entergy Corp's FitzPatrick

nuclear power plant in New York has been approved for sale to

Exelon Corp, the New York Public Service Commission

(PSC) said on Thursday.

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UPDATE 1-Louis Dreyfus shelves bond issuance plans

LONDON, Nov 17 (IFR) - Commodity giant Louis Dreyfus decided

not to proceed with a proposed five-year euro-denominated bond

on Thursday, blaming a sharp increase in funding costs on

volatile market...

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BRIEF-ProSiebenSat.1 CEO says very happy with partnership with Axel Springer

BARCELONA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - ProSiebenSat.1 CEO

says very happy with partnership with Axel Springer

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UPDATE 3-Under new CEO, Henkel looks to develop online business

* Top 10 brands to contribute 75 pct of sales by 2020

(Recasts throughout, adds detail on digital strategy, quotes,

analyst comment)

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UPDATE 2-Petrobras nears Liquigás sale to Ultrapar -source

SAO PAULO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA

is close to announcing the sale of unit Liquigás

Distribuidora SA to Ultrapar Participações SA, as

Brazil's state-controlled firm disposes of...

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UPDATE 2-Insurer WellCare Health to buy Universal American for $600 mln

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc

said on Thursday it would buy smaller rival Universal American

Corp for about $600 million to bolster its Medicare

Advantage business, which...

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BRIEF-Tesoro Corp sees 2017 capex of $870 mln - conf call

* Looks to deliver $475 million-$575 million of annual

improvement to operating income in 2017 - conf call

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Free mobile service FreedomPop enters refurbished phone market

BARCELONA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - FreedomPop, a U.S.-based free

mobile phone service provider, plans to begin selling

refurbished, used smartphones in several American and European

markets for a fraction...

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Liberty says Vodafone Dutch JV 'probably not' a template for more deals

BARCELONA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Liberty Global's

chief executive said the cable group's joint venture with mobile

operator Vodafone in the Netherlands did not signal more

deals between the two...

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UPDATE 1-Russia's MTS says Q3 net profit falls 13 pct yr/yr

* Q3 net profit fell 12.8 percent year on year to 12.6

billion roubles ($195.87 million);

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BRIEF-Snap-On acquires Sturtevant Richmont

* Snap-On Inc - Acquisition of Sturtevant Richmont, will be

part of company's commercial & industrial group

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BRIEF-Tesoro to acquire Western Refining in $6.4 bln transaction

* Stock transaction at exchange ratio of 0.4350, with option

to elect cash in lieu of stock up to cap of 10% of equity

consideration

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BRIEF-Great Canadian Gaming insider intends to sell shares

* Great Canadian Gaming -prior to transaction insider owned

or controlled 10.9 million common shares representing about 18

pct of corp's issued and outstanding shares

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Swire Pacific in talks to buy Coca-Cola bottling assets in China - Bloomberg

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd

is in talks to buy Coca-Cola Co's bottling

assets in China from Cofco Corp's China Foods Ltd

unit, Bloomberg reported.

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Thai CPF to buy U.S. frozen-food firm Bellisio in $1.08 bln deal

BANGKOK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Thailand's Charoen Pokphand

Foods Pcl (CPF) said it will acquire U.S. frozen-food

producer Bellisio Parent LLC for $1.075 billion, paving the way

for an entry into the...

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BRIEF-EnergySolutions says will defend its acquistion of waste control in response to U.S. DoJ lawsuit

* EnergySolutions and Valhi to contest doj effort to block

waste control specialists acquisition

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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Nov 17

Nov 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the

Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and

does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

BRIEF-Republic Airways files plan of reorganization

* Republic Airways files plan of reorganization, intends to

emerge from chapter 11 in Q1-2017

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BRIEF-EnergySolutions says will defend its acquistion of waste control in response to U.S. DoJ lawsuit

* EnergySolutions and Valhi to contest doj effort to block

waste control specialists acquisition

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UPDATE 2-U.S. sues to stop EnergySolutions from buying smaller rival

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Justice Department filed

a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping EnergySolutions from

buying rival Waste Control Specialists, the agency said in a

statement.

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BRIEF-Republic Airways files plan of reorganization

* Republic Airways files plan of reorganization, intends to

emerge from chapter 11 in Q1-2017

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UPDATE 2-U.S. sues to stop EnergySolutions from buying smaller rival

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Justice Department filed

a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping EnergySolutions from

buying rival Waste Control Specialists, the agency said in a

statement.

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BRIEF-Republic Airways files plan of reorganization

* Republic Airways files plan of reorganization, intends to

emerge from chapter 11 in Q1-2017

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BRIEF-Lendingtree acquires comparecards

* Acquires Iron Horse Holdings, which does business under

name comparecards

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Starboard Value up more than 10 pct, led by Depomed stake -document

NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Starboard Value, the activist

hedge fund behind shake-ups at Yahoo Inc and Marvell

Technology Group Ltd, has notched an investment return

of more than 10 percent this...

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REFILE-New F1 owner Liberty Media looks to expand number of races

BARCELONA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Liberty Media is looking to expand the number of Formula One races, hoping to cash in on the glamorous appeal of its newly acquired asset, chief executive Greg Maffei...

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BRIEF-Lendingtree acquires comparecards

* Acquires Iron Horse Holdings, which does business under

name comparecards

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REFILE-New F1 owner Liberty Media looks to expand number of races

BARCELONA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Liberty Media is looking to expand the number of Formula One races, hoping to cash in on the glamorous appeal of its newly acquired asset, chief executive Greg Maffei...

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BRIEF-Lendingtree acquires comparecards

* Acquires Iron Horse Holdings, which does business under

name comparecards

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Retailer J. Crew carving out Madewell brand -sources

Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. apparel company J. Crew Group Inc

has started to separate its thriving Madewell brand from the

parent group, people familiar with the matter said this week.

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Freeport confident Tenke sale will close by year-end - CEO

LIMA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc is in

talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner

Gecamines to resolve its opposition to Freeport's $2.65 billion

sale of its majority...

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UPDATE 2-U.S. panel urges ban on China state firms buying U.S. companies

WASHINGTON/HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers

should take action to ban China's state-owned firms from

acquiring U.S. companies, a congressional panel charged with

monitoring security and...

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UPDATE 2-Santander buys back asset management, eyes sale of Allfunds

* Intesa Sanpaolo considers sale of Allfunds stake

(Adds Intesa Sanpaolo statement)

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Deutsche Telekom CEO plays it cool on T-Mobile US

BARCELONA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is

'not in the mood' to sell T-Mobile US, its chief

executive said on Wednesday, although it is watching for any

change in the U.S. regulatory...

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Vodafone says regulators might welcome any new Liberty deal

BARCELONA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone said

regulators could look favourably on any wider tie-up between the

mobile telecoms giant and cable company Liberty Global

in Europe because it would...

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Santander takes full control of its asset management business - source

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Banco Santander has agreed to

buy back a 50 percent stake in its asset management unit from

U.S. buyout funds Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic,

two sources familiar with the...

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UPDATE 1-U.S. panel says China state firms should be banned from buying U.S. companies

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional

commission charged with monitoring security and trade links

between the United States and China has recommended that CFIUS,

the body that...

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BRIEF-Northleaf Capital buys 16 pct stake in Antares Holdings from CPPIB

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

(CPPIB)

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Santander takes full control of its asset management business - source

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Banco Santander has agreed to

buy back a 50 percent stake in its asset management unit from

U.S. buyout funds Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic,

two sources familiar with the...

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BRIEF-Alleghany Capital Corporation announces acquisition by Kentucky trailer

* Alleghany corp - R.C. Tway company, LLC has acquired

select assets of bussman medical & research

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UPDATE 2-France's EDF throws Areva a lifeline with reactor deal

* Finnish contracts to stay with Areva

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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 16)

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under

review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU

merger process:

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BRIEF-Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. announces strategic core-area acquisition

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Tidewater Midstream And Infrastructure

Ltd :

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BRIEF-Cone gathering Llc sells additional interest in pipeline and compression systems to Cone Midstream Partners Lp

* Noble Energy Inc - co and Consol Energy Inc. will receive

$70 million in cash and approximately 2.6 million limited

partnership units of CNNX

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BRIEF-Cone Midstream to acquire remaining 25 pct additional interest in Anchor Systems

* Cone Midstream to acquire remaining 25% additional

interest in Anchor Systems

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UPDATE 1-France's EDF strikes $2.7 bln nuclear reactor deal in Areva revamp

* EDF says deal will boost its international reach

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UPDATE 1-Microsoft offers EU concessions over its $26 bln LinkedIn bid

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft has offered

concessions to EU antitrust regulators over its $26 billion bid

for social network LinkedIn, the European Commission

said on Wednesday, as the U.S....

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UPDATE 2-Wesfarmers seeks coal exit in sellers' market as prices soar

* Comes as coal prices soar, asset values rise

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UPDATE 3-Tale of two listings as Australian investors shun PE-backed IPO

* Caution over PE-backed listings

(Adds Bravura CEO quote in final graf)

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

BRIEF-Glacier Bancorp acquires TFB Bancorp

* transaction provides for payment to TFB Bancorp

shareholders of a unit consisting of $7.36152 per share in cash,

0.607387 shares of co's stock

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UPDATE 2-Wesfarmers seeks coal exit in sellers' market as prices soar

* Comes as coal prices soar, asset values rise

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BRIEF-Glacier Bancorp acquires TFB Bancorp

* transaction provides for payment to TFB Bancorp

shareholders of a unit consisting of $7.36152 per share in cash,

0.607387 shares of co's stock

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UPDATE 2-Wesfarmers seeks coal exit in sellers' market as prices soar

* Comes as coal prices soar, asset values rise

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BRIEF-Cohu says to acquire Spring Probe Company

* Says Kita's current year sales are estimated to be $17

million

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BRIEF-China Molybdenum Co updates on acquisition of Freeport-Mcmoran's copper & cobalt businesses

* update on the acquisition of freeport-mcmoran inc.'s

copper and cobalt businesses

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BRIEF-Cohu says to acquire Spring Probe Company

* Says Kita's current year sales are estimated to be $17

million

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BRIEF-China Molybdenum Co updates on acquisition of Freeport-Mcmoran's copper & cobalt businesses

* update on the acquisition of freeport-mcmoran inc.'s

copper and cobalt businesses

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Trump win adds pressure on Brazil to pass reforms, executives say

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's U.S. election

victory and the ensuing market volatility should encourage

Brazilian policymakers to push ahead with ambitious economic

reforms that help...

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BRIEF-FCPT announces acquisition of a Taco Bell restaurant property for $1.3 mln

* FCPT announces acquisition of a taco bell restaurant

property for $1.3 million

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BRIEF-Ritchie Bros announces acquisition of Kramer Auctions in Canada

* Ritchie bros. Auctioneers inc - all other terms of

transaction are confidential.

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BRIEF-Simon Property Group sells $1.85 bln of multi-tranche senior notes

* Simon property - unit to sell $550 million of 2.35% senior

notes due January 30, 2022, $750 million of 3.25% senior notes

due November 30, 2026

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U.S. OKs bid by HeidelbergCement, Italcementi to divest cement plants

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade

Commission said on Tuesday it had approved an application from

HeidelbergCement and Italcementi to divest

the Essroc cement plant in Martinsburg,...

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CORRECTED-Viacom buys Telefonica's Telefe for $345 mln

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc, the owner of Comedy

Central, Nickelodeon and MTV, said on Tuesday it bought

Argentine broadcaster Television Federal SA (Telefe) for $345

million in cash.

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BRIEF-Telephone and Data Systems buys Interlinx Communications

* Agreement includes over 170 miles of fiber optic transport

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UPDATE 1-Viacom to buy Telefonica's Telefe for $345 mln

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc, the owner of Comedy

Central, Nickelodeon and MTV, said on Tuesday it would buy

Argentine broadcaster Television Federal SA (Telefe)

from telecom carrier Telefonica SA...

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BRIEF-GE agrees to buy controlling shares of Arcam AB

* Filed to further extend acceptance period for tender offer

to November 29 to allow remaining shareholders to accept offer

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BRIEF-GP Investments unit and WKI Holding Company cancel merger agreement

* Said on Monday that its unit GP Investments Acquisition

Corp and the owner of World Kitchen LLC (WKI Holding

Company Inc) decided to terminate the merger agreement

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BRIEF-Cancana reports on AGM results and shareholder approval of reorganization transaction

* Cancana reports on AGM results and shareholder approval of

reorganization transaction

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BRIEF-IBM closes acquisition of Sanovi Technologies

* IBM closes acquisition of Sanovi Technologies

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UPDATE 1-Egyptian cotton concerns tip Welspun India into loss

* To bring entire Egyptian cotton supply chain in-house

(Adds comments from press conference, details)

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Teva Pharm Q3 beats estimates as acquisition lifts revenue

TEL AVIV, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

reported better than expected third-quarter profit as

sales were boosted by its $40.5 billion acquisition of

Allergan's generic drug...

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BRIEF-Lundin Mining agrees to sell interest in TF Holdings for $1.136 bln

* Lundin Mining-consideration to be received by company

equal to implied value of co's stake in TF Holdings based on

deal between Freeport-Mcmoran Inc

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Monday, November 14, 2016

BRIEF-Lundin Mining to sell interest in TF holdings for $1.136 bln

* Says announces agreement to sell interest in TF Holdings

for $1.136 billion to an affiliate of BHR Partners, a Chinese

private equity firm

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INSIGHT-Multinational firms dumping Venezuela operations in fire sales

CARACAS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Multinational companies are

selling their Venezuelan operations at hefty discounts - or even

giving them away - as they to seek to escape the OPEC nation's

soaring...

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BRIEF-Regency Centers, Equity One to merge in $15.6 bln transaction

* Regency Centers Corp - transaction expected to be

accretive to core FFO/share upon realization of expected

operational and overhead cost benefits

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UPDATE 1-Russian Economy Minister Ulyukayev detained over bribe

MOSCOW, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Russian Economy Minister Alexei

Ulyukayev has been detained over a $2-million bribe allegedly

received for a "positive" assessment, which led to oil producer

Rosneft...

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BRIEF-Regency Centers nearing deal to buy Equity One for about $5 bln- WSJ, citing sources

* Regency Centers Corp nearing deal to buy Equity One for

about $5 billion; deal to be announced as soon as Monday- WSJ,

citing sources

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UPDATE 2-Warren Buffett's Berkshire makes surprise U.S. airline bet

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire

Hathaway Inc on Monday said it has bought shares in the

four biggest U.S. airlines: American Airlines Group Inc,

Delta Air Lines Inc, Southwest...

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BRIEF-Liqtech International and Hunan Yonker to set up JV in China

* Hunan Yonker agreed to purchase 4 million shares of common

stock of co at $1.00 per share

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UPDATE 2-Nasdaq names Friedman CEO; Greifeld to be chairman

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Nasdaq Inc said on Monday that

its long-time chief executive Robert Greifeld would retire and

that Adena Friedman, president and chief operating officer,

would become CEO as of...

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BRIEF-Eagle bulk shipping announces acquisition of SDARI-64 ultramax Newbuilding vessel

* Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc - vessel is scheduled to be

delivered to company in January 2017, and will be named m/v

Singapore eagle

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BRIEF-Teton advisors agrees to acquire Keeley Asset Management

* Teton advisors agrees to acquire Keeley asset management

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BRIEF-Reynolds American rejects BAT's $47 bln buyout offer- Bloomberg

* Reynolds American rejects BAT's $47 billion buyout offer-

Bloomberg

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Reynolds American rejects BAT's $47 bln buyout offer - Bbg

Nov 14 (Reuters) - U.S. cigarette maker Reynolds American

Inc is seeking a higher price from British American

Tobacco Plc after rejecting a $47 billion buyout offer

as too low, Bloomberg reported on...

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UPDATE 1-Gold miner Kirkland Lake shares rise on bid speculation

VANCOUVER, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Shares in Kirkland Lake Gold

surged as much as 9 percent on Monday on speculation

there might be another bid for the Canadian gold miner or that

its planned takeover of...

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GE buys inventory software company for $915 mln

Nov 14 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said its

software unit bought ServiceMax, a cloud-based provider of

software used in inventory and workforce management, for $915

million.

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UPDATE 2-Aurelius leads forming of dissident Oi bondholder group - source

SAO PAULO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - New York-based Aurelius

Capital Management is behind the formation of a dissident

bondholders group at Brazil's Oi SA that emerged last

week, a source with direct...

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BRIEF-r. Maynard holt will assume role of tph ceo, while robert b. Tudor iii, who has been chairman and ceo, will continue as chairman

* Perella weinberg partners and tudor, pickering, holt & co.

To combine

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Grupo Synergy to buy 49 pct stake in Mexico's Aeromar

MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Conglomerate Grupo Synergy

plans to invest up to $100 million in Mexican airline Aeromar to

acquire a 49 percent stake, Synergy Chairman German Efromovich

said on...

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Deutsche Telekom drops out of race for Host Europe-sources

FRANKFURT, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom

has dropped out of the bidding for European web hosting provider

Host Europe Group, which has been put up for sale by private

equity owner Cinven, two...

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UPDATE 5-Amaya's ex-CEO offers to buy the Canadian gambling company

* Toronto-listed shares up as much as 18.27 pct

(Adds analyst comment, updates shares)

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UPDATE 1-Starboard buys stake in HP Enterprise and Tronc

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Starboard Value LP, the activist hedge

fund that pushed for the board shake-up and sale of internet

company Yahoo Inc. early this year, bought a $124.7

million stake in...

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The Novartis house that Vasella built gets extreme makeover

ZURICH, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Signals from Swiss drugmaker

Novartis that it could unload its struggling Alcon eyecare

business is the latest step in dismantling former leader Dan

Vasella's vision of...

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Autonomous vehicle tech company AImotive positions itself for sale

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Hungarian autonomous

vehicle technology start-up AImotive, which has changed its name

from AdasWorks, said on Monday it had expanded to Silicon

Valley, opening the...

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BRIEF-Avnet acquires Hackster Inc

* Avnet acquires Hackster Inc.

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EXOR says merger with Dutch holding to go ahead

MILAN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - EXOR said on Monday a

planned merger will go ahead with a Dutch-based subsidiary that

will allow the holding company of Italy's Agnelli family and top

investor in Fiat...

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BRIEF-David Baazov led group announces fully financed offer to acquire Amaya

* David Baazov to acquire 100 pct of common shares of Amaya

for cad$24 per share

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UPDATE 3-American Apparel files for second bankruptcy in just over a year

* Gildan Activewear bids for certain assets for about $66

mln

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UPDATE 1-Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics in $4.5 billion deal

* Acquisition of Mentor to lift EBIT by 100 mln euros

(Adds further details of transaction, background)

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AXA to sell Bluefin to Marsh for 295 mln pounds

PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - AXA, France's biggest

insurer, has entered into an agreement to sell its insurance

broking arm Bluefin to U.S. insurer Marsh for 295 million pounds

($368.81 million).

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

UPDATE 2-American Apparel files for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - American Apparel LLC filed its

second bankruptcy in just over a year on Monday, weighed down by

intense competitive pressures facing U.S. teen retailers and a

rocky...

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Samsung Elec agrees to buy Harman for $8 billion

SEOUL, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics

said on Monday it had agreed to buy Harman International

Industries for about $8 billion, a deal that enables the

South Korean electronics giant to...

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BRIEF-Liaoning Oxiranchem to use 24 mln yuan to fully buy new energy unit from Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd

* Says it plans to use 24 million yuan to fully buy

Funing-based new energy unit from Yingli Green Energy Holding Co

Ltd

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Monte dei Paschi board to meet Monday on debt conversion plan - source

MILAN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The board of Banca Monte dei

Paschi di Siena will meet on Monday to set the terms

for a bond-to-equity conversion that is part of the lender's

capital boosting plans, a...

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Smaller deals in focus as big private equity fades in Africa

* Private equity deal value in Africa down to $900 mln in H1

2016

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UPDATE 2-Ex-Autonomy CFO indicted in U.S., accused of deceiving HP

Nov 11 (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of

British software company Autonomy has been indicted on U.S.

charges of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to deceive investors

and Hewlett...

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Duke Energy agrees to pay $27 mln to settle 2012 CEO firing

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Duke Energy Corp has agreed to

pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit over the power producer's

abrupt firing of its newly installed chief executive in 2012.

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UPDATE 3-Kirkland rejects C$1.44 bln Gold Fields, Silver Standard offer

* Former chairman says will vote against Newmarket

(Recasts with Kirkland Lake statement, comment by former

chairman)

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Ex-Autonomy CFO indicted in U.S., accused of deceiving HP

Nov 11 (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of

Autonomy has been indicted on U.S. charges that he engaged in a

fraudulent scheme to deceive investors and Hewlett Packard

about his software...

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BRIEF-Belden proposes to buy Digi International for about $380 mln

* Belden submits proposal to Digi International Inc

regarding potential acquisition

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UPDATE 2-Four suitors submit binding bids for UniCredit's Pioneer-sources

MILAN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit has

received four binding offers for its asset manager Pioneer,

valuing the business at more than 3 billion euros ($3.25

billion), two sources close...

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Buyout funds approach Santander and Intesa over Allfunds deal - sources

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Buyout firms have approached

Santander Asset Management and Intesa Sanpaolo

over a possible takeover of the Allfunds Bank mutual

fund platform, sources told Reuters.

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Brazil's Estácio to pay 420 mln reais extraordinary dividend

SAO PAULO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Estácio Participações SA

, Brazil's second-largest for-profit education firm,

will pay a 420 million reais ($121 million)

extraordinary dividend in three tranches,...

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UPDATE 1-Brazil's Estácio to pay dividend totaling up to 420 mln reais

SAO PAULO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Estácio Participações SA

, Brazil's second-largest for-profit education firm,

will pay an extraordinary dividend totaling up to 420 million

reais ($121 million), Chief...

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BRIEF-OncBioMune broadens portfolio, partners and product with Vitel acquisition

* Oncbiomune broadens portfolio, partners and product with

Vitel acquisition

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BRIEF-Sofregen Medical acquires SERI surgical scaffold product line from Allergan

* Sofregen Medical acquires SERI Surgical Scaffold product

line from Allergan

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UPDATE 1-Indian satellite TV operators Dish and Videocon d2h to merge

* Dish shareholders to own 55.4 pct of new company

(Adds details from statement)

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BRIEF-Fibra Uno buys mixed-use property in Guadalajara's Metropolitan Area

* Said on Thursday it had acquired a plot of land with an

area of 43,607 sqm in Guadalajara's Metropolitan Area, for a

price of 440 million Mexican pesos ($21.0 million)

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BRIEF-Eagle Pharmaceuticals signs to acquire Arsia Therapeutics

* Eagle Pharmaceuticals signs definitive agreement to

acquire Arsia Therapeutics marking entry into biosimilar market

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Deals of the day - Mergers and acquisitions

Nov 11 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 1145 GMT on Friday:

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BRIEF-Fibra Uno buys FRIMAX portfolio

* Said on Thursday it had signed the necessary documents to

acquire the FRIMAX portfolio

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BRIEF-Growmax accepts offer to sell its Argentine subsidiary

* Growmax Resources Corp - accepted offer from Energy Operations Argentina LLC for sale of

all of issued and outstanding common shares of Energicon

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BRIEF-High Arctic Q3 adjusted earnings per share C$0.16

* High Arctic Energy- Exxonmobil's recent bid to purchase

Interoil "continues to support long-term development" of Papua

New Guinea's natural gas resources

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BRIEF-Cervus Equipment reaches agreement for sale and lease-back of real estate portfolio

* Cervus reaches agreement for sale and lease-back of real

estate portfolio

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UPDATE 2-Comcast's NBC News in talks with Euronews on potential investment

PARIS/NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - NBCUniversal, the U.S.

media conglomerate owned by Comcast Corp, said on

Thursday it was in talks to buy a stake in European broadcaster

Euronews.

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BRIEF-California public utilities commission approves California American Water acquisition of Geyserville water works system

* California public utilities commission approves California

American Water acquisition of Geyserville water works system

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BRIEF-International Speedway Corp announces amendment to share repurchase program

* International Speedway Corporation announces amendment to

share repurchase program

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UPDATE 1-UK and China seek to bury power plant spat with deeper finance ties

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Britain and China smoothed over a

diplomatic spat on Thursday as top finance officials announced

closer cooperation between stock exchanges in the two countries

and other...

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UPDATE 2-Activist Ackman calls Chipotle relationship 'extremely constructive'

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman on

Thursday said he has had an "extremely constructive

relationship" with Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc since

buying a large stake in the...

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UPDATE 1-Braskem CEO watching if Trump presidency affects Mexican plant

SAO PAULO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's Braskem SA

, the largest petrochemical producer in Latin America,

is watching to see if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's

protectionist campaign talk affects...

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Fitbit shares rise on purported takeover offer

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Shares of wearable device maker Fitbit

Inc rose as much as 8 percent on Thursday after a

previously unknown entity calling itself ABM Capital Ltd said in

a regulatory filing that...

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Activist Ackman calls Chipotle relationship 'extremely constructive'

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman on

Thursday said he has had an "extremely constructive

relationship" with Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc since

buying a large stake in the...

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BRIEF-UK's CMA says accepted proposals in Acadia's Priory Group deal

Nov 10 (Reuters) - UK's Competition and Markets Authority

(CMA):

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UPDATE 1-Photoshop maker Adobe to buy video ad firm TubeMogul

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Photoshop software maker Adobe Systems

Inc said on Thursday it would buy advertising company

TubeMogul Inc for about $540 million, net of debt and

cash, giving it a bigger...

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Bristol-Myers' deepens focus on fibrosis with Nitto deal

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on

Thursday it agreed to pay Japan's Nitto Denko Corp $100

million up front for the right to its early-stage drug for liver

fibrosis due to fatty...

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BRIEF-Cineplex says it is acquiring SAW, LLC

* Says acquisition of SAW will be financed with cash-on-hand

and existing credit facilities

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BRIEF-Renesola agrees to sell 26MW of solar projects in the UK

* Renesola signs agreement to sell 26MW of solar projects in

the UK

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Deals of the day - Mergers and acquisitions

Nov 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 1145 GMT on Thursday:

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BRIEF-Bright Horizons acquires Asquith day nurseries & pre-schools

* Bright horizons acquires asquith day nurseries &

pre-schools, unites uk leaders in quality child care

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UPDATE 3-Siemens plans public listing of healthcare business

* CEO sees silver lining in Trump victory

(Adds shares at 16-year high, details on healthcare listing,

CEO comment on forecast)

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BRIEF-S.A's Competition Commission approves Microsoft's LinkedIn deal

* Approved, without conditions, intermediate merger whereby

Microsoft intends to acquire LinkedIn

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Ophir signs deal with Schlumberger JV for Equatorial Guinea project

Nov 10 (Reuters) - British oil and gas explorer Ophir Energy

Plc said it had signed an agreement with OneLNGSM, a

joint venture between units of Golar LNG Ltd and

Schlumberger, to develop the Fortuna...

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BRIEF-Perrigo Company PLc to review strategic alternatives for Tysabri royalty stream

* Perrigo Company PLc to review strategic alternatives for

Tysabri royalty stream

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

UPDATE 2-Mylan working to finalize EpiPen Medicaid settlement-CFO

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on

Wednesday it was working to finalize a settlement with the U.S.

government over Medicaid rebates for its EpiPen emergency

allergy treatment,...

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UPDATE 1-Lanxess lifts 2016 profit guidance for the third time

* Pushing into specialised materials after rubber stake sale

(Ads details on sales volumes in Asia, recent deals)

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BRIEF-Mylan CEO sees EpiPen accounting for 6 pct of 2017 sales

* Mylan sees generic drugs price erosion in mid single

digits for rest of year

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Sunoco, Exxon combine pipeline assets in new joint venture

HOUSTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Sunoco Logistics Partners

said on Wednesday it is forming a joint venture with Exxon Mobil

, giving the midstream company strategic assets near the

Dakota Access line...

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BRIEF-SolarCity reports qtrly earnings per share of $0.48

* SolarCity Corp qtrly GAAP revenue grew 76% year-over year

to $201 million in Q3 of 2016

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BRIEF-American Tower Corp enters into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of urban telecommunications assets in Argentina - SEC filing

* American Tower Corp says entered into an agreement to

acquire a portfolio of urban telecommunications assets in

Argentina - SEC filing

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LPC: US syndicated loans initially shrug off Trump historic upset

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - US syndicated loans are little

changed and new deals in the queue are still expected to launch

as markets start digesting Donald Trump's surprise presidential

election win.

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BRIEF-FCPT announces acquisition of ten restaurant properties

* Four Corners Property Trust-funded deal with 274,744

operating partnership units and $10.1 million in cash drawn from

its revolving line of credit

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UPDATE 1-Trump victory shocks global firms reliant on open trade

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's victory

in the U.S. election sent shockwaves through industries that

rely on open trade, from airlines to cars and IT outsourcing,

although shares...

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BRIEF-Arthur J. Gallagher & Co buys Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants LLC

* Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Altman & Cronin Benefit

Consultants LLC

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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 9)

BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under

review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU

merger process:

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BRIEF-Interactive Health acquires Relax the Back Corporation

* Interactive Health Inc (Parent of Human Touch) acquires

Relax the Back Corporation to mobilize expansion in the spinal

health care market

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BRIEF-Onelogin acquires Sphere Secure Workspace to provide next-generation mobile application management for the enterprise

* Onelogin acquires Sphere Secure Workspace to provide

next-generation mobile application management for the enterprise

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BRIEF-Lumos Networks working with UBS Investment Bank to pursue strategic alternatives for the company's regulated assets

* Lumos Networks working with UBS Investment Bank to pursue

strategic alternatives for the company's regulated assets

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BRIEF-Morgans Hotel Group, SBEEG Holdings and Trousdale Acquisition Sub entered into amendment no. 1 to merger agreement

* Morgans Hotel Group says on Nov 8, 2016, co, SBEEG

Holdings and Trousdale Acquisition Sub entered into amendment

no. 1 to merger agreement - SEC filing

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BRIEF-Lumos Networks announces agreement to acquire Clarity Communications Group

* Lumos Networks announces agreement to acquire Clarity

Communications Group

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BRIEF-AT&T is optimistic about deal to buy Time Warner-AT&T CFO

Nov 9 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is optimistic about deal to Buy

Time Warner Inc

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