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GE set for cost cuts as EU decision on Alstom deal nears
- General Electric Co is expected to win regulatory approval next week for its purchase of the power equipment business of France's Alstom, allowing the U.S. industrial conglomerate to finally carry out a major cost-cutting program 16 months after first announcing the deal.
Canada's Emera to buy Teco Energy for $6.44 billion to expand in U.S.
- Canadian energy company Emera Inc will acquire U.S. electric and gas utility holding company Teco Energy Inc for $6.44 billion to expand in the United States.
Exclusive: One Call Care in $2 billion bid for Helios - sources
- Medical cost containment services company One Call Care Management is preparing to bid close to $2 billion for peer Helios, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of the workers' compensation sector's biggest mergers.
BlackBerry to buy rival Good Technology for $425 million
TORONTO - Canada's BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it will buy rival mobile software provider Good Technology Corp for $425 million, to boost its ability to help corporate clients manage smartphones running on different operating systems.
GVC trumps 888 to clinch deal for Bwin
LONDON - UK-listed Bwin.party ditched an agreed deal with 888 on Friday in favor of a higher 1.1 billion-pound ($1.7 billion) offer from GVC Holdings , creating a sports betting heavyweight in a sector being reshaped by consolidation.
Japanese banks among bidders for GE's local finance unit
- Japanese banks are among bidders for General Electric Co's local commercial lending and leasing operation, sources told Reuters on Friday.
Bayer plans to list Covestro in fourth quarter
FRANKFURT - Bayer's plastics maker Covestro aims to raise about 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) with an initial public offering in the fourth quarter, sources said, leaving its parent to focus on drugs and pesticides.
Indian drugmaker Cipla pushes into U.S. with two deals
MUMBAI - Indian drugmaker Cipla Ltd is set to buy two U.S. generics businesses in cash deals worth $550 million, it said on Friday, following rivals with a push to enhance its presence in the world's largest generics market.
CIMB seeks bids for Southeast Asia insurance distribution
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian lender CIMB Group Holdings has invited bids from insurers for an agreement to distribute their general insurance products in four Southeast Asian markets, a deal that could fetch it about $400 million, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
B&G; to buy General Mills' Green Giant frozen foods business
- Snack food company B&G; Foods Inc said it would buy General Mills Inc's Green Giant frozen foods and Le Sueur canned vegetables brands for about $765 million to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen foods market.
- Finance: Exclusive: Charterhouse dials up Deutsche to sell French call center stake
- Technology: McGraw-Hill Education files to go public
- Healthcare: Lannett to buy UCB unit to boost specialty generic drugs portfolio
- Consumer: Timeline: GVC trumps 888 in battle for Bwin
- Energy: EU regulators clear Shell's takeover of BG Group
- Industrials: Unit of China's HNA to buy Avolon Holdings for $2.5 billion
- M&A;: UPDATE 2-Canada's Emera to buy Teco Energy for $6.44 bln to expand in US
- Bankruptcy: Credit Suisse to pay $288 mln in damages in Lake Las Vegas refinancing
- IPOs: UPDATE 1-Hapag-Lloyd adds IPO advisors, timing in doubt - sources
- Private Capital: Credit Suisse to pay $288 mln in damages in Lake Las Vegas refinancing
- Hedge Funds: Ex-BlueBay duo Phillips and Fayman to launch hedge fund -source
- Regulatory: ConocoPhillips signals conditional support for UN climate deal
- Judge's Ruling Offers Peek Into Private Equity's Secret World - New York Times
- Relativity Bankruptcy: Justice Department Official Argues Against Bonus Pay - Variety
- Bayer to List Polymer Business Covestro in 4th Quarter IPO - New York Times
- Prabhat Dairy's IPO subscribed 42 per cent at the end of Day 5 - Economic Times
- Treasure road: Kan-Okla sale offers odd, old, popular stuff - Wichita Eagle
- CalPERS still can't get out of its own way on private equity - Fortune
- McGraw-Hill Education Files for $100M IPO - ABC News
- Patti Swope: Sale of dealerships "bittersweet" - The Courier-Journal