  | | | | BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - EADS and BAE Systems have edged closer towards winning political backing for a $45 billion merger to create the world's biggest arms group amid positive signals from Britain and France, but German misgivings over control is a big obstacle, sources close to the talks said. | | |  | | | | HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , the world's No.2 telecommunications equipment maker, has been in touch with investment banks about a possible initial public offering but has not made any decisions about proceeding with a listing, sources said on Friday. | | | | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler's commercial vehicles business plans to invest about $170 million over the next two to three years in its plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp is considering making a rival bid for MetroPCS Communications Inc , which agreed on Wednesday to a merger with Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA, according to people familiar with the situation. | | | | | | SINGAPORE/DUBAI (Reuters) - A shake-up of the world's top commodity traders intensified on Thursday, with merchant Louis Dreyfus selling its jointly owned energy trading unit amid an upheaval spurred in part by tough new banking regulations. | | | | | | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - CPFL Renováveis, the alternative energy unit of Brazilian utility CPFL Energia , has abandoned plans for an initial public offering, saying recent government meddling in the electricity sector had undermined investor confidence. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - To win approval for their planned $45 billion merger, EADS and BAE systems must persuade Washington to let a pan-European behemoth control some of the most sensitive U.S. defense contracts, without triggering a political backlash. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management LLC is proposing a merger of its Core Media Group and Endemol, the TV production house behind "Big Brother", a Wall Street Journal report said. | | |  | | | | MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne is ready to buy General Motors' (GM) European subsidiary if GM's alliance with France's Peugeot dissolves, Italian daily Il Sole-24 Ore reported, without citing sources. | | |  | | | | | (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP has raised $841 million in India's fourth-biggest equity deal this year by selling its remaining 3.7 percent stake in the country's top mortgage lender, Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (HDFC), said a source with direct knowledge of the deal. | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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