  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Aviva , Britain's second-biggest insurer, is closing in on the sale of its underperforming U.S. business, a key part its drive to strengthen its finances in an uncertain economic climate and revive its share price. | | |  | | | | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - United Parcel Service will seek to convince skeptical EU regulators about its proposed 5.2 billion euros ($6.7 billion) takeover of TNT Express at a closed-door hearing on November 12. | | | |  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's leading shareholder advisory groups on Wednesday urged Xstrata investors to reject a $33 billion takeover plan by commodities trader Glencore . | | | |  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Russian oil company Rosneft is in talks with up to 20 banks about loans totaling $33.5 billion to back its $55 billion acquisition of rival TNK-BP , bankers said. | | | | | | MADRID (Reuters) - The International Airlines Group is considering a full takeover of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling while it prepares massive lay-offs at the country's flag carrier Iberia. | | | | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Permira has raised about $875 million from the sale of its remaining stake in casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd , capping a highly profitable investment that nearly tripled the firm's money over the past five years. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Nelson Peltz has taken a stake of roughly 1 percent in Danone and said the French food group is undervalued and should implement cost cuts and other operational measures to improve its stock price. | | | |  | | | | SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has launched the sale of its India private wealth management unit, which manages about $1 billion including loans, after entering the highly fragmented and competitive market just four years ago, sources with knowledge of the matter said. | | | | | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is considering investing in Australia's Linc Energy , a company that has produced diesel and jet fuel from gas released from underground coal, a person familiar with the talks said on Thursday. | | | | | | SAO PAULO/PARIS (Reuters) - French communications conglomerate Vivendi SA seeks to raise at least 7 billion euros ($8.9 billion) from the sale of Brazilian unit GVT and has attracted expressions of interest from at least four bidders, said two sources with direct knowledge of the situation. | | | |  |  | | | 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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