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	Click to View in Browser 12/18/2012 American Railcar offers to buy Greenbrier for about $543 million (Reuters) - American Railcar Industries Inc , controlled by activist investor Carl Icahn, offered to buy rival railcar maker Greenbrier Cos Inc for $20 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $543 million. Cerberus to sell gunmaker Freedom Group after shootings (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management said on Tuesday it will immediately begin selling its investment in gunmaker Freedom Group in light of last week's school shooting in Connecticut. UPS offers more concessions to secure TNT deal: sources BRUSSELS (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc has offered more concessions in a bid to win EU regulatory approval for its 5.2-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) bid for TNT Express, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Etihad buying majority of Air Berlin loyalty program FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Gulf carrier Etihad is buying a 70 percent stake in Air Berlin's frequent-flyer program, injecting cash into the loss-making German airline as it struggles to return to profit. Renault to sign Algeria factory deal on Wednesday PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault will sign on Wednesday an agreement to build its first factory in Algeria, a spokeswoman told Reuters, confirming a report in daily newspaper Le Figaro. KB Financial drops bid to buy ING's South Korean unit SEOUL (Reuters) - KB Financial Group Inc decided against buying ING Groep NV's South Korean insurance unit after mulling over the deal for months, dealing a setback to the Dutch group's Asia divestment plans. Spain's Caixabank sells property portfolio to Mexico's Slim MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish bank Caixabank said on Tuesday it will book gross capital gains of 200 million euros ($263.23 million) in a deal to sell a property portfolio to Mexico's Inmobiliaria Carso for 428 million euros. Saudi Aramco, Total to double investment at Jubail site DUBAI/KHOBAR (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco said its oil refinery joint venture with France's Total will double capital investment to 7.12 billion riyals ($1.90 billion) at Jubail, the largest industrial city in the region. Mahindra to buy out Navistar stakes in Indian truck businesses MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - India's Mahindra & Mahindra will buy Navistar International Corp's stakes in the automakers' two joint ventures in the country, in a $33 million deal as the troubled U.S. truckmaker looks to dump its underperforming businesses. Malaysian Airline signs MoU for $981 million ATR turboprop order KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Airlines System Bhd (MAS) , the country's national carrier, said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with French-Italian aircraft maker ATR to buy 36 turboprop airplanes for 3 billion ringgit ($981 million). Related Video Reuters Breakingviews In the Boardroom: 2012 – a rude awakening Related News "Fiscal cliff" deal closer, but gaps remain Hopes rise for "fiscal cliff" deal as Obama, Boehner meet 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 - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend