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	Click to View in Browser 02/26/2013 CNOOC closes $15.1 billion acquisition of Canada's Nexen TORONTO (Reuters) - The contentious $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd closed on Monday, more than seven months after China's largest-ever foreign takeover was announced. AB InBev, U.S. talks over Modelo progressing: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Negotiations between Anheuser-Busch InBev and the U.S. Department of Justice are moving them closer to a settlement over the brewer's planned purchase of Mexico's Grupo Modelo , said two sources familiar with the matter. Exclusive: Carlyle prepares to sell Arinc, hires banks - sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc and hired JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners Inc to advise on the process, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday. American's Goulet, US Air's Kirby to lead merger integration (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc and American Airlines, which announced earlier this month that they would merge to form the world's biggest air carrier, named executives on Monday to lead their integration team. D.Boerse denies CME talks, but some see logic of a deal SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse said on Monday that it is not in deal talks with CME Group Holdings Inc , but some analysts see a sale to CME as an attractive option for the German bourse at a time when profits are under pressure and scale is increasingly important. Wells role in Heinz deal highlights risk: Moody's (Reuters) - Wells Fargo's role in a blockbuster investment banking deal is raising concerns at a major ratings agency. Australia says will make a decision on Super Hornet purchase by mid-year AVALON, Australia (Reuters) - Australia will decide whether to buy 24 more Boeing Co F/A-18 Super Hornets by the middle of this year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday, amid setbacks to Lockheed Martin's Corp's F-35 warplane. Barnes & Noble chairman plans offer for bookstore business (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said its chairman, Leonard Riggio, plans to make an offer for the company's bookstores, a deal that would result in splitting them off from the company's Nook device and e-book business, which has been losing ground to Amazon.com. Royalty Pharma may offer $6.6 billion bid for Elan DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma has made a $6.6 billion approach to Irish drugmaker Elan, targeting royalty rights for multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Carestream Health for sale, may fetch $3.5 billion - sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carestream Health Inc, which provides medical imaging systems and other healthcare technology solutions, is looking for a buyer in a deal that could fetch as much as $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Related Video Witness: The growing pains reshaping Singapore Euro Zone Summit: Mistake to think crisis over - Verhofstadt Related News Bernanke to face Fed critics in testimony to Congress Fed's Lockhart sees chance of surprisingly strong U.S. growth 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