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	Click to View in Browser 04/25/2013 Exclusive: Verizon eyes $100 billion bid for Vodafone's Wireless stake NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications has hired advisers to prepare a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from its partner Vodafone, two people familiar with the matter said. China's Sinopec sells Myanmar energy stake to Taiwan's CPC BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Group, Asia's largest oil refiner, said on Thursday it agreed to sell a stake of 30 percent in an oil and gas block in Myanmar to Taiwan's CPC Corp, one of a series of deals between state-owned energy giants and the Taiwan firm. Drug compounding supplier Arseus buys U.S.-based Freedom Pharma BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium-based Arseus , the world's biggest supplier of ingredients to pharmacists so they can mix up their own versions of drugs, bought U.S.-based Freedom Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed sum, it said on Thursday. China signs deal to buy 60 Airbus planes BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday signed a deal with Airbus to purchase 60 planes, as French President Francois Hollande began a two-day visit to China. Google buys Wavii for $30 million, mirroring Yahoo's deal SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has acquired Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind a news summarization app, for roughly $30 million in cash, a person with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. Exclusive: Emergency Medical Services selects banks for IPO - sources (Reuters) - Emergency Medical Services Corp, the largest U.S. provider of ambulance services, has selected underwriters for a $750 million initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Lloyds bank branch sale to Co-op collapses (Reuters) - The planned sale by state-backed Lloyds of hundreds of UK bank branches to the Co-op fell through on Wednesday, setting back government plans to boost competition in the industry. Nexstar, Mission Broadcasting to buy 19 TV stations for $270 million (Reuters) - Nexstar Broadcasting Group and Mission Broadcasting Inc said they would buy privately held Communications Corporation of America and White Knight Broadcasting for $270 million. Vivendi gets two bids for Maroc Telecom stake PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Vivendi has received two binding offers from Gulf companies for a 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom , the first tangible sign of progress in the French media and telecom conglomerate's efforts to remake itself. German Provinzial public insurers edge toward merger-sources DRESDEN/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Large shareholders in German public sector insurers Provinzial Nordwest and Provinzial Rheinland are pushing for the two to merge and put paid to an advance from Allianz , three people familiar with the situation said. Related Video Breakingviews: Pressure on Vodafone to exit U.S. Rough Cuts: Cheap clothes, but at what cost? Related News Weak durable goods orders point to sluggish economy Consumer bureau calls payday loans a trap, warns of new rules 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