Deals Today

	Click to View in Browser 04/29/2013 Bayer to buy birth-control devices maker for $1.1 billion FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Bayer AG has agreed to buy U.S. contraceptive devices maker Conceptus for $1.1 billion, aiming to underpin its position as the world's largest women's healthcare provider, Lloyds takes 250 million sterling hit on Spanish sale LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds has taken a 250 million pound ($387.28 million) loss on a sale of its unprofitable Spanish banking business to Banco Sabadell , a deal that will help bolster the British bank's capital. Bankrupt Patriot Coal asks court to slash union pensions (Reuters) - Patriot Coal Corp on Monday will seek court permission to slash healthcare and pension benefits for about 13,000 union workers, an issue that has set off weeks of street protests by affected workers. Russia's VTB wins sovereign backing for $3.3 billion share issue MOSCOW (Reuters) - VTB attracted a new class of sovereign investor into Russia with a $3.3 billion share sale, whose proceeds the state-controlled bank pledged to invest in expanding its share of the domestic market. Dell investors may still gain after Blackstone pullout: Barron's NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell shareholders could still stand to profit even after Blackstone Group LP withdrew its bid to buy the world's No. 3 personal computer maker more than a week ago, Barron's said on Sunday. Indonesia's BTPN shares leap 9 percent on Japan SMBC stake buy report HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Indonesian lender BTPN surged 9 percent on Monday after Reuters reported at the weekend that Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp was in advanced talks to buy a 40 percent stake in the company from private equity firm TPG Capital. Asian insurance M&A gets pricey as region's promise beckons HONG KONG (Reuters) - A deal-making frenzy in Asia's insurance industry is turning up the heat on buyers to fork out huge sums or miss out on a prime chance to tap into the sector's fastest growing market, and few predict a slowdown despite the eye-popping prices. Sumitomo pulls out of Aquila coal JV in Australia SYDNEY (Reuters) - Aquila Resources on Monday suffered a set back to its plans to raise capital via asset sales to help fund a A$7.4 billion ($7.6 billion) Australian iron ore project after Sumitomo Corp pulled out of a coal exploration partnership. BHP Billiton sells Arizona copper mine for $650 million MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton has agreed to sell its Pinto Valley copper mine and a railroad in Arizona to Capstone Mining Corp for $650 million, the latest in a spate of asset sales by the top global miner as it tightens its belt in a weaker market. IPO flurry to give investors pick of new UK banks LONDON (Reuters) - Investors will have their pick of British banks in the next couple of years with up to five lenders looking to float on the stock market, offering a potentially lucrative, and nostalgic, punt on high street banking. Related Video Reuters Breakingviews: ECB's rate cut no-brainer China's mouthpiece raises a new building ... and eyebrows Related News Obama chides lawmakers over flight delay fix, budget conflict Fed's Esther George: speaking up for middle America 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