  | | | | OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - Shareholders of Sprint Nextel Corp voted on Tuesday in favor of a sweetened takeover offer from SoftBank Corp , ending a contentious takeover battle for the No. 3 U.S. wireless service provider. | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of U.S. private equity giant Carlyle Group bought a copy of the first newspaper printing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence for a record $632,500 on Tuesday, adding to his collection of historic documents for public view. | | | | | | (Reuters) - A slew of advertising technology businesses are preparing for their toughest pitch yet: persuading investors to buy their stock in initial public offerings later this year. | | | |  | | | | DUBAI (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings said on Tuesday it is considering selling its majority stake in Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank , which has made it the main international lender in Iraq. | | | | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Casino owner Macau Legend Development Ltd relaunched on Wednesday its Hong Kong initial public offering, slashing the deal by more than half because of weaker than expected demand caused by volatile global markets. | | | | | | (Reuters) - First Manhattan Company (FMC) stepped up the pressure in its proxy fight with obesity drug maker Vivus Inc , saying it was in advanced discussions with potential chief executive candidates to replace the current CEO should it prevail in gaining control of the Vivus board. | | | | | | (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas company Marathon Oil Corp on Tuesday said proceeds from its $1.5 billion deal to sell its interest in Block 31 offshore Angola to China's Sinopec Group will be used to buy back its shares. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Software company Autonomy, owned by U.S. computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co., said on Tuesday it sold its remaining stake in video search engine group Blinkx Plc. | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial information services company Markit Group is moving ahead with an initial public offering and has hired Goldman Sachs as the lead coordinator of the deal, four people familiar with the process said on Tuesday. | | | | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Total and private equity firm Hellman & Friedman plan to sell their 30 percent stakes in GTT, the world's No. 1 maker of cryogenic hull linings for LNG tankers, in an IPO that could value GTT at up to $2.4 billion, sources close to the companies said. | | | |  |  | | | 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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