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	Click to View in Browser 07/18/2013 Opponents of Dell buyout say don't delay vote (Reuters) - Opposition to Michael Dell's bid to take his computer company private grew on Wednesday, and billionaire Carl Icahn argued Dell Inc had no right to delay a shareholder vote, even if the deal looked more likely to fail. Nigeria appoints Citigroup, Vetiva to manage sale of 3 banks LAGOS (Reuters) - The Asset Management Company of Nigeria, which holds non-performing assets of troubled banks, said it had named Citigroup and Africa-focused investment bank Vetiva Capital to manage the sale of three lenders. Trian's Peltz says PepsiCo should buy Mondelez NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist shareholder Nelson Peltz dialed up pressure on PepsiCo Inc , saying it should buy Mondelez International Inc for more than $62 billion and spin off its soft drink business. JPMorgan near settlement with energy regulator: WSJ (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are close to reaching a settlement that could result in the bank making the largest payment ever to the U.S. energy market regulator, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi's Etihad says working towards Jet deal deadline ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Etihad Airways is working towards meeting a July 31 deadline to win regulatory approvals on its planned $379 million purchase of a stake in India's Jet Airways , the Abu Dhabi-based carrier said on Wednesday. J.C. Flowers set to buy portion of Northern Rock loans: paper (Reuters) - Private equity company J.C. Flowers is in the final stages of negotiations to buy 450 million pounds ($682.8 million) of Northern Rock loans from the British government, the Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. US Airways, American offer EU concessions over merger deal BRUSSELS (Reuters) - US Airways Group and AMR Corp's American Airlines have offered concessions to European Union antitrust regulators to win approval for their planned $11 billion merger to create the world's largest airline. NEC talks on Lenovo mobile phone venture stalled: source TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics company NEC Corp's talks with Lenovo Group Ltd over a mobile phone venture have stalled due to disagreements over majority ownership and patents, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Dress shoe company Allen Edmonds exploring sale of firm: sources (Reuters) - Men's dress shoe company Allen Edmonds is exploring a sale of the company, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Peltz could break silence on PepsiCo talks soon: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - A timeframe agreed upon between PepsiCo Inc and Trian Fund Management's Nelson Peltz to privately address the activist investor's suggestions for improving shareholder returns may be closing, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Related Video Breakingviews: Italy's problems will stay if Berlusconi goes SAP CEO - Snowden and its impact on cloud security Related News Bernanke hearing turns into eulogy over his tenure at Fed Bernanke tells Congress Fed flexible on bond buying 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