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	Click to View in Browser 08/12/2013 Greece completes privatization of gambling monopoly OPAP ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Monday completed the sale of a major stake in state-controlled gambling firm OPAP to Greek-Czech fund Emma Delta, a condition of the country's ambitious asset sales program under its multi-billion international bailout. America Movil wants to 'unlock value' in KPN: report AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil wants to 'unlock value' from Dutch telecoms group KPN and is not just interested in its German business E-Plus, a Dutch newspaper reported on Monday, quoting the Mexican group's finance chief. Technip, DOF Subsea win billion-dollar contracts from Petrobras OSLO/PARIS (Reuters) - Oil industry suppliers Technip and DOF Subsea have won major contracts from Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras , they said on Monday. America Movil makes $9.6 billion bid for rest of KPN MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil defied arch-rival Telefonica with a 7.2 billion euro ($9.6 billion) bid for the 70 percent of Dutch telecoms group KPN that it does not already own. Telia backs Latvia telecoms consolidation, eyes full ownership STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nordic telecoms group TeliaSonera said on Thursday it backed plans by Latvia to consider a merger between fixed-line and mobile telecom operators and remained keen to raise its stake in the companies. Entergy, ITC Holdings withdraw grid sale plan in Texas HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas utility regulators approved a motion on Friday to allow Entergy Corp and ITC Holdings to withdraw a plan to transfer Entergy's electric transmission assets in Texas to ITC. Caesars sells $438 million Macau golf course to Pearl Dynasty HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment has agreed to sell a golf course in Macau to Pearl Dynasty Investment Ltd for $438 million, effectively giving up on its wait for casino operating rights in the Chinese gaming enclave. Forstmann Little considers IMG sale, strategic alternatives (Reuters) - Private equity firm Forstmann Little & Co said it was undertaking a strategic evaluation of IMG Worldwide that may include a sale of the sports, fashion and marketing agency. American Tower to acquire towers in Brazil, Mexico for $811 million (Reuters) - American Tower Corp , under attack from short-seller Muddy Waters over earlier acquisitions in Brazil, said it will acquire about 4,500 telecom towers in Brazil and Mexico from Latin American telecom service provider NII Holdings Inc for $811 million. After 9 years, Tesco gives up on cracking China alone HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - After nine years in China, British supermarket firm Tesco is to fold its unprofitable operation into a state-run company as a minority partner, becoming the latest foreign retailer to give up on trying to crack China on its own. Related Video Breakingviews: Sterling flirts with safe-haven status Reuters Today: Europe's misery at an end. Maybe. Related News U.S. wholesale inventories fall for second straight month U.S. economic growth gauge highest in over three years: ECRI 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