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	Click to View in Browser 08/8/2013 Russia's Megafon to buy 4G provider Scartel for $1.2 billion MOSCOW (Reuters) - Megafon , Russia's second-biggest mobile phone operator, is to buy next-generation service provider Scartel for $1.2 billion to extend its lead in the race to provide high-speed internet. Potential Chong Hing deal may break HK banking M&A drought HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chong Hing Bank Ltd has received a takeover approach from a company controlled by a Chinese city government, a person familiar with the matter said, in what could be the first M&A deal in Hong Kong's banking sector since 2008. Amazon's Bezos pays hefty price for Washington Post (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos has just shown how valuable one-of-a-kind newspaper properties can still be in the United States. Poland's PKP Cargo eyes freight carrier takeovers after IPO WARSAW (Reuters) - Rail freight carrier PKP Cargo will use its planned debut on the Warsaw bourse this year to boost its No. 2 position in the European Union and then look for acquisitions to take on market leader Deutsche Bahn, its CEO said. Exclusive: TPG explores $3 billion sale of specialty drugmaker Aptalis NEW YORK (Reuters) - TPG Capital LP has been exploring a sale of Aptalis Pharma, a specialty drugmaker it has owned since 2008 and values at more than $3 billion, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Amgen deal for Onyx possible within week-sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc is close to selling itself to larger rival Amgen Inc as the cancer drugmaker's high stock price has discouraged other companies from making a counteroffer so far, according to three people familiar with the matter. Seven bidders line up for TDF's French unit: sources LONDON (Reuters) - About seven bidders are lining up for Telediffusion de France's (TDF) domestic business and lenders are preparing debt packages of more than 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) for a deal worth about 4 billion euros, people familiar with the matter said. ENRC founders say could sell international assets LONDON (Reuters) - The founders of Kazakh miner ENRC , bidding to buy out minority investors and take the group private, said on Wednesday they could sell some international assets, reversing a costly expansion drive that took the group to Africa and Brazil. AOL to buy video ad platform for $405 million (Reuters) - AOL Inc said on Wednesday it would buy Adap.tv, an electronic trading platform that helps companies advertise on video websites, for $405 million in its biggest acquisition under CEO Tim Armstrong. Spain's Catalunya Banc sells property arm to U.S. funds MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's nationalized Catalunya Banc said it had agreed to sell its property management unit to two U.S. investment funds, the first in a series of similar disposals planned by lenders trying to leave a real estate crash behind. Related Video Can China push Bo out of the picture? Breakingviews: Nestle -- too broad to manage? Related News Fed's Pianalto prepared for QE retreat if job gains continue U.S. consumer credit rises less than expected in June 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