  | | | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Smartphone maker BlackBerry has agreed to go private in a $4.7 billion deal led by its biggest shareholder, allowing the on-the-go email pioneer to regroup away from public scrutiny after years of falling fortunes and slumping market share. | | | | | (Reuters) - Private-equity firms KKR & Co LP and Sycamore Partners are aiming to buy retailer Jones Group as soon as this week, the New York Post reported, citing sources. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc, one of the world's biggest producers of chipmaking equipment, will acquire rival Tokyo Electron Ltd in an all-share deal, creating a company with a combined stock market value of $29 billion, the two said on Tuesday. | | | |  | | | | ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government has no plans to intervene over Telecom Italia or national carrier Alitalia , which both face potential loss of control to foreign shareholders, a senior government source said on Tuesday. | | | | | | MANILA (Reuters) - San Miguel Corp said on Tuesday it was in talks to sell more shares in power firm Manila Electric Co (Meralco) as the Philippines' most diversified conglomerate seeks to raise cash for several infrastructure ventures. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Energy-focused private equity firm Riverstone Holdings is to list a new energy vehicle on the London Stock Exchange in an initial public offering that could raise up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2.4 billion). | | | | | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top crude producer Rosneft expects to earn 439 billion roubles ($13.8 billion) in net income this year after its acquisition of TNK-BP, in line with analysts' expectations. | | | | | | DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates , Dubai's flagship airline, may issue bonds early next year to help raise $4.5 billion for 21 new plane deliveries in the financial year starting April 2014, a senior company official said on Tuesday. | | |  | | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC was forced to file paperwork for an IPO by its second-biggest shareholder on Monday, escalating a spat with main owner Fiat SpA which said it could scale back its commitment to the U.S. automaker. | | | | | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - China, the world's largest consumer of potash, has acquired a 12.5 percent stake in Russia's Uralkali , the world's largest producer of the soil nutrient, via its sovereign wealth fund, Uralkali said on Tuesday. | | | |  |  | | | 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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