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	Click to View in Browser 11/18/2013 RBS in talks to sell equity derivatives business LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said it was in talks to sell its retail investor products and equity derivatives (IP & ED) business, as it slims down its investment bank. New Libyan airline orders seven Airbus jets DUBAI (Reuters) - A new Libyan full service airline, Libyan Wings, was launched at the Dubai Airshow on Monday, and it signed a memorandum of understanding to buy seven Airbus aircraft. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan says has agreed to buy Burton's Biscuits LONDON (Reuters) - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan said on Monday that it has agreed to buy Burton's Biscuit Co from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and affiliates of Apollo Global Management , giving it a foothold in Britain's biscuit market. Freeport deal with China copper smelters on charges may pressure BHP HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc has agreed to pay nearly a third more in annual processing charges to China's leading copper smelters, likely increasing the pressure on rival BHP to raise its own offer on the charges. Aberdeen buys Scottish Widows from Lloyds for $1 billion LONDON (Reuters) - Aberdeen Asset Management bought Lloyds' fund management arm Scottish Widows for about 660 million pounds ($1.1 billion) on Monday, making it Europe's No. 1 listed stand-alone fund manager. Israel's Frutarom agrees to buy 75 percent of Russia's PTI TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli flavorings and specialty ingredients company Frutarom Industries will acquire 75 percent of Russia's Protein Technologies Ingredients (PTI) for $50.3 million in cash. Private equity buyer offers $1.6 billion for Dutch software firm AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Advent International offered 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) to take UNIT4 private, which the Dutch business software firm said would help it speed up expansion without the pressures of being listed on the stock market. French elderly care groups Korian, Medica plan merger PARIS (Reuters) - French companies Korian and Medica announced plans on Monday to combine to create Europe's largest elderly care group with combined sales of 2.2 billion euros ($2.96 billion). Airbus signs parts deal with Abu Dhabi fund DUBAI (Reuters) - Airbus on Monday agreed a new deal to expand its partnership agreement with Mubadala , the Abu Dhabi investment fund with a mandate to develop the emirate's local economy. Russia's Prokhorov agrees to buy Kerimov stake in Uralkali MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov agreed on Monday to buy Suleiman Kerimov's 21.75 percent stake in Uralkali , the world's largest potash miner, to try to calm tensions over the collapse of a sales cartel. Related Video Breakingviews: Don't under-estimate the ECB Reuters Today: How to spend $150 bln in one day Related News U.S. Fed's Rosengren says bank lending is robust U.S. Fed's Rosengren advocates streamlining bank capital rules 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