| | TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will sell its three main chip plants in Japan to Israel's TowerJazz, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, as the electronics giant wraps up a multi-billion-dollar restructuring drive. | |  | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Orange has agreed to sell its Dominican Republic business to Luxembourg-based cable and telecommunications company Altice for $1.4 billion as France's largest telecom operator seeks to cut debt. | | | | | | (Reuters) - British engineer Amec is eyeing a takeover of U.S.-listed engineering company Foster Wheeler AG in a potential deal that could create a 5 billion pound ($8 billion) energy services group, The Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. | | | | | | NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) - Teck Resources Ltd , Newmont Mining Corp , private equity firm Blackstone Group LP and a firm led by the former head of Barrick Gold are working together on a bid for Glencore Xstrata's Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, according to several people familiar with the matter. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Danaher Corp and private equity firm Blackstone Group LP are pursuing a joint bid for chemicals manufacturer Ashland Inc's water technologies unit, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, in a deal that could top $1.5 billion. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's sale of the Royal Mail postal service, its biggest privatization in decades, would have been put at "considerable risk" if it had tried to raise the price at the last minute, ministers said on Wednesday. | | | | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd has asked the Australian Takeovers Panel to force rival suitor Saputo Inc drop its revised offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co , the regulator said on Wednesday. | | | | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's antitrust regulator said on Wednesday it would take until end-February 2014 for it to rule on Fresenius SE's planned purchase of most of Rhoen-Klinikum's hospitals. | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - British engineer Amec is looking at Swiss-based rival Foster Wheeler among a number of potential acquisition targets, but is not currently in talks with the company, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Men's Wearhouse Inc struck back at Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc with a $1.5 billion bid to acquire the suit and tuxedo retailer, only weeks after rejecting a takeover offer from its smaller rival. | | | |  |  | | | 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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