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	Click to View in Browser 02/21/2014 Vitol pays $2.6 billion for Shell's Australian refinery, petrol stations SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Top global oil trader Vitol SA is buying Royal Dutch Shell's Australian refinery and petrol stations for about $2.6 billion in its biggest acquisition, looking to grab a share of a growing oil product market. Comcast filings with regulators expected at end of March WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comcast Corp said on Thursday it plans to submit documents on its proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable Inc to U.S. regulators by the end of March, when antitrust and public interest reviews will be launched. Carlyle-backed Focus Media plans $1 billion HK IPO in early 2015: IFR HONG KONG (Reuters) - Focus Media Holding Ltd, a Chinese display advertising company backed by Carlyle Group and other private equity firms, plans a $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong early in 2015, IFR reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the plans. K1 Ventures sells stake in U.S. transport leasing business to Wells Fargo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - K1 Ventures Ltd said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its majority stake in a transport leasing business to Wells Fargo & Co for $152 million. HCL denies report of founder seeking buyer for $10 billion stake MUMBAI (Reuters) - HCL Corp, the holding company for HCL Technologies , denied a Wall Street Journal report that said its founder Shiv Nadar was seeking potential buyers for his $10 billion stake in the company. Philippines to buy 12 South Korean fighters for $422 million MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is to acquire a squadron of FA-50 fighters from South Korea in a deal worth $422 million (18.9 billion pesos), a senior Philippine defense official said on Friday, boosting its capability as tension simmers in the South China Sea. Charter can pursue consolidation with smaller players: analysts (Reuters) - Charter Communications , still rebounding from its failure to buy larger rival Time Warner Cable Inc , is left with the prospect of acquiring smaller players to satisfy its aim of driving U.S. cable consolidation, according to industry analysts. With WhatsApp deal, Sequoia Capital burnishes reputation SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shortly after moving to Silicon Valley in 2004, the young Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pulled a prank on Sequoia Capital by making an investment pitch in his pajamas. Australia to buy eight Boeing Poseidon spy planes for $3.6 billion SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will buy eight of Boeing Co's P-8A Poseidon long-range spy planes for A$4 billion ($3.6 billion), part of a growing trend by Asia-Pacific nations to protect commercial maritime interests as tensions in the region rise. Brookdale Senior Living to buy Emeritus Corp (Reuters) - Brookdale Senior Living Inc said it would buy Emeritus Corp for about $1.4 billion in an all-stock deal, creating the largest owner-operator of senior housing in the United States. Related Video The Bank of Japan: Investor friend or foe? Why China's steel sector needs to slim down Related News Japan factory output seen up, core inflation near five-year highs Bank of Japan likely to expand asset buying by summer 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