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	Click to View in Browser 02/4/2014 Google executive chairman expects U.S. approval of Lenovo-Motorola deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expressed confidence on Monday that Lenovo Inc would gain approval from U.S. regulators to buy Google's Motorola smart-phone hardware business in what would be China's biggest technology acquisition to date. Panasonic to sell SE Asia chip assembly plants to UTAC unit TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said on Tuesday it would sell chip assembly plants in Southeast Asia to a unit of Singapore's UTAC Holdings Ltd as it moves into the final stages of a sweeping restructuring to unload unprofitable operations. Liberty, Discovery seek to buy 49 percent stake in Formula One: paper (Reuters) - Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have made a joint approach to CVC Capital about buying a 49 percent stake in Formula One, the Telegraph reported, without citing sources. FCC chief tells Sprint chair he is skeptical on T-Mobile deal (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler expressed his skepticism about a potential merger between Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc in a meeting with Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son on Monday, according to an FCC official briefed on the matter. Macquarie Generation deal heralds big year for Australian asset sales SYDNEY (Reuters) - The sale of power firm Macquarie Generation heralds the start of a busy year for Australian privatizations, as strong demand for high-quality assets coincides with tight government budgets and a need for major infrastructure spending. Exclusive: Nestle reviewing possible sale of frozen food unit Davigel -sources LONDON (Reuters) - Nestle is exploring a possible sale of frozen foods business Davigel for about 300 million euros ($400 million), three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, as part of a drive to trim its sprawling portfolio. Smith&Nephew in $1.7 billion deal to tackle sports injuries LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Smith & Nephew is to buy ArthroCare Corp for an agreed $1.7 billion in cash to strengthen its treatments for sporting injuries, an area growing faster than its main replacement hips and knees business. EU regulator voices concerns about Hutchison's O2 Ireland bid DUBLIN (Reuters) - EU competition regulators have issued a list of concerns to Hutchison Whampoa over its $1 billion deal to take over Telefonica's O2 Ireland business, Hutchison said on Monday. Ex-Chesapeake CEO's American Energy doubles Utica acreage in Ohio NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Chesapeake Energy Corp CEO Aubrey McClendon's American Energy Partners said on Monday that it had struck three deals in Ohio's Utica shale region, doubling its holdings there. Beverage can maker Rexam to sell two healthcare units (Reuters) - Speciality packaging maker Rexam said it would sell the bulk of its healthcare business to Montagu Private Equity for $805 million in cash, seven months after it put the unit on the block to focus solely on making beverage cans. Related Video Breakingviews: UBS must avoid U.S. overreach Reuters Today: UBS beats, warns on Q1 Related News Australia central bank shuts door on rate cuts, A$ surges Smaller jobless rise in January takes edge off Spain's labor market gloom 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