| | LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc increased its offer for AstraZeneca Plc to 63 billion pounds ($106 billion) on Friday, but the British company promptly rejected the proposal, which would create the world's biggest pharmaceuticals company. | |  | | | (Reuters) - Canadian newspaper publisher Torstar Corp said it would sell romance novel business Harlequin Enterprises Ltd to News Corp for C$455 million ($415 million) in cash. | | | | | | SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lotte Shopping Co Ltd said it is postponing the listing of an up to $1 billion real estate investment trust in Singapore, underscoring lackluster appetite for IPOs in the city state. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Auto parts maker Visteon Corp said it would sell a majority of its automotive interiors business to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP . | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic senator said on Thursday he would take the time needed to put together a bill granting the White House power to fast-track trade agreements while Republicans called for swift action. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Jordan Company LP has raised $3.2 billion for its third private equity fund, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, highlighting investor appetite for the so-called middle market sector involving buyouts of midsize companies. | | | | | | LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - German drugmaker Bayer AG is nearing an agreement to buy Merck & Co Inc's consumer healthcare unit, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that could value the business at around $14 billion. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Ares Management LP could raise only about half of what it had intended from its initial public offering as weak demand led the investment firm to cut the offering size and price units below its anticipated range. | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer's plan to buy AstraZeneca for around $100 billion could face antitrust hurdles in China, where the two companies rank No. 1 and No. 2 among multinational suppliers in the prescription drug market. | | | | | | (Reuters) - U.S.-based Viacom Inc said on Thursday it would buy British TV broadcaster Channel 5 from media baron Richard Desmond for $760 million (450 million pounds) as a keystone to develop its worldwide presence. | | | |  |  | | | 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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