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	Click to View in Browser 05/23/2014 Areva keen on Alstom's wind contracts, not its technology-source PARIS (Reuters) - France's nuclear group Areva would be interested in Alstom's offshore wind turbine contracts but would use its own turbine technology rather than the engineering group's, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. Shinsei, Carlyle short-listed in StanChart HK unit sale: sources HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd and Carlyle Group are among suitors who have advanced to a final round of bidding for Standard Chartered's Hong Kong consumer finance unit, people familiar with the matter said. GE agrees to extend deadline on Alstom bid to June 23 (Reuters) - General Electric Co has agreed to extend its $16.9 billion bid for the power arm of France's Alstom until June 23 from June 2 at the request of the French government, the U.S. company said on Thursday. Proposed merger of Squire Sanders, Patton Boggs hits snag (Reuters) - The fate of the proposed merger of law firms Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders appeared uncertain on Thursday after Squire Sanders halted voting on approving the tie-up. Lorillard-Reynolds cigarette deal would face regulatory risk: antitrust experts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An acquisition of U.S. cigarette-maker Lorillard Inc by Reynolds American Inc could face a bumpy road with antitrust regulators, experts said, with some predicting the deal could be blocked outright and others saying it could only go through with significant divestitures. BlackRock wants new Astra-Pfizer talks at later date: sources LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, AstraZeneca Plc's largest shareholder, wants the drugmaker to resume talks with Pfizer Inc about a potential sale eventually, but backs its decision this week to reject Pfizer's current bid, according to two people familiar with the matter. Shares of China's JD.com climb in U.S. market debut (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc soared almost 20 percent in their U.S. market debut as investors sought a piece of the country's booming online retail market, auguring well for Alibaba Group Holding Inc's hotly anticipated mega-float later this year. Brazil drugstore firm rejects $2 billion offer from CVS: report SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A formal bid by CVS Caremark Corp to purchase Brazilian drugstore firm DPSP has been rejected by the company, a Brazilian news website reported on Thursday. Stabilus says IPO priced at 21.50 euros a share FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The shares of German automotive and industrial supplier Stabilus SA will be priced at 21.50 euros each - the middle of a previously estimated price range of 19-25 euros - when they make their market debut on May 23, the company said late on Thursday. Exclusive: Cars.com investor Gannett mulls bid for entire company - sources (This version of May 7 story, corrects ticker symbol for Graham Holdings to GHC.N, not GHM.N, paragraph 7) Related Video Breakingviews: Barclays sets gold standard in bad culture Ukraine fallout? We have plan B, and C – Sberbank VP Related News Exclusive: Like New Jersey, most states felt drop in April income taxes Investment and consumers drive German Q1 growth to 3-yr high 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