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	Click to View in Browser 05/9/2014 Apple close to buying Beats for $3.2 billion: source SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, two people with knowledge of the matter said, an expensive foray into music streaming and headphone gear that would mark a departure for the usually cash-conservative iPhone maker. France wants Areva to buy Alstom wind unit if GE wins bid: paper PARIS (Reuters) - France wants state-controlled nuclear group Areva to take over Alstom's offshore wind turbine unit if General Electric's bid for Alstom succeeds, a French paper reported on Friday. Mitsubishi UFJ may bid for BNY Mellon's Trust Unit: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc , Japan's biggest lender, is considering bidding for the corporate trust arm of Bank of New York Mellon Corp , Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. Omnicom, Publicis call off proposed $35 billion merger LONDON/NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - The proposed $35 billion merger between U.S.-based Omnicom Group Inc and France's Publicis Groupe SA has been called off as the obstacles to moulding the two rivals into the world's largest advertising agency proved too much. Zalando closer to breakeven as it eyes $5 billion listing BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's biggest online fashion retailer Zalando, considering a possible flotation later this year, is getting closer to making a profit after it improved the efficiency of its warehouses and marketing and saw good sales of spring/summer collections. Maryland, Delaware governors concerned about Pfizer-Astra deal (Reuters) - The governors of Maryland and Delaware on Thursday sent a letter to Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Officer Ian Read "expressing deep concerns" about the pharmaceutical company's bid to acquire London-based AstraZeneca Plc . GE says not in talks with Toshiba about Alstom grid unit (Reuters) - General Electric , which wants to buy Alstom's energy business, is not in talks with Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp about the French company's power grid unit, a GE France spokesman said on Thursday. Fiber network company Zayo taps banks for IPO (Reuters) - Zayo Group LLC has picked investment banks Barclays Plc and Morgan Stanley to lead an initial public offering of the fiber network company later this year, according to people familiar with the matter. U.S. lawmakers air concerns over Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers expressed concern about combining the top two U.S. cable operators at a congressional hearing Thursday to discuss Comcast's plan to merge with Time Warner Cable Inc. Ergen says Dish Network cannot afford to bid for DirecTV (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen said the satellite TV company would not make a move for competitor DirecTV because the price would be too high, even though a combination of the two companies would have high synergies. Related Video Young bands hope to make India's front-runner face the music $2.5 tln cash pile to drive big M&A push – CCLA Related News Could take 5-8 years to shrink Fed portfolio: Yellen Drop in jobless claims signals firmer labor market 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