| | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hawker Beechcraft Inc, the aircraft manufacturer owned by Goldman Sachs Group Inc's private equity arm and Onex Corp , is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in the next several weeks, according to several people familiar with the matter. | |  | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Loss-making General Motors unit Opel is considering the sale of its Eisenach plant in Germany where it manufactures the Corsa subcompact and was due to begin building the Junior later this year, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday. | | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines is planning to tap Australia's Qantas Airways , British Airways' owner IAG and other members of the Oneworld alliance as investors in an initial public offering expected to be worth at least $6 billion, three people with knowledge of the carrier's strategy said. | | | | | | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian insurer Ageas said on Thursday it intended to merge its Dutch and Belgian arms and to carry out a 10 to 1 reverse stock split, final steps in its plan to simplify its business. | | | | | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding hiked its cash bid for U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina to $6.7 billion, the Swiss drugmaker said as it seeks to win over shareholders ahead of Illumina's annual general meeting next month. | | | | | | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, has reduced its position in BHP Billiton on concern over near-term returns as the mining giant pursues a long-term growth strategy, the Australian newspaper said on Thursday. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways owner IAG said on Thursday it would consider investing in Japan Airlines' (JAL) planned initial public offering later this year. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Pentair Inc reached a deal to absorb Tyco International Ltd's flow-control business, roughly doubling Pentair's size to $7.7 billion and making it the largest player in its sector, majority-owned by Tyco shareholders. | | | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Westfield Group , the world's second-largest shopping mall owner, is close to selling seven malls in the United States to Starwood Capital Group for about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal said, citing two people familiar with the matter. | | | | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Crude oil refiner Hyundai Oilbank is pushing back its planned up to $2 billion IPO to the second half on several factors including uncertainties over the sanctions imposed against Iran by Western governments, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday. | | | |  |  | | | 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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