| | (Reuters) - Chemical company Georgia Gulf reached a $2.1 billion deal to absorb PPG Industries Inc's commodity chemicals business, nearly doubling its size and making it one the largest players in the sector. | |  | | | PARIS/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Veolia Environnement is selling its U.S. waste management arm to infrastructure fund Highstar Capital for $1.9 billion, marking another step forward in the French company's efforts to cut debt and shifting attention to the planned sale of its transport business. | | | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's Banking Group accepted an offer for 632 of its branches from mutually-owned Co-operative after rejecting a far higher bid from rival suitor NBNK , an industry source said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways Group has been laying the regulatory and political groundwork for a potential merger with American Airlines and would prefer to cement a bid while its rival is in bankruptcy, US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker said. | | | | | | MILAN (Reuters) - Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica said on Thursday it had signed contracts for about $850 million as part of a previous agreement between the Italian and Israeli governments. | | | |  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to sell 632 branches to the Co-operative, a deal mandated by regulators in an effort to boost competition in British banking while preventing Lloyds from benefiting unfairly from its state bailout four years ago. | | | | | | COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Shares in troubled Danish shipping firm Torm surged more than 60 percent on Thursday after a newspaper said the company is close to reaching a deal with banks on its $1.9 billion of debt. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK, July 18 (IFR) - Soccer powerhouse Manchester United is expected to launch its IPO in New York as early as next week, for pricing in early August, after earlier attempts in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp is in final discussions to sell its Rocketdyne business to GenCorp Inc , a maker of aerospace propulsion systems, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. | | | | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Investment Corp is pumping billions of dollars into private equity firms in a move meant to boost returns at the sovereign wealth fund, with an eye on taking a more active role on dealmaking. | | | |  |  | | | 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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