  | | | | OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - A senior Canadian minister was prepped to discuss foreign investment rules with Research In Motion's new CEO in a March telephone call, mindful of intense takeover speculation that's still swirling around the embattled BlackBerry maker. | | | | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Austria's Verbund is in talks to sell its stake in Turkish energy firm Enerjisa to E.ON Ruhrgas , four sources close to the deal told Reuters on Friday. | | | |  | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Sharp Corp jumped by as much as 13 percent on Friday on reports the struggling Japanese electronics maker was looking at various restructuring avenues to gain favor with its creditors for a capital boost. | | | | | | SINGAPORE/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Heineken NV is negotiating with Singapore's Fraser and Neave (F&N) about raising its $6 billion bid for full control of the maker of Tiger beer and breweries in 14 countries as it fights against a Thai billionaire for its future in Asia. | | | | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) , the subject of a takeover bidding war, has given Pipeline Partners Australia until August 21 to better a A$1.4 billion ($1.47 billion) sweetened offer by rival gas distributor APA . | | | | | | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China National Gold Corp is leading a drive offshore to help meet soaring demand for gold at home by considering a bid for the African unit of Barrick Gold , the world's No.1 producer. | | | |  | | | | DETROIT/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - General Motors Co , partly owned by the U.S. Treasury, is seeking to buy international operations from auto lender Ally Financial, which ironically wants to use the proceeds to help repay its own federal bailout aid. | | | | | | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Heineken NV , the world's third-largest brewer, declined to comment on Friday on whether it will raise its offer for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) , the maker of Tiger beer. | | | | | PARIS (Reuters) - BNP Paribas is aiming for a top-five ranking amongst investment banks in Germany, helped by the strong presence of its Fortis unit there, the French bank's new country head for Europe's largest economy said in a newspaper interview on Friday. | | | | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin America's biggest cell phone company America Movil said on Thursday it is seeking to complete the process to delist its Telmex home-phone unit by offering to buy the remaining 2.79 percent of the Mexican company's shares still outstanding. | | | |  |  | | | 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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