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	Click to View in Browser 09/27/2012 TNK-BP co-owners to bid for entire BP stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - The billionaires who own half of Russian oil firm TNK-BP plan to make a cash offer for BP's 50 percent stake, raising the prospect of a bid contest with state-backed Rosneft that would start at around $20 billion. Germany thinks more time needed for EADS/BAE talks NICOSIA (Reuters) - German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Thursday he believed more time would be needed beyond an October 10 deadline to discuss a proposed merger between EADS and BAE Systems to create an aerospace and Defense giant. FLSmidth says wins $48 million Venezuela contract COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish engineering group FLSmidth & Co A/S on Thursday said it had won a contract in Venezuela worth $48 million for engineering, supply and installation of a feeding system for an aluminum smelter. AirAsia founders aim to list insurance arm of Malaysia's Tune Group KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Tune Group, a financial services-to-discount hotel conglomerate owned by AirAsia Bhd's founders, said it plans to list its insurance arm in a move to fund the company's expansion overseas. AIA to buy Aviva's Sri Lankan unit in $109 million deal HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pan Asian insurer AIA Group Ltd struck its maiden M&A deal as an independent company by agreeing to buy the bulk of British insurer Aviva's Sri Lanka operation in a deal valued at $109 million. Bahrain firm says to lead Leeds United acquisition DUBAI (Reuters) - A unit of Bahraini investment firm Gulf Finance House (GFH) will lead and arrange the purchase of Britain's Leeds United Football Club, GFH said in a statement on Thursday. Credit Agricole says Emporiki sale talks "very advanced" PARIS (Reuters) - Talks to sell Credit Agricole's Greek bank Emporiki are likely to be completed in the next few weeks, the French bank's chief executive said in a radio interview on Thursday. Iberdrola eyeing partial sale of UK power grid: report MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish power firm Iberdrola is negotiating the sale of a minority stake in its UK electricity grid, valued at 4.5 billion pounds ($7.3 billion), as part of its strategy to cut debt, newspaper Expansion reported on Thursday. Hyundai Heavy, Korean Air bid for $1.1 billion KAI stake SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Heavy Industries and Korean Air Lines have submitted preliminary bids for a stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth an estimated 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion), KAI's largest shareholder said Thursday. Chinese stock regulator denies IPO reforms on meeting's agenda BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's securities regulator will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, but reforming the system for initial public offers is not on the agenda, a regulatory source told Reuters, responding to another round of rumors that saw stocks leap. Related Video Google vs Apple: The Amazing Maps Race China protests take toll on Japanese carmakers Related News Analysis: Corporate America sweats as U.S. nears fiscal cliff Tying policy to jobless rate dangerous: Fed's Plosser 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