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	Click to View in Browser 12/14/2012 Exclusive: Rosneft could raise $10 billion bonds for TNK-BP deal MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's Rosneft could raise as much as $10 billion on bond markets to finance its takeover of Anglo-Russian oil firm TNK-BP , potentially matching loans backed by future oil exports. Discovery to buy ProSiebenSat's Nordic TV channels for $1.7 billion (Reuters) - Discovery Communications Inc agreed to buy ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG's Nordic television channels for about $1.7 billion. AkzoNobel sells North American paint arm to PPG for $1.1 billion AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch chemicals group AkzoNobel is selling its struggling North American decorative paints arm to U.S. rival PPG Industries for $1.1 billion to focus on its larger European and faster-growing businesses. Alcatel-Lucent buys time with $2.1 billion debt deal PARIS (Reuters) - Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent agreed a 1.6 billion euro ($2.1 billion) financing deal, backed partly by its patents, that could buy the loss-making group time to cut costs. Encana, PetroChina take $2.2 billion stab at joint venture CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - PetroChina will pay Encana Corp C$2.2 billion ($2.2 billion) for a 49.9 percent stake in a rich Alberta shale gas prospect, the first test of new guidelines issued by Ottawa for major energy investments by foreign state-owned enterprises. Exclusive: Softbank caps Sprint's Clearwire bid; investors want more NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's $2.1 billion offer to buy out Clearwire Corp appeared to be running into trouble on Thursday, as some shareholders said they wanted more money while Softbank Corp set a cap on how much Sprint could pay. Best Buy shares rise on report Schulze will make bid (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc shares rose as much as 19 percent on Thursday after the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that company founder Richard Schulze will make a fully financed offer to take the company private by Saturday this week. AirAsia unveils $9.4 billion Airbus order BROUGHTON (Reuters) - AirAsia confirmed a $9.4 billion order for 100 more Airbus jets on Thursday, making it the European planemaker's largest airline customer by number of planes ordered. Pfizer to launch animal-health unit IPO in early 2013, may raise $4 billion: WSJ (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's planned U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of its animal-health unit Zoetis Inc is likely by January or February and raise about $4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. Sprint offers $2.1 billion to buy rest of Clearwire (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp, the majority owner of Clearwire Corp, has offered $2.1 billion to buy the rest of the wireless service provider but it may have to raise its offer to get enough shareholder backing to secure a deal. Related Video Breakingviews: Others may take most of UBS Libor pain Strong peso hurts Filipinos working abroad Related News Fed action risks inflation, veers into fiscal policy: Lacker Fed's Fisher worried about "Hotel California" monetary policy 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