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	Click to View in Browser 01/11/2013 Clearwire investor loses bid for fast-track trial versus Sprint deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Delaware judge refused to fast-track a shareholder class action lawsuit seeking to block Sprint Nextel Corp's deal to buy wireless service company Clearwire Corp , the investor leading the lawsuit said on Thursday. European, Japanese insurers eye Yapi Kredi sale: sources ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) - Sompo Japan Insurance, Dai-ichi Life Insurance , Zurich Insurance and Allianz SE are among the potential buyers for Turkish bank Yapi Kredi's insurance arm Yapi Kredi Sigorta , sources close to the matter said on Friday. Morgan Stanley M&A banker Popper to join Temasek: sources SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's top mergers and acquisitions banker in Southeast Asia Jonathan Popper will join Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings to lead its M&A team, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. JC Flowers to sell down BTG Pactual stake, analysts say SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm JC Flowers & Co is selling 40 percent of its stake in Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual Group , according to analysts at Bradesco BBI, partially cashing out of a two-year investment that yielded an estimated 50 percent return. BlackRock to buy Credit Suisse ETF business ZURICH (Reuters) - BlackRock is to buy Credit Suisse's exchange-traded fund (ETF) business, which will give the U.S. asset manager greater scale in Europe. Tycoon Slim's retail arm to raise $720 million with share offer MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tycoon Carlos Slim's retail unit said it plans to relist on the Mexican stock exchange, offering a 15.2 percent stake to raise some $720 million to fund expansion plans, including possible acquisitions. Supervalu selling 877 supermarkets in $3.3 billion deal (Reuters) - Supervalu Inc struck a $3.3 billion deal to reduce its burdensome debt by selling five of its supermarket chains to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP , the No. 3 U.S. grocery store operator said on Thursday. China regulator seeks information on HSBC-Ping An deal SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's insurance regulator is seeking more information from Ping An Insurance after reviewing HSBC's planned sale of its $9.4 billion stake in China's No.2 insurer to Thailand's CP Group. GM says Opel not up for sale EISENACH, Germany (Reuters) - General Motors Co's European division Opel is not up for sale, Steve Girsky, vice chairman of the U.S. car maker, said on Thursday. Exclusive: Private equity eyed Legg Mason but were spurned NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc has been approached in recent months by some of its senior managers and private equity firms with plans to take the struggling asset manager private, but the board has decided against exploring that option at least until the company has a new chief executive, three sources said. Related Video In the Boardroom: UBS - trust doesn't come cheap Euro crisis over? Not so fast – S&P Related News Fed hawks worry about threat of inflation Jobless claims rise, but jobs market recovery intact 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