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	Click to View in Browser 02/5/2013 Malone eyes Virgin Media in challenge to Murdoch LONDON (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global has opened talks with Britain's Virgin Media over a takeover that would increase the U.S. cable group's dominance in Europe and step up a challenge to media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Praxair to buy beverage carbonation business for $1.1 billion (Reuters) - Industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc said it will acquire NuCO2INC from private equity firm Aurora Capital Group for $1.1 billion in cash to expand its beverage carbonation business. GSK spends $900 million to lift stake in India consumer arm LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has lifted its stake in its publicly-listed Indian consumer healthcare subsidiary to 72.5 percent from 43.2 percent, deepening its footprint in emerging markets and non-prescription products. Bharti Airtel to buy Alcatel-Lucent stake in India JV NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel Ltd said it would buy the entire equity stake of Alcatel-Lucent SA in a joint venture company that manages the fixed-line and broadband networks for India's top telecommunications carrier. China Resources unit in $863.2 million deal for Kingway Brewery HONG KONG (Reuters) - The brewery division of China Resources Enterprise Ltd has struck an $863.2 million deal to buy Kingway Brewery, a Chinese beermaker that put itself up for sale early last year. Kotak Mahindra Bank buys business loans book of Barclays India (Reuters) - Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd said on Tuesday it acquired the business loans portfolio of the Indian arm of Barclays Plc . Dell closer to buyout as price talks narrow: source NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc moved closer to a nearly $24 billion buyout deal, with price negotiations narrowing to $13.50 to $13.75 a share in what would be the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis. Liberty Global prepares bid for UK's Virgin Media: FT NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire John Malone's cable group Liberty Global is preparing a bid for UK cable company Virgin Media Inc, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing several people familiar with the matter. SGX in talks to buy stake in LCH.Clearnet: FT (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX), Asia's second-largest bourse operator by market capitalization, is in talks to buy a stake in transatlantic clearing house LCH.Clearnet, betting on an increase in trading volumes for derivatives, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Honeywell signs contract to supply avionics systems to Brazil's Embraer (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacture Honeywell International Inc said on Monday that it signed a $2.8 billion lifetime contract to provide Brazil's Embraer SA with avionics for the second generation of its E-Jets. Related Video FACTBOX: 'Kentucky Fried China' no more? Toyota 2.0? Miss Reliable gets a makeover Related News Gauge of U.S. business investment plans edges lower High long-term joblessness not here to stay: Fed study 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