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	Click to View in Browser 04/18/2013 Exclusive: Guggenheim advises on Hulu sale, may also bid - sources LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hulu has hired Guggenheim Partners to advise on a sale of the company, even as the financial services firm is considering making its own bid for the video streaming service, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Omega joins shareholders talking up Dish bid for Sprint NEW YORK (Reuters) - Omega Advisors, one of the biggest shareholders in Sprint Nextel Corp , on Wednesday joined a growing group of investors who say they favor Dish Network Corp's $25.5 billion bid for the company over SoftBank Corp's offer. Nigeria's Oando close to financing Conoco deal: CEO LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian oil firm Oando is close to securing funds to buy ConocoPhillips' Nigerian assets, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, as he looked to allay fears it is struggling to raise finance for the $1.79 billion deal. Brazil's Votorantim Cimentos files for $5.4 billion IPO (Reuters) - Votorantim Cimentos S.A., Brazil's biggest cement producer, on Wednesday filed with regulators to raise up to $5.4 billion in an initial public offering of its units. Russia's M.Video seeks to buy rival Eldorado: paper MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's biggest home electronics retailer M.Video has asked the country's anti-monopoly regulator for permission to acquire its closest competitor Eldorado, financial daily Kommersant reported on Thursday. Standard Chartered to buy Absa's South African custody business JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered said on Thursday it will acquire Absa Group's South African custody and trustee operation, as the London-based lender steps up its presence in the continent's top economy. Exclusive: Roper nears $1 billion healthcare acquisition -sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Roper Industries Inc is in advanced talks to buy Managed Health Care Associates, a privately held healthcare services provider, for about $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Australia's Telstra wins $1.1 billion defense contract CANBERRA (Reuters) - Telecommunications company Telstra has secured a A$1.1 billion ($1.1 billion), six-year contract to overhaul communications for Australia's Defense Department, improving links between terrestrial, satellite and tactical networks. MacDon enlists Goldman to run $1 billion auction: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - MacDon Industries Ltd, one of North America's largest manufacturers of windrowers, is looking for a buyer in a deal that could fetch around $1 billion, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Brazil clears Pão de Açúcar's appliance stores deal BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Grupo Pão de Açúcar SA , Brazil's biggest retailer, won regulatory approval on Wednesday for its 2009 purchase of the Casas Bahia and Ponto Frio appliance chains in exchange for selling less than 8 percent of their store fronts. Related Video Chairman of China's ZTE decries 'unfair' U.S. treatment Moo-ve over gold -- bricks, milk and gas the new safe bets Related News Fed says economy growing at moderate pace Regulator says banks still a risk for taxpayers 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