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	Click to View in Browser 04/8/2013 EU regulators to approve $15.8 billion Liberty, Virgin deal: sources BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global will get unconditional EU clearance for its $15.8 billion bid for Virgin Media, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, in a move which pits the U.S. billionaire against rival Rupert Murdoch. GE to acquire oilfield services provider Lufkin for $3.3 billion (Reuters) - General Electric Co said it will buy oilfield services provider Lufkin Industries Inc for about $3.3 billion to expand its oil and gas business. Macy's, J.C. Penney set to resume trial over Martha Stewart NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's Inc and rival J.C. Penney Co Inc are due back in court Monday in their battle over Martha Stewart home goods after a month-long mediation effort appeared to have failed. Dividend recap loans back on European agenda LONDON (Reuters) - Dividend recapitalizations are gaining prominence in the European leveraged loan market due to a lack of buyout activity, raising concern among investors - who are facing increased risk as a result of sponsors taking money out of credits and increasing leverage ratios. UPS appeals EU rejection of $6.7 billion TNT Express bid NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Parcel Services Inc has appealed the European Union regulator's decision to block its 5.16 billion euro ($6.7 billion) bid for Dutch competitor TNT Express NV , a UPS spokeswoman told Reuters on Sunday. Etisalat lines up $8 billion loan for Vivendi's Maroc stake bid DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi state-owned telecoms company Etisalat has lined up an $8 billion dual-tranche loan facility to finance its bid to acquire Vivendi's stake in Maroc Telecom , bankers working on the deal said. United Technologies shares poised for double-digit rise: Barron's (Reuters) - Shares of industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp may be poised for double-digit increases over the next year to 18 months as its acquisition of Goodrich pays off and other businesses rebound, financial newspaper Barron's said. Hutchison Whampoa could take 10 percent of Telecom Italia: report MILAN (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa could end up with a 10 percent stake in Italy's Telecom Italia , if talks over a tie-up between Hutchison's Italian mobile phone business and Telecom Italia are successful, daily La Repubblica reported. Greek banks NBG, Eurobank face state rescue ATHENS (Reuters) - Two of Greece's biggest banks face nationalization after failing to attract private investment and a surprise move by the state to suspend their merger deal. MUFG set to buy Deutsche U.S. property loans worth $3.7 billion: source TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Japan's largest lender by assets, is in advanced talks to buy U.S. commercial property loans from Deutsche Bank worth about $3.7 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Related Video Reuters Breakingviews: Portugal should share EZ pain Japan's wall of money sends ripples across Asia Related News U.S. to press Europe on rebalancing economic demand: official Weak job gains hurt economic outlook 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