  | | | | LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Aston Martin on Thursday said it had entered into a technical partnership with German carmaker Mercedes to help it to develop a new generation of models with V8 engines. | | | | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Publisher Axel Springer struck a 920 million euro ($1.22 billion) deal to sell some of Germany's best-known newspapers and magazines, severing its oldest roots in order to intensify its focus on digital media. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Chemical maker Ashland Inc said it was considering selling its water technologies unit, months after hedge fund Jana Partners picked up a stake in the company and said its stock was undervalued. | | | |  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday it was not considering further restructuring of its investment bank and was focused on implementing plans announced in February. | | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd could raise as much as 4 trillion yen ($40 billion) when it sells shares to the public, bankers familiar with the deal said on Thursday, based on their assessment of market appetite for the state-owned financial services giant's planned IPO. | | | | | | PARIS/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - France's Dassault Aviation called for two new European drone projects and urged completion of a $15-billion fighter deal with India as France's defence minister began a visit to the country. | | | | | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Megafon , Russia's No. 2 mobile phone company, has obtained clearance from the country's competition watchdog for a potential acquisition of rival Scartel, the regulator said on Thursday. | | | | | | DUBAI (Reuters) - Etisalat , the Gulf's biggest telecommunications operator, has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc to advise on its planned bid for Pakistan mobile operator Warid Telecom, two sources aware of the matter said. | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Dell Inc founder Michael Dell raised his $24.4 billion bid by less than 1 percent just hours before it was to be put to a vote, tacking on a controversial demand to change voting rules to make it easier for him to buy and take the No. 3 personal computer maker private. | | |  | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government has decided to take an additional 45 days to review a Chinese company's plan to purchase Smithfield Foods , the world's largest pork producer said on Wednesday in a statement that expressed confidence the deal would close in the second half of 2013. | | | |  |  | | | 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 | |
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