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	Click to View in Browser 09/26/2013 Tokyo Electron takeover could be a mold-breaker for Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc's $10 billion acquisition of Tokyo Electron Ltd is more than just a milestone foreign takeover in Japan - it's a rare forward-looking deal in a country where selling to an overseas rival is usually a last resort. Fairfax's Watsa confident BlackBerry bid will succeed TORONTO (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Prem Watsa said on Wednesday he is confident the consortium he leads can find the money to fund its $4.7 billion bid for smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. Lixil to buy Grohe in $4 billion landmark deal TOKYO/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's biggest bathroom fittings company Grohe has been snapped up by Japanese building products group Lixil in a 3.06 billion euro ($4.13 billion) deal, marking the largest ever investment by Japan in Europe's biggest economy. Raiffeisen to buy specialist units to cut more costs VIENNA (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Zentralbank , the parent of Raiffeisen Bank International , plans to bring four of its eight independent specialist units into the wider group to cut costs. UBS places Bankia's stake in Mapfre for $3.6 per share MADRID (Reuters) - Broker UBS said on Thursday it had placed the 12 percent stake in Spanish insurer Mapfre held by the country's largest state-rescued lender Bankia for 2.647 euros ($3.6) per share for a total of almost 1 billion euros. Intesa executive denies talk of Monte Paschi tie-up MILAN (Reuters) - Market rumors about any kind of tie-up between Italy's biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo and struggling domestic rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena are groundless, the head of Intesa's management board said on Thursday. Lixil CEO: Grohe would be its last big M&A deal for some time TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Lixil Group Corp would take a break from major acquisitions if it completes a planned $4 billion deal for European bathroom fixtures maker Grohe , the chief executive of Lixil told Reuters on Thursday. Drinks firm Stock Spirits plans London share market debut LONDON (Reuters) - Vodka maker Stock Spirits plans to sell at least a quarter of its shares next month in a London listing which could value it at up to 700 million pounds as it looks to expand across eastern Europe. EADS CEO sees no urgency to decide on Dassault stake PARIS (Reuters) - The head of European aerospace group EADS said on Thursday its 46 percent stake in Dassault Aviation is not strategic but that there is no urgency to decide its future. U.S. to get coveted Alibaba IPO after Hong Kong talks founder HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will pursue an IPO in the United States after talks with Hong Kong regulators broke down, a move bound to set off a dogfight between the two main U.S. stock exchanges for the offering. Related Video Will China put the 'free' in Shanghai free trade zone? Breakingviews: Hong Kong's Alibaba loss is New York's gain? Related News Fed's Lacker says hard to start tapering in Oct without losing face U.S. to exhaust borrowing capacity by October 17: Treasury 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