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	Click to View in Browser 09/9/2013 Suntory to buy GSK's Lucozade, Ribena drinks for $2.1 billion LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd is to buy GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Lucozade and Ribena brands for 1.35 billion pounds ($2.11 billion) to help it expand into new markets. Vodafone urges Kabel shareholders to accept $10 billion bid FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone urged Kabel Deutschland shareholders to accept its 7.7 billion euro ($10.1 billion) offer, warning the bid would lapse if less than three quarters of them agree to sell Germany's largest cable operator by Wednesday. Russian tycoon Evtushenkov denies interest in Uralkali MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Vladimir Evtushenkov, the owner of Russian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Sistema , said on Monday he was not interested in acquiring a stake in Russia's Uralkali , the world's largest potash miner by output. Biogen bets more on Isis technology for neurological drugs (Reuters) - Biogen Idec has agreed to pay another $100 million upfront to Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc as part of a broad collaboration to develop new medicines for neurological disorders, the companies said on Monday. SunEdison to divest semiconductor business through $250 million IPO (Reuters) - SunEdison Inc filed to spin off its semiconductor unit, SunEdison Semiconductor, through an initial public offering of up to $250 million, as the company looks to focus on its high-margin solar power business. SocGen, Agricole deal on Newedge, Amundi seen in weeks: paper PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale is likely to reach a deal within weeks to buy Credit Agricole's stake in their brokerage venture Newedge, French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche reported. Russia's Evtushenkov denies interest in Uralkali stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Vladimir Evtushenkov has denied any interest in acquiring a stake in Uralkali , the world's largest potash miner by output, after reports that its top shareholder, Suleiman Kerimov, was under pressure to sell. Dubai's Al Futtaim offers $86 million for Kenyan car retailer DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai-based conglomerate Al Futtaim Group is eyeing its first investment in sub-Saharan Africa with an offer worth $86 million to take full control of Nairobi-listed car retailer CMC Holdings . Kuwait Airways may delay deal for Airbus jets: paper KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait Airways may delay a plan to buy 25 new aircraft from Airbus , a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Monday, saying the state-owned carrier would prioritize leasing planes instead. Bahrain's Al Salam Bank agrees share-swap merger with BMI Bank DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's Al Salam Bank has agreed to merge with fellow Bahraini lender BMI Bank, an affiliate of Oman's Bank Muscat , through a share swap agreement, a statement from the bank said on Monday. Related Video Breakingviews: Japan's Olympic boost mostly psychological Asia's cash-short consumers clean out their closets Related News Manufacturers see continued growth; government policy a worry: survey Obama considering Treasury's Brainard for a Fed job: report 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