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	Click to View in Browser 11/11/2013 Novartis sells blood transfusion test unit to Grifols for $1.7 billion ZURICH/MADRID (Reuters) - Switzerland's Novartis has agreed to sell its blood transfusion testing unit to Spain's Grifols for $1.68 billion, in an increasingly buoyant market for healthcare deals. Shire to pay $4.2 billion for rare disease firm ViroPharma LONDON (Reuters) - London-listed Shire is buying ViroPharma for $4.2 billion, attracted by a pipeline of potentially lucrative drugs to treat rare diseases, a growing trend as drugs companies lose revenues from patent expires on conventional treatments. Etihad in talks over potential Airbus jet order: sources DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is in talks to buy jets from Airbus even as it puts the finishing touches to a reported deal with rival Boeing , people familiar with the matter said. Sears Canada to sell stake in eight properties for C$315 million (Reuters) - Sears Canada Inc said it would sell its 50 percent stake in eight Canadian properties for about C$315 million ($300.30 million), as the struggling department store chain continues to offload real estate in the country. Mitel Networks to buy Aastra Technologies for C$392 million (Reuters) - Mitel Networks Corp , a provider of internet phone and video-conferencing services, said it would buy smaller rival Aastra Technologies Ltd for C$392 million ($374 million) to expand its customer base. Metrovacesa receives two offers for Gecina stake: report MADRID (Reuters) - Two funds have put in non-binding offers for Spanish property firm Metrovacesa's 26.7 percent stake in French peer Gecina , Expansion newspaper reported on Monday. Babylon shares jump as Yahoo sticks with cooperation deal JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Shares in translation software provider Babylon rose as much as 25 percent on Monday after Yahoo said it would maintain a cooperation agreement that accounts for a big chunk of the Israeli firm's sales. Facebook director Andreessen's firm sells a third of its shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc director Marc Andreessen's venture-capital firm sold a third of its stake in the world's No. 1 online social network, according to a recent regulatory filing. Temasek, Hopu buy $213 million stake in Chinese dairy maker HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and China-focused private equity firm Hopu were among five investors buying a $213 million stake in Yashili International Holdings Ltd , after parent China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd sold down shares to meet Hong Kong listing requirements. Deutsche Telekom buys GTS Central Europe for 546 million euros FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom on Sunday said it had bought GTS Central Europe for 546 million euros ($729 million) in a deal which hands the German telecom operator a fiber optic fixed-line and infrastructure business in Eastern Europe. Related Video Breakingviews: Watch out BSkyB, BT is on your back For China's e-retailers, 'Singles' Day' is the new Christmas Related News Global Economy: Surprise tactics sweep central banking Yellen to prevail over Fed critics at Senate hearing 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