  | | | | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy almost a quarter of health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson for about $5.7 billion in what would be its single biggest investment and one that would boost its exposure to Asia's fast growing consumer sector. | | |  | | | | OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe's third-largest budget airline, is not in talks to buy Air Berlin , the company told Reuters on Friday, denying a report in business daily Finansavisen that it was. | | | |  | | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle and diversified German healthcare group Fresenius are among the four groups that have shown interest in buying the Medical Nutrition unit of France's Danone , daily Les Echos said on Thursday. | | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Unwired Planet Inc said it sold a portfolio of patents to Chinese technology company Lenovo Group Ltd for $100 million in cash, sending its shares up 73 percent in trading after the bell. | | | |  | | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer BG Group said new British tax breaks for ultra-high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) projects in the North Sea could lead to 6 billion pounds ($9.9 billion) worth of investment. | | | |  | | | | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk Line and two shipper partners have won approval for their P3 alliance from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). | | | | | | (Reuters) - E-commerce technology company Borderfree Inc priced its initial public offering at $16 per share, the top end of its planned price range, according to an underwriter. | | | |  | | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Conglomerate Bouygues re-opened the battle to buy France's second biggest telecoms provider SFR on Thursday with a new offer less than a week after owner Vivendi began exclusive talks with rival bidder Numericable . | | | | | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Troubled Mexican homebuilder Geo said on Thursday it has filed for bankruptcy after gaining the support of the majority of its creditors in a deal that will replace most of its debt with stock. | | |  | | | | | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Itaú Unibanco Holding SA , Brazil's largest private bank by market value, called a shareholders meeting for April 23 to consider a 15 billion reais ($6.4 billion) capital increase, according to a securities filing on Thursday. | | | |  |  | | | 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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