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Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League.
Etisalat makes top bid for Vivendi's Maroc Tel: sources
PARIS/LONDON - Gulf telecom operator Etisalat has offered a higher price for Vivendi's Maroc Telecom stake than rival Qatari bidder Ooredoo , according to two people familiar with the matter.
Dai-ichi expands in Southeast Asia with Panin Life deal: source
TOKYO - Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Panin Life from the parent of the Indonesian insurer for around 30 billion yen ($295 million), a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Bankia nears sale of Florida bank for $900 million: source
MADRID - Spanish nationalized lender Bankia is close to completing the sale of City National Bank of Florida for about $900 million, a banking source involved in the negotiations said.
Kyobo Life bids for ING's South Korean insurance business
SEOUL/HONG KONG - Kyobo Life Insurance, South Korea's third-largest insurer, said on Friday it had made a bid for a controlling stake in ING's South Korean insurance unit, breathing new life into a delayed deal previously valued at roughly $2 billion.
Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid
NEW YORK - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday.
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report
- Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Sprint, SoftBank complete U.S. state regulatory review process
NEW YORK - Sprint Nextel and SoftBank Corp said on Thursday they had received all necessary state regulatory approvals for the Japanese company's proposed $20.1 billion purchase of 70 percent of Sprint.
Caixabank to sell stake in Carlos Slim's Inbursa
MADRID - Spain's Caixabank may sell around 10 percent of Grupo Financiero Inbursa , a Mexican bank controlled by tycoon Carlos Slim, in response to renewed pressure to shed investments and bulk up capital.
Elan rejects Royalty's $6.4 billion raised offer
DUBLIN - Elan rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion bid on Thursday, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share.
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- Energy: India's Essar Oil to sign $1 billion debt-for-fuel deal with China
- Industrials: Dover to spin off communication businesses
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- Regulatory: Manitoba Telecom to sell fiber optic network to Accelero
- Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources - Fox Business
- Activists rally against potential LA Times sale to Koch brothers - Los Angeles Times
- Nomura, Morgan Stanley Said to Be Lead Banks for Suntory IPO - Bloomberg
- New shows going on sale: The Wanted, Howie Mandel, Styx, more - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
- Bankia nears sale of Florida bank for $900 million: source - Reuters
- Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters
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- Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions
- Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
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