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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Westfield $16 billion Unibail-Rodamco sale rings the bell on retail's next chapter

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - For investors in Australia's Westfield Corp , its $16 billion sale to European property giant Unibail-Rodamco may mark a turning point for a mall industry under pressure to reinvent itself amid fierce online competition.

Apple to invest $390 million in Finisar to ramp up chip production

(Reuters) - Apple Inc will give Finisar Corp $390 million to increase production of chips that power high-profile iPhone X features including Face ID, Animojis and portrait-mode photos.

Malaysia's AirAsia says leasing unit deal should be finalised by March

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd hopes to reach a deal on the sale of its aircraft leasing unit by March, its group chief executive said on Wednesday, as the budget carrier seeks funds to return to shareholders.

Poland's PKN seeks full control of Czech unit Unipetrol

PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen launched a voluntary tender offer to buy the remaining shares in its Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol to take full control and delist it from the Prague bourse.

Tencent-backed We Doctor seeks overseas expansion as it prepares for Hong Kong IPO

HONG KONG (Reuters) - We Doctor Group, a Tencent Holdings-backed online healthcare services firm, said it is in talks with Hong Kong and Southeast Asian hospital chains and medical groups about tie-ups to cater to growing demand from mainland Chinese for international-standard services.

Ex-Trump aide Carter Page tells court to stop AT&T Time Warner deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page argued in court papers on Tuesday that AT&T Inc should not be permitted to buy CNN parent Time Warner Inc because there was a risk it would lead to "recklessness" in journalism.

Toshiba, Western Digital end chip dispute; joint investment to resume

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp and its chip business partner Western Digital Corp agreed to settle a long-running dispute over the embattled Japanese conglomerate's plans to sell its chip unit, the companies said in a statement, removing a key obstacle to the deal.

Exclusive: Canada's CIBC plans U.S. listing of $2 billion Caribbean unit - sources

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce plans to list its $2 billion Caribbean unit, FirstCaribbean, in New York, enabling it to exit a region where earnings growth has been slow, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week.

Debt-laden Carillion secures deal to sell part of UK healthcare unit

(Reuters) - Troubled British construction firm Carillion said on Wednesday it had reached a deal to sell a large part of its UK healthcare facilities management business to outsourcing group Serco , helping it cut its debt by 41.4 million pounds.

Carlsberg moves closer to Habeco deal in Vietnam

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg has edged closer to reaching an agreement with the Vietnamese government to increase its stake in Habeco , one of Vietnam's biggest brewers, which it hopes will speed up the process.