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Friday, February 2, 2018

Exclusive: Dell, VMware decide to explore options including merger - sources

(Reuters) - U.S. computer maker Dell Technologies Inc and business software provider VMware Inc have decided to explore options that could include a potential merger of the two companies, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Breaking News, Murdoch edging towards solution to bring Sky in house

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Fox is hoping the creation of an independent editorial board to protect the news channel at bid target Sky will satisfy regulators and allow it to finally take control of the European pay-TV group.

UK's Cineworld investors back Regal Entertainment deal

(Reuters) - Britain's Cineworld said a majority of its shareholders backed a $3.6 billion deal to buy U.S. cinema chain Regal Entertainment .

Blackstone sees data, not desktop products, as future of Thomson Reuters F&R unit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP President Tony James said on Thursday the future of the Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk business is in selling data, not in selling terminal desktop products to traders, bankers and investors.

Daimler open to alliances, partial listing of mobility services

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Car and truck maker Daimler on Friday said it was open to considering a broader alliance and a partial listing of its mobility services operations, which include car sharing.

China's Alibaba invests $146 million in Indian online grocer BigBasket

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A unit of China's Alibaba has invested $146 million in Indian online grocer BigBasket, strengthening its position in the country's online retail space and potentially posing a challenge to U.S. rival Amazon.com.

Australia's AWE raises concerns over Chinese co's bid with takeovers panel

(Reuters) - Takeover target AWE Ltd has raised concerns over a bid for the company by state-owned China Energy Reserves and Chemical Group (CERCG) with the Australian Government Takeovers Panel, the regulatory body said in a statement on Friday.

Cobham cuts debt after $455 million sale of communications units to Viavi

LONDON (Reuters) - British aerospace and defense electronics group Cobham said on Friday it has agreed to sell its AvComm and Wireless test businesses to Viavi Solutions for $455 million, as part of the latest stage of a turnaround plan.

CBS, Viacom form special committees to explore merger

(Reuters) - CBS Corp and Viacom Inc have formed special committees to explore a merger, the companies said on Thursday, the first step in potentially reuniting the companies split by media mogul Sumner Redstone more than a decade ago.

Western banks make push into Japanese dealmaking as fee pool hits record

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Western banks are bulking up in Japan, attracted by record investment banking fees and expectations of a rise in dealmaking as cashed-up companies in the world's third-largest economy step up their hunt for overseas targets.