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Monday, January 22, 2018

AIG to buy reinsurer Validus Holdings for $5.56 billion in cash

(Reuters) - American International Group on Monday said it would buy property and casualty reinsurer Validus Holdings for $5.56 billion in cash to strengthen its general insurance business.

Sanofi digs deep to buy U.S. haemophilia group Bioverativ for $11.6 billion

PARIS (Reuters) - French healthcare group Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S. haemophilia specialist Bioverativ for $11.6 billion, its biggest deal for seven years, which it said would strengthen its presence in treatments for rare diseases.

Icahn, Deason to jointly push Xerox to explore selling itself, other options: WSJ

(Reuters) - Investor Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, the biggest- and third-largest shareholders of Xerox Corp, jointly plan to push the printer and photocopier maker to explore options, including a sale of the firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Metrovacesa plans flotation valuing company at up to 2.95 billion euros

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish builder Metrovacesa said it planned a February initial public offering at a price valuing the company at up to 2.95 billion euros ($3.6 bln), providing a test for investor appetite after a political crisis threatened to split the country.

Celgene to buy Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion

(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said on Monday it would pay about $9 billion in cash to acquire the rest of Juno Therapeutics Inc and gain access to Juno's experimental gene therapy to treat cancer.

China's Wanda taps Citigroup, CLSA, UBS for sports unit IPO: sources

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has tapped three banks including Citigroup Inc and UBS Group AG to work on a proposed initial public offering for its sports businesses, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Swiss firm Richemont offers 2.8 billion euros to buy Yoox Net-A-Porter

ZURICH (Reuters) - Luxury goods maker Richemont on Monday offered up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.42 billion) to take full control of Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) in a bid to expand the online retailer as competition for online sales of high-end products grows.

UK's Abcam signs licensing deal with Roche; shares rise

(Reuters) - British biotechnology firm Abcam Plc said on Monday it signed a deal with Roche Holding AG to get rights to a portfolio of the Swiss drugmaker's research products in its life science division.

Chinese group shows interest to buy commodity merchant Noble: Bloomberg

(Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Cedar Holdings Group has shown interest in buying Singapore's troubled commodities trader Noble Group, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing people familiar with the matter.

UAE’s NMC Health makes two Gulf acquisitions worth $207 million

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - NMC Health has made two acquisitions worth $207 million, the London-listed and United Arab Emirates-based healthcare provider said on Monday.