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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Qatar Airways aims to start buying American Airlines shares 'soon'

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said on Thursday the Doha-based carrier would soon start buying shares in American Airlines "depending on the share price."

EU charges Merck KGaA, GE, Canon of misleading merger info

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accused German drugmaker Merck KGaA , General Electric and Japan's Canon of providing misleading information during their merger deals, as regulators stepped up their crackdown on such practices.

Konica Minolta to buy Ambry Genetics, deal worth up to $1 billion

TOKYO (Reuters) - Konica Minolta Inc said it was purchasing U.S. diagnostics company Ambry Genetics in a deal valued at up to $1 billion - an acquisition that marks a strategic shift for the Japanese firm's healthcare business as it seeks a leading position in precision medicine.

Thai bank SCB halts $3 billion insurance unit sale as talks fail: sources

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has put off a potential $3 billion sale of its insurance unit as talks with suitor FWD Group of Hong Kong failed on valuation disagreements, three people familiar with the matter said.

PE firm Centerbridge to buy enterprise software firms from Clearlake

(Reuters) - Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners L.P. said it would buy enterprise software companies Syncsort Inc and Vision Solutions Inc from Clearlake Capital Group L.P. for $1.26 billion.

SoftBank aims to raise $3 billion to $5 billion via bond issue: source

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is targetting raising between $3 billion and $5 billion through an offering of U.S. dollar bonds, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Axis Capital to buy Lloyd's of London insurer Novae for $605 million

(Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Novae Group Plc said it had agreed to be taken over by Axis Capital Holdings Ltd , a Bermuda-based speciality insurer and reinsurer, for 467.6 million pounds ($605.07 million) in cash, sending its shares soaring over 20 percent.

Tencent unit seeks to withhold shareholding information, raising governance concerns

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings' online publishing subsidiary has sought a waiver from Hong Kong listing rules to allow it to withhold shareholding information of some executives, drawing criticism from corporate governance advocates.

Posco to sell shares in KB Financial in block deal worth up to $384 million: IFR

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean steelmaker POSCO plans to sell a stake in KB Financial Group in a block deal worth up to 444 billion won ($383.9 million), IFR reported on Thursday, citing a term sheet.

Greece aims to complete former Athens airport deal by December

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece aims to complete a deal on the former Athens airport of Hellenikon by December, the country's privatisations agency Chairwoman Lila Tsitsogiannopoulou said on Thursday.