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Friday, June 23, 2017

Critics say Whole Foods deal would give Amazon an unfair advantage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While antitrust experts expect Amazon.com Inc's bid for Whole Foods Market Inc to win regulatory approval, some critics argue the deal should be blocked because it gives the online retailer a nearly unstoppable head start toward domination of online grocery delivery.

Essar Oil's creditors approve $12.9 billion Rosneft takeover: sources

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Creditor banks to India's Essar Oil approved the acquisition of the company by a group including Russia's Rosneft, two sources familiar with the matter said, removing a key hurdle to the $12.9 billion deal that has been in the works for two years.

American Airlines pushes back on Qatar Airways plan to buy stake

(Reuters) - American Airlines' chief executive said on Thursday he is not "particularly excited" about Qatar Airways' interest in buying up to 10 percent of the U.S. carrier's shares, in a letter to employees following the state-owned Gulf airline's overture.

Venezuela in talks with Nomura to sell fixed-income securities -sources

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's central bank is seeking to sell fixed-income securities to Nomura Holdings Inc as a way of raising cash amid an economic crisis, an opposition deputy and a finance industry source said on Thursday, only weeks after a similar deal embroiled the Japanese bank in controversy.

Meal kit company Home Chef reviews options including sale: sources

(Reuters) - U.S. meal kit company Home Chef is exploring options including a potential sale, people familiar with the matter said, as its biggest competitor, Blue Apron Holdings Inc , prepares to go public and Amazon.com Inc circles its turf.

Exclusive: Uruguayan drugmaker taps Jefferies for bond, stock debut, sources say

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The billionaire owners of Uruguay's Mega Pharma SA have hired Jefferies LLC to explore alternatives for Latin America's No. 4 pharmaceutical company, which could include debut bond and stock offerings, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

GSK's new CEO aims to divest sports nutrition brand: sources

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's new Chief Executive Officer Emma Walmsley is shaking up the British drugmaker's portfolio of smaller products with plans to divest its MaxiNutrition sports nutrition brand, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Ireland raises three billion euros from 'milestone' AIB sale

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland raised 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) by selling a quarter of Allied Irish Banks (AIB) on Friday in a remarkable turnaround for a company at the forefront of reckless lending during the "Celtic Tiger" boom.

Alinta, Delta vie for Engie's Australian coal-fired plant

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese-owned Alinta Energy and a private Australian firm are among the companies vying to buy a coal-fired power plant in Australia from France's Engie SA , a sale that could bring in $1 billion, people familiar with the process said.

Exclusive: China Unicom counts Alibaba, Tencent among investors in drive to raise $10 billion - sources

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings and Tencent Holdings will be among new investors pouring a total of around $10 billion into mobile carrier China Unicom, sources said, part of efforts by Beijing to rejuvenate state behemoths with private cash.