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Thursday, November 23, 2017

Broadcom considering sweetened Qualcomm bid: sources

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is considering raising its offer to buy rival Qualcomm Inc by offering more of its own stock, following consultation with several of Qualcomm's top shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter.

China's Guangzhou R&F to exclude one hotel in agreed deal with Wanda

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese developer Guangzhou R&F Properties said on Thursday it will exclude one hotel in the deal with conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, decreasing the number of hotels to be purchased to 76.

Sweden's Fingerprint Cards plays down takeover approach

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Fingerprint Cards (FPC) , whose ID technology is used in smartphones, said on Thursday it had been approached about a possible bid for the company, but added that it viewed the chances of a deal as low.

Altice lifted by report of Dominican Republic business sale

PARIS (Reuters) - Telecoms and cable group Altice , which is trying to cut debts of around 50 billion euros ($59 billion), is looking to sell its telecoms network in the Dominican Republic, the Financial Times reported.

Peter Thiel may look to buy Gawker.com: BuzzFeed

(Reuters) - Venture capitalist Peter Thiel may be looking to buy online news site Gawker.com, BuzzFeed said on Wednesday.

Rockwell Automation rebuffs Emerson's latest $29 billion bid

(Reuters) - Rockwell Automation Inc rejected Emerson Electric Co's sweetened $29 billion takeover offer on Wednesday, in its strongest rebuttal to date of the proposed combination of two of the world's largest factory equipment makers.

Exclusive: China's SenseTime plans IPO, U.S. R&D center as early as 2018

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime Group, valued at more than $2 billion, is planning an IPO and aims to open a U.S. research and development center as early as next year, its founder told Reuters.

Italy's Creval says cash call will prep bank for 'unavoidable' M&A

MILAN (Reuters) - Creval's 700 million euro ($828 million) new share issue will succeed and put the mid-sized Italian bank in tip-top shape for a merger which is "unavoidable", its director general said.

Aker ASA won't rush sale of oil services: CEO

OSLO (Reuters) - Aker ASA , the investment vehicle of Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke, is not in a hurry to sell more assets in the oil services industry, it said on Thursday.

Exclusive: DaVita explores sale of physician network business -sources

(Reuters) - DaVita Inc , the largest U.S. provider of kidney care services, is exploring a sale of its physician network business, DaVita Medical Group, that could value the unit at up to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.