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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Toshiba selects Bain group as buyer of its prized chip business: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's embattled Toshiba Corp has chosen a group led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital to buy its prized memory chip unit, three people with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday, a last-minute dramatic twist to a highly contentious auction.

Alibaba-backed Best raises $450 million after pricing U.S. IPO at bottom: IFR

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese logistics firm Best Inc priced its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) at $10 per share, raising $450 million, IFR reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal.

Luxottica, Essilor offer no merger concessions to EU regulators

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxottica and Essilor have not offered any concessions to allay EU antitrust regulators' concerns over their proposed 46-billion-euro ($55.2 billion) merger, increasing the possibility of a lengthy EU investigation into the deal.

AIA close to buying Commonwealth Bank of Australia's $4 billion insurance unit: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based insurer AIA Group Ltd is close to acquiring Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) insurance business which is likely to be valued at nearly $4 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Finland's Fortum in talks to buy Uniper stake from E.ON

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Finland's Fortum is in advanced talks to buy a 47 percent stake in German energy group Uniper for 3.8 billion euros ($4.56 billion) from E.ON , the companies said on Wednesday.

Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel agree to forge Europe's No. 2 steelmaker

ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel agreed on Wednesday to merge their European steel operations in a preliminary deal that would create the continent's No.2 steelmaker after ArcelorMittal .

T-Mobile U.S. explores takeover of Sprint: source

(Reuters) - U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc is exploring taking over rival Sprint Corp in an all-stock deal, after SoftBank Group Corp offered to give up its majority ownership of Sprint, a person familiar with the matter said.

Austrian tour operator seeks bankruptcy proceedings against Air Berlin's Niki: Kurier

VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian tour operator, which is owed money by the low-cost airline Niki, has applied for bankruptcy proceedings to be initiated against the Air Berlin unit at a regional court, local daily Kurier said on Wednesday.

Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel merger should not happen at any price: German minister

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Labour Minister Andrea Nahles said on Wednesday that a merger between Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel should not happen at any cost and the headquarters needed to be in Germany if it did happen.

Finland's Fortum says prepares $4.5 billion bid for E.ON's Uniper stake

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's largest utility Fortum is in advance talks to buy German utility E.ON's 46.7 percent stake in nuclear and fossil energy group Uniper for 3.76 billion euros ($4.51 billion), the companies said on Wednesday.