Mergers & Acquisitions
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United Tech weighs $3.5 bln sale of Hamilton units-sources
* Goldman approached potential strategic, PE buyers -sources
UPDATE 1-RLPC-Lenders sell out of ailing Fitness First
LONDON, Feb 10 - Lenders to Fitness First are selling out at a loss as the health club operator prepares for a 600 million-pound ($950 million) debt restructuring after it was unable to refinance last year, bankers said on Friday.
UPDATE 1-Fidelity wants better terms in Glenstrata deal
LONDON, Feb 10 - Fidelity Worldwide Investment, a leading shareholder in both mining company Xstrata and Glencore has said it supports the proposed merger between the two "in principle" but wants improved terms.
Fidelity backs Glencore Xstrata deal, wants better terms
LONDON, Feb 10 - Fidelity Worldwide Investment, a leading shareholder in both mining company Xstrata and Glencore has said it supports the proposed merger between the two "in principle" but wants improved terms.
Apax prepares to battle lenders over Marken -sources
* Options may be new equity, debt restructuring -sources
RLPC-ECB cash helps thaw Europe's loan market
LONDON, Feb 10 - Conditions are easing in Europe's syndicated loan market as cash from the European Central Bank starts to filter through, boosting liquidity and freeing up new money to lend, although dollar funding remains scarce and expensive.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
(Adds Google, International Paper, Petroplus, Minmetals Resources)
RBS to wind down some equity units, jobs to go
* To wind down some EMEA ECM and cash equities businesses
UPDATE 2-Vernalis strikes cough drugs deal with Tris Pharma
* U.S. company will develop extended release version of drugs
UPDATE 1-Weir makes 200 mln stg bid approach for Ludowici
LONDON, Feb 10 - British pumps and valves maker Weir Group said it made a 200 million pound ($317 million) takeover approach for Australian mining equipment firm Ludowici, trumping an offer by Danish engineer FLSmidth & Co.
- Finance: UPDATE 1-DuPont starts unit auction, may fetch $4 bln-sources
- Technology: UPDATE 2-EU seen approving Google's Motorola deal-sources
- Healthcare: UPDATE 3-KKR's earnings plunge on valuations
- Consumer: DuPont launches sale of car paint unit-sources
- Energy: UPDATE 3-Quicksilver to take Barnett shale MLP public
- Industrials: UPDATE 2-Intl Paper-Temple Inland deal gets U.S. antitrust OK
- British police arrest 5 at Murdoch's Sun newspaper
- Greece warns bailout rebels of disaster
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