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Manchester United to get $559 million in GM shirt sponsor deal
CHICAGO - Manchester United Ltd.'s deal with General Motors Co. to sponsor the hugely popular soccer club's shirts will bring in $559 million over the agreement's seven-year term, the club said in a regulatory filing Friday.
CNOOC-Nexen deal seen helping China's South China Sea thrust
WASHINGTON - The $15 billion bid by China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to buy Canada's Nexen, Inc will help the Chinese state giant gain the expertise to drill in deep, disputed waters of the South China Sea without relying on risk-averse foreign firms.
GM may write down Peugeot stake if Europe worsens: filing
DETROIT - General Motors Co said it may have to write down the value of its 7 percent stake in French automaker Peugeot SA owing to the deepening fiscal crisis in Europe that has hurt vehicle sales in the region and stock prices.
K-V Pharmaceutical files for bankruptcy protection
CHICAGO - K-V Pharmaceutical, a Bridgeton-Missouri based company focused on women's healthcare products, filed for bankruptcy protection on Saturday, blaming federal actions that kept it from getting "full value" of a drug aimed at preventing premature births.
National Bedding nears $3 billion buyout : WSJ
- Serta mattress maker National Bedding Co is likely to be bought by private-equity firm Advent International for about $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported quoting people familiar with the matter.
Endgame looms for Sinopec, ENN's $2.2 billion China Gas bid
HONG KONG - Sinopec Corp and ENN Energy Holdings are finding the odds increasingly stacked against them in their $2.2 billion bid for China Gas Holdings as regulatory hurdles remain uncrossed and key shareholders of the target company place new obstacles in their way.
Heineken's Tiger beer deal strengthens Asia position
SINGAPORE/LONDON - Heineken will boost its Asian growth with control of the group which brews Tiger beer after Singapore's Fraser and Neave (F&N;) agreed to sell its stake in the firm for S$5.1 billion ($4.1 billion).
Interpublic boosted by report Publicis weighing bid
PARIS - French advertising agency Publicis Groupe is weighing a bid for U.S. rival Interpublic Group , said a report by FT Alphaville on Friday, sending Interpublic's stock sharply higher.
Senators urge FTC to tread carefully on Universal-EMI deal
WASHINGTON - The Democratic chairman and the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate's antitrust panel urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to carefully scrutinize Universal Music Group's proposed acquisition of a big chunk of rival EMI.
HSBC to sell ship consultancy arm to management team
LONDON - HSBC Bank said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell HSBC Shipping Services Ltd to the ship broking and consultancy unit's management team.
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- Technology: Exclusive: McGraw takes bids for education unit: sources
- Healthcare: Globus Medical prices IPO at $12 per share: underwriter
- Consumer: Heineken agrees deal for Tiger beer maker: sources
- Energy: Aramco extends bidding deadline for Jizan refinery
- Industrials: RG Steel set to sell another Ohio steel plant
- M&A;: National Bedding nears $3 bln buyout - WSJ
- Bankruptcy: K-V Pharmaceutical files for bankruptcy protection
- IPOs: DryShips open to selling drilling unit Ocean Rig - COO
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- Hedge Funds: Loeb's Third Point makes big bet on Kraft
- Regulatory: Wall St sees Knight as software risk wake-up call
- Hedge-Fund Chief's Son Freed in Death at Yellowstone Club - Businessweek (blog)
- Smith extension has buyout boost, slight pay bump - FOXSports.com
- Southwest Customers Overbilled For Sale Fares - NPR
- JAL Plans an IPO to Raise $8.5 Billion - New York Times
- Treasury says to raise $5 billion from AIG stock sale - Chicago Tribune
- India's $3 bn oil stake in South Sudan now looks safe - New York Daily News
- KV Pharmaceutical Files for Bankruptcy Protection - Businessweek
- Roger Goodell says the Cleveland Browns sale will be approved no later than ... - Plain Dealer (blog)
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