Mergers & Acquisitions
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UPDATE 1-Betfred makes close to 200 mln stg bid for Tote
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - British bookmaker Betfred said it had made an offer to buy state-owned bookmaker the Tote, worth close to 200 million pounds ($324 million) in cash.
UPDATE 1-Diploma profit rises on acquisitions, upbeat on H2
* H1 adj pretax profit 21.9 mln stg vs 14.6 mln stg year ago
UPDATE 1-Toshiba close to deal to buy Landis+Gyr for $2.5 bln-source
* Toshiba declines to comment on specific deals (Adds details)
UPDATE 4-Kratos boosts surveillance with $225 mln Integral buy
* To boost presence in intelligence, public safety markets
VW to seek five seats on MAN board - sources
FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - Volkswagen will seek five seats on the supervisory board of MAN , thus increasing its control over the truckmaker which it is hoping to merge with affiliate Scania , according to sources.
UPDATE 1-Daimler, Rolls secure backing with raised Tognum bid
* Tognum says board members will tender shares (Adds details, background)
UPDATE 1-DEALTALK-Canada faces tough choices on TMX's fate
* Competition Bureau would have to review Maple Group bid
UPDATE 2-No breakthrough seen in BP-Rosneft-TNK talks
* No breakthrough seen as 2300 GMT share-swap deadline nears
DEALTALK-Canada facing tough choices on bids for exchange
* Competition Bureau would have to review Maple Group bid
UPDATE 5-Nasdaq, ICE withdraw NYSE bid, cite US regulators
* Prospects for NYSE-D.Boerse deal improve substantially
- Finance: UPDATE 1-Australia's Archer buys stake in V8 Supercars
- Technology: UPDATE 2-Publicis buys Rosetta in U.S. to boost digital unit
- Healthcare: UPDATE 1-William Demant chosen "stalking horse" for HearUSA
- Consumer: Carrefour confirms full-year goals
- Energy: Rosneft to drop BP, seek Arctic partners-source
- Industrials: CORRECTED-(MAY 13)-UPDATE 1-Emerson rejects mini-tender offer by TRC Capital
Deals on the rise despite crises
This year is set to be a blockbuster for deals, exemplified by mega acquisitions such as T-Mobile USA or Genzyme, with turmoil in the Middle East and Japan causing just a temporary slowdown. Full Article | Full Coverage
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