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Lufthansa Receives EU Approval to Acquire ITA Airways for $350 Million

Lufthansa has won EU antitrust approval to buy 41% of ITA Airways for around $350 million.


Russia's Central Bank Encourages Businesses to Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions

Russia's central bank has advised businesses to explore alternative solutions, including cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, to facilitate payments with foreign partners...

UK: Nurses Express Heartbreak as Hospital Patients Die Alone Amid Staff Shortages

Nurses in the UK express profound distress and heartbreak over hospital patients being left to die alone amidst shocking staff shortages, highlighting compromised care standards where survival is now ..

Toblerone Continues to Sweeten Russia's Shelves Despite US Maker Mondelez Halting Imports: Report

Toblerone chocolates have continued to be available on the shelves in Russia despite Mondelez International's efforts to halt imports...


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Strategic investors eye majority stake in Indian eye care hospital chain Vasan Healthcare
Strategic investors were said to be in discussions to buy a majority stake in Vasan Healthcare, which operates eye care hospitals and dental centers in India.
Charter nears multi-billion dollar debt financing agreement for Time Warner bid
Charter Communications was reportedly nearing an agreement with investment banks to borrow money for its bid for Time Warner Cable Inc. Charter has held talks with Bank of America Corp., Barclays Plc
Multichannel bags USD3 million to track marketing spend
Hong Kong-based tech startup Multichannel raised USD3 million in a seed round from angel investors in Asia and Europe to be used for the improvement of the company's marketing spend tracker.
Top deals of the day - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday including Omnicom, General Motors, Deutsche Telekom, Devon Energy and others
Deutsche Telekom to sell stake of Online Ad company, Scout24
Deutsche Telekom announced on Thursday that it would be selling its 70 percent stake of Scout24 to the SF-based Hellman & Friendman group while still retaining a 30 percent stake. The deal is worth 2
Omnicom and Publicis $31.5B merger, pushed to mid-2014
The scheduled $35.1 bilion tie-up of both advertising giants Omnicom and Publicis, would be pushed to mid-2014 as the latest date, as announced by both Chief Executives on Thursday.
TARKETT SAYS IPO VALUES GROUP'S MARKET CAPITALIZATION AT 1.85 BLN EUR
FRANCE'S TARKETT SA SAYS PRICES IPO AT 29 EUR/SHR, COMPARED WITH 27.75-33.90 EUR RANGE
European emissions rules help lift Johnson Matthey profit
Catalyst maker Johnson Matthey beat its own expectations with a 13-percent rise in profit, lifted by tighter European rules on emissions due to come into force in January.
Actelion up after Citi says AstraZeneca might want to buy it
Shares in Swiss biotech company Actelion rose on Thursday after broker Citi said in a research note British pharma group AstraZeneca might be interested in buying it.
Atos stake sold at 61.25 eur/share - PAI Partners
French private equity firm PAI Partners confirmed on Thursday it has sold a 9 percent stake in IT services firm Atos for 545 million euros ($732 million).
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