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VTB acquires Zapsibcombank

VTB reached an agreement with shareholders of Zapsibcombank on the acquisition of more than 70% of the shares of one of the leading banks in the Urals Federal District. The corresponding mem...

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Polymetal wants to get rid of small assets

The company sold a small gold deposit in Armenia for $ 55 million.

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BMW to buy control of China venture in 'new era' for foreign carmakers

Germany’s BMW (BMWG.DE) will pay 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to take control of its main joint venture in China, the first such move by a global carmaker as Beijing starts to relax owne...

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Daimler buys Torc Robotics stake for self-driving trucks

Daimler Trucks has agreed to buy a majority stake in self-driving truck software maker Torc Robotics as part of a broader push to develop autonomous vehicles.

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Exclusive: Shell seeks to sell Venezuela JV stake to France's Maurel & Prom

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is negotiating the sale of its stake in a Venezuelan oil joint venture to Paris-based Maurel & Prom, three sources said this week, a move to scale down its crude busine...

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ArcelorMittal sells assets to Liberty House to facilitate Ilva deal

ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer, has agreed the sale of plants in the Czech Republic, Romania, Macedonia and Italy to Liberty House to satisfy regulatory requirements for i...

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Apple buys music analytics company Asaii: Axios

Apple Inc has acquired music analytics start-up Asaii, Axios reported on Sunday, citing sources, in a bid to strengthen content recommendations to its music users.

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Alibaba invests $693 million for stake in Chinese courier STO Express

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will take a 14 percent stake in STO Express Co Ltd through a $693 million deal, the e-commerce giant’s fourth significant investment in a Chinese courier company.

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Austria's Signa partners with RFR to buy New York's Chrysler Building: sources

Signa Holding GmbH, Austria’s largest privately owned real estate company, will buy the iconic Chrysler Building in New York City in partnership with property firm RFR Holding LLC for about...

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Twilio to Buy SendGrid for $2 Billion in Bid to Expand Products

Twilio Inc., a software maker, will buy SendGrid Inc. for $2 billion in an all-stock transaction to boost its suite of communication tools.

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Gaw Capital Joins $1.9 Billion Swire Office Tower Deal

Gaw Capital Partners is in talks to join Henglilong Investments Ltd. in its HK$15 billion ($1.9 billion) acquisition of Swire Properties Ltd.’s Cityplaza Three and Cityplaza Four office buil...

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London’s Citigroup Tower Could Be Sold for $1.6 Billion

Owner AGC said to be working with CBRE on potential sale. London’s office market has remained buoyant amid global demand.

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Takeda gets Japanese approval for $62 billion Shire purchase

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Thursday Japan’s Fair Trade Commission had approved its $62 billion acquisition of Shire Plc, bringing the Japanese firm closer to sealing a deal that wi...

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Invesco to Buy OppenheimerFunds, Adding $246 Billion in Assets

Pays $5.7 billion for MassMutual’s OppenheimerFunds Unit. MassMutual will become a major Invesco holder after deal.

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Japan's Orix, Bain Capital in talks to buy problem Turkish loans - sources

Japanese financial services group Orix Corp and U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital are in talks to invest in non-performing loans (NPLs) at Turkish banks, three sources close to the matte...

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SoftBank Invests in Brazil With $100 Million E-Commerce Bet

Loggi notching up to 3 million deliveries a month: CEO Sao Paulo-based startup to invest in engineers, robotics

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Cathay Pacific in talks to buy stake in HNA's HK Express Airways

Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Tuesday it is in “active discussions” about an acquisition involving budget airline Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd, although an a...

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Stockmann agreed to sell the last shopping center in Russia

Finnish concern Stockmann announced the sale of the Nevsky Center shopping center in St. Petersburg. This is stated in the message of the company. Czech owner PPF Real Estate will be the new...

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SoftBank invests in Mubadala's new $400 million European tech fund: source

Japan’s SoftBank Group has provided nearly half of the cash for Abu Dhabi’s state investor Mubadala Investment Co’s new $400 million fund investing in European start-ups, a source familiar w...

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Mexico to inject $3.9 billion in Pemex, seeks to prevent credit downgrade

Mexico will inject $3.9 billion into ailing state oil company Pemex, officials said on Friday, promising to strengthen its finances and prevent a further credit downgrade, although investors...

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