Newsletter BOX: Deals Today

08/26/2013

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

ING's Asia exit plan nears end as MBK agrees to buy South Korea unit

SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - ING Groep edged closer to completing its year-and-a-half-old Asia divestment plan after private equity firm MBK Partners agreed to buy its South Korean insurance unit for total cash proceeds of 1.84 trillion won ($1.65 billion).

U.S. to sell Indonesia Apache attack helicopters in $500 million deal

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United States will sell the Indonesian army eight Apache attack helicopters in a deal worth $500 million including radar, training and maintenance, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.

Pritzker family to buy TMS International for $687 million

(Reuters) - The Pritzker family will buy scrap metal broker TMS International Corp for about $687 million in cash.

Dubai pay TV firm OSN buys Pehla Media & Entertainment

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai-based pay-TV network OSN on Monday said it had acquired Pehla Media & Entertainment, which offers nearly 40 channels in a variety of South Asian languages in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for an undisclosed sum.

Germany's GSW sees some merit in Deutsche Wohnen tie-up

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German residential landlord GSW Immobilien said a proposed $2.3 billion takeover by rival Deutsche Wohnen could make sense and it will make a decision after full details are published.

India's ONGC to buy $2.64-billion stake in Anadarko Mozambique gas block

MUMBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp has agreed to buy 10 percent in a gas field offshore Mozambique from Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $2.64 billion, as the explorer looks to offset diminishing supplies from domestic gas fields by buying overseas assets.

Telefonica raises offer for KPN's German business

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Spain's telecom giant Telefonica agreed to improved terms for KPN's German unit E-Plus in a deal that won support from the Dutch telecom group's biggest shareholder, América Móvil .

Heineken controlling families to up stake in Heineken Holding

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The families that control Heineken said on Monday they planned to buy up to 100 million euros ($134.0 million) of shares in Heineken Holding .

AstraZeneca to buy U.S. cancer firm for up to $500 million

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc took a further step to bolster its pipeline of new cancer drugs on Monday by agreeing to acquire privately held U.S. biotech company Amplimmune for up to $500 million.

Thai tycoon Charoen eyes $500 million IPO for F&N REIT: sources

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is looking to raise at least $500 million by listing a hospitality trust in Singapore next year to help refinance some of the debt that his companies took on to win control of Fraser and Neave (F&N) , people with knowledge of the matter said.