TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX.N) has raised its proposed offer for Unizo Holdings (3258.T) by 12% to 191.6 billion yen…
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Blackstone makes sweetened $1.75 billion bid to buy Unizo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Blackstone Group (BX.N) said on Tuesday it has sweetened its proposed offer to buy Unizo Holdings (3258.T), bidding $1.75 billion for 100%…
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Mexico indigenous group enlists children as police
About 20 children have been recruited for an indigenous community police force in western Mexico following a deadly attack blamed on a drug cartel. Some…
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Germany bans neo-Nazi group Combat 18 in crackdown
Germany has banned the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 and launched raids across the country in an attempt to crack down on the organisation, officials say.…
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CITIC to sell 22% stake in McDonald's China business to PE arm: sources
HONG KONG/BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – CITIC Ltd (0267.HK), the main listed arm of Chinese state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group, plans to sell a 22% stake in McDonald’s…
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Muslim group says BBC has 'failed to sufficiently report on Tory Islamophobia'
The country’s leading Muslim representative body has written to the BBC to raise its concerns about the ‘lack of proportionate coverage given to the Conservative…
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SoftBank's second-quarter whiplashed by $8.9 billion loss in Vision Fund
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp reported its first quarterly loss in 14 years on Wednesday, with its giant Vision Fund suffering a 970 billion…
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Russia's Sberbank to buy stake in Mail.ru to expand in digital economy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sberbank (SBER.MM) has agreed to buy Gazprombank’s (GZPRI.MM) holding stake in internet company Mail.ru (MAILRq.L) as Russia’s largest lender continues its transformation…
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Australia's Macquarie to exit U.S., European equities business: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian investment bank Macquarie Group (MQG.AX) is exiting its cash equities businesses in the United States and Europe, a source with direct…
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WeWork board accepts SoftBank rescue deal: source
(Reuters) – WeWork’s board has accepted a takeover plan proposed by Softbank Group, handing control of the office-sharing startup to the Japanese firm, according to…
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Energy group Ovo ignited by £1bn sales ahead of SSE deal
The challenger energy company on the cusp of becoming Britain’s second-biggest household gas and electricity supplier has seen its revenues cross the £1bn threshold for…
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Navy carrier strike group deploys – without its aircraft carrier
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Kenya tour group swept away by flash flood
Two people have been confirmed dead and five others are missing after a tour group was swept away by a flash flood during heavy rains…
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Anbang's Japan properties up for sale, Blackstone seen bidding: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – China’s troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group…
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