Mergers & Acquisitions
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UPDATE 6-Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO
* Zynga business model flailing due to rise of mobile games
Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest
July 2 - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:
UPDATE 1-Australia's Brambles to float $2 bln data management unit
* Spin-off comes a year after scrapping the sale of Recall
PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Japan, Canada investors to buy U.S. power plant for $2 bln-Nikkei
TOKYO, July 2 - A consortium including Mitsubishi Corp and Japanese and Canadian pension funds will buy a U.S. gas-fired power plant in Michigan this month for nearly 200 billion yen ($2.01 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:
UPDATE 2-Intuit looks to bounce back with financial services sale
* To sell Intuit Financial Services to Thoma Bravo for $1.03 bln
Kohlberg to take Steinway Musical private in $438 mln deal
July 1 - Steinway Musical Instruments Inc said it would be acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co in a deal valued about $438 million.
Intuit to sell financial services unit for $1 bln
July 1 - Intuit Inc said it would sell its financial services unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $1.03 billion as it focuses on its core tax-preparation software business.
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- Technology: Tribune to buy Local TV for $2.73 bln
- Healthcare: Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
- Consumer: UPDATE 7-Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge
- Energy: UPDATE 1-China set to win Conoco stake in Kashagan-sources
- Industrials: Corelogic to buy real estate data analysis firms for $661 mln
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