Deals - Americas Headlines

Mexico's Televisa seeks to acquire control of cable firm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's top broadcaster Televisa on Thursday said it paid 7 billion pesos ($545 million) in seeking to acquire a controlling stake in Mexican cable company Cablecom.

Catamaran to buy private pharmacy benefit manager for $409 million

- Pharmacy benefit manager Catamaran Corp said it would buy privately held Restat LLC for $409.5 million to expand its client base.

Macy, Penney to wrap up trial on Martha Stewart home goods dispute

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NEW YORK - A New York state judge could decide as soon as Thursday whether J.C. Penney Co Inc can sell certain Martha Stewart-branded home goods despite rival Macy's Inc's exclusive deal with the doyenne of U.S. home decor.

BAE sees key Saudi jet deal agreed in second half

LONDON - BAE Systems Plc said it expects a long-awaited multi-billion dollar Saudi fighter deal to complete in the second half of this year, enabling it to forecast a more than 10 percent lift to yearly underlying earnings.

Suzuki denies reports it has resumed talks with Volkswagen

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TOKYO - Suzuki Motor Corp Executive Vice President Toshihiro Suzuki denied recent media reports that it and Volkswagen have resumed talks on how to resolve a dispute about a partnership deal.

Wed, Jul 31 2013

Some Dell swing shareholders ready to compromise: sources

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NEW YORK - Some of Dell Inc's largest investors who have abstained from voting on a $24.4 billion bid led by founder Michael Dell to take the No. 3 PC-maker private told the company's board this week that they would back the deal at the buyout group's latest offer price, three sources close to the matter said.

BAE Systems wins $535 million nuclear arms maintenance contract

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WASHINGTON - BAE Systems Plc on Wednesday said it has won a long-term contract worth $535 million to maintain a share of the U.S. nuclear missile arsenal.

Northrop beats out Raytheon for F-16 radar upgrade deal

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman Corp on Wednesday said it had been chosen by Lockheed Martin Corp to upgrade the radar systems on F-16 fighter jets for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan, a deal that could pave the way for more foreign orders in coming years.

Boeing wins $2 billion deal for 13 more P-8 surveillance planes: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON - Boeing Co won a contract valued at $2.04 billion to build 13 more P-8A multi-mission maritime surveillance planes for the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.

KKR to buy second clinical trials company this year

- KKR & Co LP said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc (RPS) from private-equity peer Warburg Pincus LLC, marking its second announced investment in a global contract research organization in as many months.

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.