Guy Hands' Terra Firma close to agreeing Phoenix Energy sale: Bloomberg
- Terra Firma Capital Partners, the buyout group run by dealmaker Guy Hands, is close to agreeing a deal to sell its Northern Irish gas distribution company Phoenix Energy Holdings Group to Hastings Funds Management, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
France takes delivery of first Airbus A400M
PARIS - France took delivery of the first Airbus A400M on Thursday, ending a four-year wait for Europe's military transporter whose development has been plagued by technical problems and soaring costs.
Finmeccanica says still talking on asset sales
MILAN - Italy's Finmeccanica is still in talks to sell non-core assets, likely to include transport and energy businesses, despite long delays that have frustrated investors and prompted credit rating downgrades, its chief executive said on Thursday.
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.
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BAE Systems wins $535 million nuclear arms maintenance contract
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.
For Airgas founder, time to savor rival's hedge fund headache
NEW YORK - For Airgas Inc founder and Chairman Peter McCausland, there was a fair amount of schadenfreude in the air on Wednesday.
Ackman's Pershing Square takes $2.2 billion stake in Air Products
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Boeing wins $2 billion deal for 13 more P-8 surveillance planes: Pentagon
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.
Dell's buyout teeters as it rejects voting change
NEW YORK - Michael Dell's and Silver Lake's $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private suffered a blow on Wednesday after the company's special committee rejected their request to change the voting rules in exchange for them offering $150 million more. | Video
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.


