Dutch-based insurer Aegon said on Tuesday it expects a one-time benefit of $1 billion in capital generation after merging two of its U.S. subsidiaries.

Norway's DNB and the Sparebank 1 consortium of banks have agreed to merge their insurance operations in a jointly owned company valued at 19.75 billion Norwegian crowns ($2.43 billion), the companies said on Monday.

Real estate investment trust Propertylink Group said on Friday the Australian arm of real estate developer ESR Group had made a A$693.2 million ($504.9 million) takeover offer for the company.

Two Samsung Group affiliates said they are selling their entire stakes worth a combined $867 million in Samsung's de facto holding company, as South Korea's biggest conglomerate faces government pressure to unwind group cross-shareholdings.

Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks with several financial companies to spin off its three-year-old app, Simon, which sells complex financial products to retail investors, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group LP is the sole bidder to offer an all-cash deal to buy India-based housing finance company PNB Housing Finance Ltd , the Economic Times reported on Wednesday.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc has agreed to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson for about 4.3 billion pounds ($5.7 billion) as the U.S. financial services group looks to boost its speciality risk broking and global reinsurance business.

Unlisted French cooperative insurer Covea is working on a new approach to its planned takeover of reinsurer Scor after its friendly 8.2 billion euro ($9.5 billion) offer was rejected last month, two sources close to the deal said on Friday.

Hanover Insurance Group Inc on Thursday decided to sell its unit that underwrites risks at insurance market Lloyd's to China Reinsurance Group Corp for $950 million to focus on expanding its domestic business.

Kraft Heinz Co is feeling the pinch from trade conflicts and rising costs, but is still willing to consider an acquisition to fuel growth, its chief executive officer said on Friday.