Toshiba Corp on Thursday confirmed it had received a proposal from a consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners, after sources said the investors had secured $10.6 billion in loan commitments for their buyout.

JetBlue officials are answering questions and giving depositions as the Justice Department presses on with its antitrust review of the company's plan to buy Spirit, a small low cost rival, with a decision expected within weeks.

CVS Health Corp will buy Oak Street Health Inc for about $9.5 billion in cash, joining rivals in adding primary care to its portfolio as pressure mounts on its health insurance business.

The European Commission has given conditional approval for the proposed acquisition of Germany-based MBCC by Swiss chemicals company Sika, the EU executive body said on Wednesday.

German state lender KfW is in advanced talks to take a minority stake in the high-voltage power grid owned by EnBW, three people familiar with the matter said, in a sign that Berlin is tightening its grip on energy assets.

The European Commission has given conditional approval for the proposed acquisition of Germany-based MBCC by Swiss chemicals company Sika, the EU executive body said on Wednesday.

More gold mergers and acquisitions are likely this year, Endeavour Mining CEO Sebastien de Montessus said, after Newmont's $16.9 billion offer to buy Newcrest ramped up pressure on the sector to consider deals.

Sabadell has picked Italian payments group Nexi as the preferred bidder to acquire the Spanish bank's retailers' payments business, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Indigo Partners-backed budget carrier JetSMART Airlines said on Tuesday that it wanted to buy Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air, in a move that if successful would scupper Viva's plans to merge with Colombian flag carrier Avianca.

Sabadell has picked Italian payments group Nexi as the preferred bidder to acquire the Spanish bank's retailers' payments business, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.