Reuters Deals Today: April 5, 2017

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, April 5, 2017 EU clears ChemChina takeover of Syngenta with conditions BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ChemChina [CNNCC.UL] won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its $43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta , a crucial deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. Toshiba's Westinghouse fired chairman two days before bankruptcy filing TOKYO (Reuters) - Westinghouse Electric Co LLC fired its chairman two days before the U.S. nuclear engineering unit of Toshiba Corp filed for bankruptcy last week, as the Japanese firm tries to draw a line under the travails of a business that has cost it billions. JAB Holding to buy bakery chain Panera Bread in $7.5 billion deal (Reuters) - JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Peet's Coffee & Tea, said on Wednesday it would buy U.S. bakery chain Panera Bread Co in a deal valued at about $7.5 billion, including debt, as it expands its coffee and breakfast empire. Blackstone to sell $2.7 billion Australian mall portfolio: source SYDNEY (Reuters) - Blackstone Group has put an A$3.5 billion ($2.65 billion) shopping mall portfolio in Australia up for sale, said a source familiar with the matter, in what could be one of the country's largest ever real estate transactions. Actelion shareholders back R&D spinoff, keep J&J deal on track ZURICH (Reuters) - Shareholders in Swiss biotech group Actelion approved on Wednesday spinning off its drug discovery and early clinical pipeline into a new company, keeping Johnson & Johnson's $30 billion takeover on track to close in the second quarter. ExxonMobil says in talks to buy Singapore's Jurong Aromatics SINGAPORE (Reuters) - ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it is in talks to buy a refining-petrochemical complex in Singapore that could boost its fuel and chemical production in Asia. Amazon acquires right to buy stake in fuel cell maker Plug Power (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has acquired the right to buy up to 23 percent of hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc , in a deal giving the retailer powerful batteries that promise to speed up work in its warehouses, Plug Power said on Wednesday. Final bids for German drugmaker Stada expected Friday: sources FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The battle for German drugmaker Stada is edging towards a close, with final offers from two private equity consortia expected on Friday evening, three people close to the matter said. Wood Group estimates higher cost savings from Amec Foster deal (Reuters) - Oil services company John Wood Group Plc said it expected about 36 percent more cost savings from its deal to buy Amec Foster Wheeler Plc for 2.2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) than it first estimated when announcing the deal in March. EU regulators block HeidelbergCement, Schwenk's Croatian deal BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators blocked on Wednesday a joint bid by German cement producers HeidelbergCement and Schwenk for Cemex's Croatian business after the companies failed to address competition concerns. Related Video Greek pensioners fear new deal with lenders Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure overhaul Related News Wall St. pulls back from record; utilities slump U.S. consumer confidence rises in December Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today Get a jump on the day with our early morning summary of key news developments for the US markets, as well as global market news. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook