Reuters Deals Today: August 29, 2017

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Lufthansa wants Air Berlin long-haul planes: source FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German airline Lufthansa aims to take on around a dozen of Air Berlin's 17 long-haul aircraft in a carve-up of the insolvent carrier, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Linde, Praxair get second antitrust request from FTC FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Linde and Praxair said late on Monday they were responding to a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding their planned $74 billion merger and were in a pre-notification phase with the European Commission. South Korea's LG Electronics bid for ZKW in estimated $1.2 billion deal: Korea Economic Daily SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics participated in a main bidding round to buy Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group in a deal that could potentially fetch $1.2 billion, Korea Economic Daily said on Tuesday. ACS sounds out Chinese funds to partner on potential Abertis bid: report MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish builder ACS is sounding out Chinese funds with headquarters in Hong Kong to partner on a potential counter-bid for toll road company Abertis , Expansion newspaper reported on Tuesday citing investment fund sources. Liechtenstein's LGT Bank plays up princely ties to woo Asian clients ZURICH (Reuters) - Liechtenstein's LGT Bank, owned by the mini-state's ruling family, hopes to stand out in Asia's crowded private banking market by touting the clan's own track record of preserving wealth. Western Digital group finalizing $17 billion deal for Toshiba chip unit: source TOKYO (Reuters) - A consortium led by Western Digital Corp is close to an agreement to buy Toshiba Corp's $17.4 billion chip business, with the U.S. firm's CEO in Tokyo to finalize the long and contentious talks, a person familiar with the matter said. GE shifts strategy, financial targets for digital business after missteps NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co wants its industrial software business to cut costs and lift profits next year under new chief executive John Flannery, and is considering expanded partnerships and the possible sale of some equity in the unit, according to people familiar with the business. U.S. buyout firm to buy CPA Global for 2.4 billion pounds: source (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm Leonard Green & Partner has agreed to buy intellectual property services provider CPA Global for 2.4 billion pounds ($3.10 billion) including debt, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. CBS agrees to buy embattled Australian customer Ten Network SYDNEY (Reuters) - CBS Corp , the United States' most-watched television network, on Monday said it plans to buy its biggest customer in Australia, Ten Network Holdings Ltd , and launch its streaming service in the country. ProSieben looking for investors in TV production, e-commerce units FRANKFURT (Reuters) - ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE said it was looking for possible external investors to back its content production and digital commerce businesses, potentially via separate stock market listings. Related Video Flood damage from Harvey may match Katrina - insurance group Uber picks new CEO 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