Reuters Deals Today: November 22, 2017

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Rockwell Automation rebuffs sweetened Emerson bid (Reuters) - Rockwell Automation Inc on Wednesday rejected rival Emerson Electric Co's sweetened $29 billion takeover offer, saying the bid undervalued the industrial automation company. Trump says AT&T plan to buy Time Warner 'not a good deal' (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his criticism of pay TV and wireless company AT&T's deal to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner Inc, which the Justice Department has sued to stop. Prospect of tougher antitrust regulation worries deal investors WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. antitrust regulator has sent a chilling message to dealmakers with his opposition to AT&T Inc buying Time Warner Inc : Companies do not have to be competitors for their merger to hurt competition, and there are no simple fixes to get such deals approved. Nippon Paint makes proposal to Axalta, merger talks with Akzo Nobel end NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd made an all-cash offer on Tuesday to acquire U.S. coatings company Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, two people familiar with the matter said, ending merger talks between Axalta and Dutch peer Akzo Nobel. StanChart close to selling real estate principal finance unit to Actis: sources NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered is close to selling its real estate principal finance unit to private equity firm Actis, sources with knowledge of the matter said, following the bank's decision last year to exit the loss-making business. China's CEFC, Penta team up for Time Warner's Central European Media: sources PRAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese energy and investment group CEFC has teamed up with Czech-Slovak financial group Penta Investments to buy Time Warner's Central European Media Enterprises , three sources familiar with the matter said. UAE's Bank of Sharjah and Invest Bank in merger talks: sources DUBAI/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Bank of Sharjah and Invest Bank are in merger talks that could create an institution with about 50.6 billion dirhams ($13.8 billion) of assets, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Ion Investment to buy controlling stake in Dealogic from Carlyle, Euromoney (Reuters) - Financial technology company Ion Investment Group said on Wednesday it would buy a controlling stake in Dealogic, which provides financial content and analytics, from Carlyle Group LP and Britain's Euromoney Institutional Investor . Regulation should not hinder cross-border bank deals: ECB's Villeroy PARIS (Reuters) - Tougher financial regulation should not have the adverse effect of hindering cross-border banking deals in Europe, said Bank of France governor and European Central Bank governing council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau. Petrobras files distribution unit IPO documents with regulator SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has filed documents related to an initial public offering of its fuel distribution unit BR Distribuidora SA, it said in a filing on Wednesday. Related Video Uber comes clean on hack affecting 57 million users U.S. to knock down landmark rules controlling the internet 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