Reuters Deals Today: December 14, 2017

Click to View in Browser Thursday, December 14, 2017 Disney to buy Fox film, TV businesses for $52 billion (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Thursday agreed to buy film, TV and international assets from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc for $52.4 billion as Disney seeks greater scale to tackle growing competition from Netflix and Amazon.com. Exclusive: EU regulators to clear Luxottica, Essilor deal without conditions - sources BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy's Luxottica and French glasses group Essilor are set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for their 48-billion-euro ($56.8 billion), two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Talks with possible buyers for airline Niki to start on Thursday MUNICH/VIENNA (Reuters) - Niki airline administrator will start talks on Thursday to find a buyer for the insolvent Austrian carrier, formerly a unit of collapsed Air Berlin, after a deal with Lufthansa fell through. Lexinfintech slashes U.S. IPO size as China reins in micro-lenders HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese consumer lending firm Lexinfintech has slashed the size of its U.S. initial public offering by two-thirds to a maximum possible $151.8 million, following a recent crackdown by Beijing on fast-growing online micro-lenders. UK's Domino's Pizza to expand stake in Iceland operation (Reuters) - Domino's Pizza , a master franchisee of U.S. group Domino's Pizza Inc , said on Thursday it would buy a further 44.3 percent stake in Domino's Iceland for 30.2 million euros ($35.71 million). Danske Bank in $1 billion deal to create Denmark's largest commercial pension fund COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danske Bank has decided to buy the Danish pension assets of Sweden's SEB in a $1 billion deal to create Denmark's largest commercial pension fund. T-Mobile to launch TV service in 2018, buy Layer3 TV NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday that it would launch a new streaming television service next year after buying startup Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount. Finisar deal helps Apple block rivals' path to AR features SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's $390 million deal with chip supplier Finisar Corp announced on Wednesday helps lock in the supply of a component that Apple believes will play a big role in its future products by bolstering augmented reality features. Suzuki says EV battery supply deal possible with Toyota-Panasonic TOKYO (Reuters) - Suzuki Motor Corp's president said the Japanese automaker will not join efforts by Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp to develop batteries for electric vehicles, but a supply deal could be possible. Shoemaker Rockport explores options including sale: sources NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Rockport Group is exploring its options, including a possible sale, after one of the U.S. footwear maker's major debtholders took ownership of the company, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Related Video Disney's Fox deal a seismic shift in media landscape U.S. set to vote on net neutrality 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