Reuters Deals Today: December 26, 2017

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Russian court approves amicable agreement between Rosneft and Sistema MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has approved the agreement reached on Friday between the Sistema conglomerate and Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft to end their dispute over the Bashneft oil company, RIA news agency said on Tuesday. Mallinckrodt to buy Sucampo Pharmaceuticals for about $1.2 billion (Reuters) - Mallinckrodt Plc said on Tuesday it would buy Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc in a deal valued at about $1.2 billion to gain access to its constipation drug, Amitiza. Russia's Finance Ministry says supports merger of Otkritie, B&N, Promsvyazbank: RIA MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it supports the merger of Otkritie , B&N Bank and Promsvyazbank , three troubled lenders bailed out by the central bank this year, according to a RIA news agency report. Exclusive: ArcelorMittal tells Ilva it wants to change buying contract ROME (Reuters) - Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has told commissioners running Italy's Ilva plant that it wants changes made to the contract in which it agreed to buy the company in order to protect it from legal challenges in Italy. Israel's Super-Pharm in talks to buy Teva Pharm plant: source TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's largest pharmacy chain Super-Pharm (Israel) Ltd is in talks to acquire Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' plant in the coastal city of Ashdod, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, confirming media reports. Real estate mogul Saidoff offers to buy Israel's Eurocom: source JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli businessman Naty Saidoff has offered to buy holding group Eurocom, which controls Bezeq Israel Telecom , a source said on Monday, confirming media reports, though any deal would need approval of banks owed money by Eurocom. Boeing seeks to salve Brazil concerns over Embraer approach BRASILIA/PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co sought to calm Brazilian concern about a potential tie-up with Embraer SA after President Michel Temer and other officials warned they would veto any full takeover bid for the regional jet maker. Home Depot held internal discussions to buy XPO Logistics: Recode (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc has held internal discussions in recent months to buy XPO Logistics Inc, one of the largest publicly traded U.S. freight-hauling and logistics companies, technology news website Recode reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source. Barrick Gold eyes deals with rewritten M&A playbook TORONTO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp is actively reviewing acquisitions and in the past 18 months considered at least one transformational deal, as it seeks to boost looming production declines and drive growth, four people familiar with the company's thinking told Reuters. UnitedHealth to buy Chile's Banmedica for $2.8 billion (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Friday it signed a definitive agreement to buy Chilean healthcare company Banmedica SA for $2.8 billion, expanding the health insurer's footprint in South America. Related Video Brazil president would block Boeing Breakingviews TV: Post Schmidt 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