Reuters Deals Today: December 7, 2017

Click to View in Browser Thursday, December 7, 2017 AT&T/Time Warner antitrust hearing to focus on trial date WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Inc will meet in court for the first time on Thursday as the antitrust regulator attempts to stop the U.S. No. 2 wireless company's $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner Inc . UnitedHealth to buy DaVita primary care unit for $4.9 billion (Reuters) - The largest U.S. health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc will buy DaVita Inc's primary and urgent care services for $4.9 billion in its second acquisition this year to expand its fast-growing medical group, it said on Wednesday. WorldRemit sees strong revenues, rapid user growth, eventual IPO LONDON (Reuters) - Cross-border digital money transfer service WorldRemit aims to increase its customers fivefold to 10 million in 2020, with half of them in Africa, Chief Executive Ismail Ahmed said. Britain pushes back date for provisional findings on Sky-Fox deal LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog will give its initial verdict on Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Sky next month, later than expected, due to the vast number of responses it has received on the deal. Disney CEO likely to extend tenure if Fox deal happens: WSJ (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger will likely extend his tenure past 2019 to facilitate integration of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc assets if a deal is completed, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. ICL sells fire safety, oil additives units for $1 billion to SK Capital TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel Chemicals (ICL) said it has agreed to sell its fire safety and oil additives units to SK Capital for about $1 billion. Lufthansa to gain more slots despite offer to give up most Niki slots: source BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lufthansa stands to gain a substantial number of airport slots despite offering to give up some take-off and landing slots to win EU approval to buy Air Berlin assets, a person familiar with the matter said, indicating it may have to offer more concessions to satisfy Brussels. Uniper sees M&A opportunities in gas-fired power business FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German energy firm Uniper sees scope for small takeovers in the area of gas-fired power assets, chief financial officer Christopher Delbrueck told investors and journalists on Thursday. China's Fosun International plans $500 million IPO of tourism business: IFR HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is in talks with banks to list its tourism business, which includes French resort chain Club Med, to raise at least $500 million, IFR reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. Northrop gets second request from U.S. antitrust officials on Orbital deal (Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Wednesday it received a second request from U.S. antitrust regulators for more information about its deal to buy Orbital ATK Inc . Related Video Alibaba and Ford explore new retail opportunities in China Holiday travel expected to get busier than last year 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