Reuters Deals Today: January 5, 2018

Click to View in Browser Friday, January 5, 2018 Saudi Arabia converts Aramco into joint-stock company ahead of historic IPO DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has changed the status of its national oil giant Aramco to a joint-stock company as of Jan. 1, in a key step for an initial public offering (IPO) planned for later this year. Fox TV producers offered assurances ahead of Disney merger PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co executives have voiced support for the Fox television studio's adult-oriented programming and development is continuing as usual while a proposed merger undergoes regulatory review, Fox executives and producers said Thursday. Brookfield Business Partners to buy Westinghouse for $4.6 billion (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc plans to acquire Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, the bankrupt nuclear services company owned by Toshiba Corp , for $4.6 billion. Hong Kong's Henderson Land sells office tower for $1.3 billion to China buyer HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Henderson Land Development Co Ltd has signed an agreement to sell an office tower for HK$9.95 billion ($1.27 billion), a spokeswoman said on Friday, and the buyer is a China-backed firm, according to Hong Kong's Companies Registry. Tata, Singapore Airlines may assess bid for Air India: Vistara CEO NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Tata Group and Singapore Airlines are open to potentially bidding for the indebted carrier Air India [AIN.UL], a top official at a joint venture owned by the firms said on Friday. Toshiba after the Westinghouse sale TOKYO (Reuters) - A $4.6 billion deal announced on Thursday to sell bankrupt U.S. nuclear plant maker Westinghouse Electric Co LLC will help its owner Toshiba Corp move a step closer to rebuilding its finances and focusing on smaller but more stable businesses. Google eyes Chinese e-sports market with investment in Chushou BEIJING (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has joined an investment in Chinese live-stream mobile game platform Chushou that brings the startup's total funding to $120 million, as the U.S. firm eyes new inroads to China where its search engine is blocked. Lactalis expands in low sugar yogurt with siggi's deal (Reuters) - French dairy firm Lactalis said on Friday it had agreed to buy siggi's, the U.S.-based maker of Icelandic style skyr yogurts, for an undisclosed price. China Vanke unit buys 20 shopping malls from CapitaLand for $1.3 billion HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Vanke Co's commercial unit SCP Group said on Friday it would purchase 20 shopping malls in the country owned by Singapore's CapitaLand for 8.4 billion yuan ($1.30 billion). Chinese conglomerate HNA's bid to buy stake in HK fund manager fails: sources HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks have been called off between HNA Group and Value Partners Group over the Chinese conglomerate's purchase of a stake in the Hong Kong-listed asset manager, people familiar with the situation said. Related Video Travis Kalanick set to be an Uber billionaire Tuna goes for top dollars at Tokyo fish market's final New Year auction 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 2018 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