Goldman, Morgan Stanley bid for Daito stake: sources
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U.S. investment banks Morgan Stanley  and Lehman Brothers  are among the bidders for a stake in Japanese house builder Daito Trust Construction Co , sources familiar with the deal said, in what could stack up to be one of the biggest buyouts ever in Japan.
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Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings  is considering a management buyout to counter a possible takeover attempt by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
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TOKYO Daiei, Japan&#39;s third-largest retailer, will receive bank waivers, share write-downs and funds from sponsor companies worth Â¥707 billion to restore its finances, Japan&#39;s bailout agency said Tuesday.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is negotiating with a major Brazilian investment bank to create a joint venture aimed at tapping into opportunities in South America's largest economy, a source familiar with the discussions said Tuesday.
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Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T),  Japan's second-biggest bank, is in talks to invest more than  $925 million in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , sources said on  Tuesday, amid speculation the U.S. bank is looking to further  boost its capital.
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Lehman Brothers&#39;s  lagging  stock price offers the chance to buy into a rising power as it  seeks to join the company of larger investment banks like  Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley , Barron&#39;s  reported in its June 18 edition.
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Mizuho Financial Group Inc , Japan's second-biggest bank, is in talks to invest more than $925 million in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , sources said on Tuesday, amid speculation the U.S. bank is looking to further boost its capital.
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 19--TOKYO -- Citigroup Inc. of the United States is studying listing  its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to strengthen its business in Japan,  informed sources said Monday.
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Canadian buyout firm Onex Corp.  and a unit of investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  are in exclusive talks with Raytheon Co.  to buy the defense contractor's aircraft unit, according to a source close to the process.
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Citigroup is set to launch a tender offer for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp., a Nikko spokesman said on Tuesday, a potential $5 billion deal that would mark Citigroup's resurgence in Japan.
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Goldman Sachs Group , the world's largest investment bank, plans to start doing mutual fund business in India, the Business Standard news paper reported on Sunday, without disclosing the source.
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
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The battle for Japanese beer maker  Sapporo Holdings (2501.T), which faces a takeover bid by U.S.  hedge fund Steel Partners, fizzed on Friday with newspapers  reporting that bigger rivals Asahi Breweries Ltd. (2502.T) or  Kirin Brewery (2503.T) may integrate Sapporo.
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--Goldman Sachs (GS) and private equity company Carlyle Group are considering a GBP1.6 billion-plus counter offer to halt the sale of Northern Ireland pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott (WCRX, WCRX.
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U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley   denied a newspaper report on Saturday which said it was  putting its Indian business process outsourcing (BPO)  operation, Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt Ltd (MSAS), up  for sale.
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The Blackstone Group had also bid for  U.S. apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust  in the weeks  before Archstone agreed to acquired by affiliates of Lehman  Brothers Holdings Inc.  and Tishman Speyer for more than  $15 billion, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on  Thursday.
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