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	Click to View in Browser 09/12/2014 Some Dollar Tree investors see advantages if Family Dollar bid fails BOSTON (Reuters) - Some Dollar Tree Inc investors are crossing their fingers the company doesn't succeed in its $8.5 billion takeover of Family Dollar Stores Inc , saying it could expand and repurchase stock with the $305 million breakup fee while avoiding all the risk of a major acquisition. China's Fosun comes back with counterbid for Club Med PARIS (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate Fosun launched a last-minute counter offer for holiday operator Club Mediterranee on Friday, hours before a deadline for rival proposals to a bid from Italian tycoon Andrea Bonomi. Citigroup seeking to sell Diners Club business in Japan with retail unit-sources TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Friday told bidders for its Japanese retail banking operations that it was looking to sell its profitable Diners Club card business in Japan with the retail unit, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Allergan investors owning 35 percent to demand special meeting NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 35 percent of Allergan investors have asked the company to call a special meeting, handing a victory to billionaire investor William Ackman who is trying to broker a sale of the Botox maker to Valeant Pharmaceuticals . Bain Capital's Atento seeks IPO valuation of up to $1.6 billion (Reuters) - Spanish call center operator Atento SA , owned by private equity firm Bain Capital Partners LLC, said it expected its initial public offering to be priced $19-$22 per share, valuing the company at up to $1.60 billion. Blackstone to sell Burger King locations to franchisee: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP plans to sell about 260 Burger King Worldwide Inc locations owned by a unit in the U.S. Midwest to Texas-based fast-food franchisee Houston Foods Inc, Bloomberg reported. Australia's SAI extends $1 billion takeover offer deadline SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian industry standards firm SAI Global Ltd on Friday extended a self-imposed deadline for parties interested in making a takeover bid, in a sign it is struggling to attract a compelling offer. Pioneer to sell home AV biz to Onkyo, take 14.95 percent stake in Onkyo TOKYO (Reuters) - Pioneer Corp said on Friday it would sell its home audio-visual business to audio equipment maker Onkyo Corp , with a Hong Kong-based fund backing out of an initial proposal to take a majority stake. UniCredit likely to choose talks partner for Pioneer on Friday: source MILAN (Reuters) - Italian lender Unicredit is likely to choose a partner for exclusive talks to buy a stake of up to 50 percent in its asset management division Pioneer on Friday, a source familiar with the matter said. Denmark's Danfoss bids $1.3 bln for drive maker Vacon HELSINKI/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish energy firm Danfoss A/S has launched a bid to buy Finnish electric drive maker Vacon for an agreed 1.04 billion euros ($1.3 billion), the two firms said on Friday. Related Video Past unease between China and Japan leaves a cold reality Truecaller – Sweden's global telephone directory Related News Europe searches for a strategy after France's broken promises IMF's Lagarde says empowerment of women essential for Japan's growth A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend