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	Click to View in Browser 09/22/2014 Siemens in agreed $7.6 billion deal to buy Dresser-Rand FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said on Monday it would buy U.S. oilfield equipment maker Dresser-Rand Group Inc for $7.6 billion in a move that would significantly boost the German company's oil and gas business in North America. U.S. asset manager Fortress seeks more Japan hotel investments amid tourism boom TOKYO (Reuters) - Fortress Investment Group is prioritizing investments in hotels in Japan, a senior executive said on Monday, as the U.S. asset manager seeks to cash in on a government drive to boost tourism ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bayer asks Rothschild to advise on plastics business flotation: sources FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer has appointed investment bank Rothschild [ROT.UL] to advise on the German drugmaker's plan to list its plastics business, in a deal that could value the unit at about 10 billion euros ($13 billion), sources familiar with the situation said. EMC explores merger, holds talks with Dell, HP: WSJ (Reuters) - Data storage products maker EMC Corp held merger talks with rivals Dell Inc [DI.UL] and Hewlett-Packard Co , the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Naver says no 2014 float for Line, clouding deal outlook SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese messaging app operator Line Corp [IPO-LINE.T] will not list this year, its parent Naver Corp said on Monday, having been readying a much-anticipated flotation that a source said could value it at up to $20 billion. UK's EE to buy 58 stores from Phones 4u for 2.5 million pounds LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest mobile operator EE has agreed to buy 58 stores from retailer Phones 4u [PHONE.UL] for 2.5 million pounds (4 million US dollar), after the retailer was placed in administration a week ago. Julius Baer eyes Coutts international arm, wary of bidding war GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss private bank Julius Baer is interested in acquiring Coutts International, a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland, but will not get into a bidding war for the venerable British bank's overseas arm, a Swiss paper reported on Sunday. Alibaba issues additional shares to raise IPO total to $25 billion: report The underwriters of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N's IPO have issued additional shares, according to the Wall Street Journal, bringing the IPO's size to about $25 billion and making it the largest initial public offering in history. U.S. Steel filing throws fate of Hamilton, Ontario assets into question TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp's move to seek creditor protection for its Canadian operations throws into question the fate of the more than a century old steel operations in Hamilton, Ontario. Exclusive: Hyundai directors kept in dark on size of $10 billion land bid - sources SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor and two listed affiliates did not seek board clearance for the size of their record $10 billion bid for a plot of land in Seoul, more than triple its appraised value, four board members of the companies told Reuters. Related Video Breakingviews: Tesco Chairman's failing I must give back to my country: Sarkozy Related News Obama tries Reagan touch on economy, but wages weigh Bundesbank says German economy robust but cautions on August 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