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	Click to View in Browser 10/2/2014 Rocket Internet shares slide on stock market debut FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Rocket Internet plunged 14 percent within minutes of their stock market debut in Frankfurt on Thursday as investors gave Europe's largest internet listing since 2000 a cold welcome. Windfalls for Branson, UK government and staff in Virgin Money IPO LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government, almost 3,000 Virgin Money staff and entrepreneur Richard Branson will share a multi-million pound windfall when the challenger bank lists in London in the coming weeks. Starboard offers to take RealD private for $12 per share (Reuters) - Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Wednesday it had offered to acquire the remaining shares in RealD Inc RLD.N after raising its stake in the 3D technology licensor. Australia clears Expedia's $610 million Wotif.com takeover SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator on Thursday cleared online travel giant Expedia Inc to buy local rival Wotif.com Holdings Ltd, saying it did not expect the A$699 million ($610 million) deal to substantially lessen competition. Sears to sell most of its Sears Canada stake via rights issue (Reuters) - Struggling Sears Holdings Corp said it would raise up to $380 million by selling most of its stake in Sears Canada Inc through a rights issue, generating liquidity ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season. DirecTV keeps NFL Sunday Ticket in $1.5 billion a year deal LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DirecTV extended its exclusive contract to sell the Sunday Ticket package of National Football League games, and sources said the company will pay $1.5 billion a year to keep the popular offering that has helped attract subscribers. Bell Aliant agrees to lease network to close Ontera deal TORONTO (Reuters) - Bell Aliant Inc , a regional telecom company in eastern Canada, agreed to lease access to part of its landline network to rival Bragg Communications Inc [BCOMU.UL] in order to win approval for an acquisition, the country's competition watchdog said on Wednesday. Schorsch's RCS Capital adds to private-REIT arsenal NEW YORK (Reuters) - RCS Capital Corp , which has amassed an army of almost 10,000 independent brokers in just over a year, said on Wednesday it is buying a firm that manages private real estate investment trusts (REITs) for retail investors. Telecom Italia CEO says not studying any capital increase CAPRI Italy (Reuters) - Telecom Italia Chief Executive Marco Patuano said on Thursday the group is not studying any capital increase, adding that the completion of a planned sale of its Italian mobile towers would not be completed this year as initially expected. U.S. firm Stratum Energy to boost gas production in Romania BUCHAREST (Reuters) - U.S. firm Stratum Energy said on Thursday it would invest $150 million next year to expand its gas production business in Romania. Related Video Hong Kong protesters on FireChat reveal decentralized future Breakingviews: What next for Hong Kong? Related News ECB to flesh out asset-purchase plan it hopes will buoy euro zone French 2015 GDP view realistic, depends on stability: Hollande 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