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Japan Tobacco buys Silk Cut maker
BBC Business - Japan Tobacco has agreed to buy Silk Cut cigarette maker Gallaher in a $19bn ( 9.6bn) deal, in the largest foreign takeover by a Japanese firm yet. The cash offer of 11.40 ($22) a share has been accepted by Gallaher's board, and covers its debts
Strong personalities could disrupt airline mergers
Reuters India - This year, French communications equipment maker Alcatel acquired rival Lucent Technologies Inc. for $10.9 billion. The deal came five years after the companies first considered merging, and the earlier talks broke down over management and cultural