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Berkshire buys rest of Israel's Iscar for $2.05 billion

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- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it paid $2.05 billion cash to buy the 20 percent it did not already own of toolmaker Iscar from the Israeli company's founding Wertheimer family.

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French minister says Yahoo wanted to "devour" website 1:37pm EDT

PARIS - France's industry minister said he had blocked Yahoo Inc's plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion because the U.S. group wanted to "devour" its smaller competitor.

ING U.S. Inc raises $1.3 billion in IPO, less than expected 6:30pm EDT

- Dutch financial services group ING Groep NV's U.S. unit raised $1.3 billion in its initial public offering on Wednesday, less than expected, though the offering ranked as the second largest U.S. float of the year behind Zoetis Inc .

Cerberus raises $2.61 billion private equity fund: sources 9:04pm EDT

NEW YORK - Cerberus Capital Management LP has completed fundraising for its latest flagship private equity fund, raising $2.61 billion to invest in distressed assets, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Actavis buys antibiotic vaginal gel from Valeant for $55 million 8:37am EDT

- Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc bought the global rights to Canadian firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's antibiotic vaginal gel for about $55 million.

Goldman comes to aid of Ebix with buyout offer 6:30pm EDT

- A Goldman Sachs Group Inc affiliate plans to spend $743 million to buy Ebix Inc , an insurance software provider that has been a target of allegations from short-sellers about inaccuracies in its financial statements.

SoftBank slams Dish's Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners 30 Apr 2013

TOKYO/NEW YORK - SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against Dish Network Corp's rival bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, saying the satellite TV company would cripple Sprint with debt and was ill-prepared to run a wireless service.

Exclusive: Bain, Golden Gate in the lead to buy BMC Software - sources 30 Apr 2013

NEW YORK - A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Icahn ups stake in Nuance to 10.72 percent from 9.27 percent: filing 30 Apr 2013

NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn increased his stake in speech recognition and digital imaging software maker Nuance Communications Inc from 9.27 percent to 10.72 percent, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Tuesday.

Greece agreed to sell OPAP stake for 652 million euros plus dividend: sources 11:04am EDT

ATHENS - Greece agreed to sell a controlling 33 percent stake in its gambling monopoly OPAP to Greek-Czech investment fund Emma Delta for 652 million euros ($859.6 million), two senior Greek government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

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