Reuters Deals Today: August 25, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Syngenta seen opening up after source says Monsanto boosts offer ZURICH (Reuters) - Syngenta AG, the Swiss agricultural chemicals maker, was seen opening up more than 7 percent after a source said Monsanto Co. had sweetened its takeover offer, according to premarket indicators in Zurich. Canada's Encana to sell Haynesville natgas assets for $850 mln (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corp said on Tuesday it will sell its Haynesville natural gas assets in northern Louisiana for $850 million to GEP Haynesville LLC. Southern Co becomes No. 2 U.S. utility with $8 billion AGL deal (Reuters) - U.S. power producer Southern Co said it would buy AGL Resources Inc for about $8 billion in cash to build out its natural gas infrastructure and lower its dependence on power generation. Sycamore to buy department store chain Belk for about $3 bln (Reuters) - Fashion department store operator Belk Inc said private equity firm Sycamore Partners will buy it in a deal valued at about $3 billion, including debt. Canada's Sun Life in talks to buy Assurant's unit: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc is in talks to buy New York-based insurer Assurant Inc's employee-benefits unit for about $900 million, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Energy Transfer bidding for Magnum Hunter stake in pipeline unit: Bloomberg (Reuters) - Pipeline company Energy Transfer Equity LP is bidding for Magnum Hunter Resources Corp's stake in natural gas gathering unit Eureka Hunter Holdings, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Genetic test maker RainDance withdraws IPO plans (Reuters) - RainDance Technologies Inc, a maker of gene-based tools to detect cancer and inherited diseases, said it planned to withdraw its initial public offering due to adverse "market conditions." ANZ to launch sale of $720 million stake in Indonesian's Bank Panin: sources SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group will launch the sale process next week for its 39 percent stake in Bank Pan Indonesia Tbk (Panin) , worth about $720 million, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Big Food's natural brand acquisitions prosper best when left alone NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Hormel Foods Corp , maker of Spam canned meat, said it was buying Applegate Farms in May, fans of the organic and natural meat company lamented its takeover by Big Food on social media and questioned whether product quality would go down. Valeant to buy 'female Viagra' maker Sprout Pharma (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said on Thursday it would buy Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which makes a controversial new drug to treat low sexual desire in women, for about $1 billion. Related Video BHP Billiton profit plunges to 10-year low Tech stock swoon could keep IPOs on the shelf Related News Wall St. pulls back from record; utilities slump U.S. consumer confidence rises in December Make sense of the market with highlights of valuable financial information and reports along with compelling investment insights. Register Today Get a jump on the day with our early morning summary of key news developments for the US markets, as well as global market news. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook