Reuters Deals Today: August 26, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Schlumberger to buy Cameron in $14.8 billion deal (Reuters) - Schlumberger Ltd , the world's No.1 oilfield services company, said it will acquire oilfield equipment maker Cameron International Corp in a deal valued at $14.8 billion. Gambling firms Betfair and Paddy Power set for $7.8 billion tie up DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Betfair and Irish rival Paddy Power have agreed in principle on a 5 billion pound ($7.85 billion) merger to stake a claim to leadership of the online gambling market in Britain. China firm balks at $8.8 billion price tag for BOC bank unit sale SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese investment firm Yue Xiu has effectively pulled out of a deal to buy a unit of lender BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd , put off by the $8.8 billion asking price amid a sharp stock market downturn, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Perrigo CEO expects shareholders to reject Mylan bid NEW YORK (Reuters) - Perrigo Co Plc's chief executive expressed confidence on Tuesday that his company's shareholders will reject rival generic drugmaker Mylan NV's hostile takeover attempt, and said the offer is not close to what it would take to get a deal done. Washington D.C. regulators reject Exelon-Pepco power merger WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Utilities regulators for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied Exelon Corp's $6.8 billion bid for Pepco Holdings Inc , dealing a major blow to a deal that would have created the country's top power distributor. 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. German payments company Wirecard to bid for Worldpay: Bloomberg (Reuters) - German payments company Wirecard AG has joined the bidding for British rival Worldpay Ltd , Bloomberg reported. J&J sells popular Splenda sugar substitute to Heartland Food (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it was selling its widely used Splenda sugar substitute to privately held Heartland Food Products Group in order to focus on other consumer brands. Amedisys CEO sees 200-plus targets for deals, partnerships (Reuters) - Amedisys Inc has compiled a long list of potential acquisition targets as it prepares for a shakeout in the highly fragmented home healthcare industry, its chief executive said Tuesday. Related Video More volatility hits Chinese markets despite intervention Brace for more market volatility 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