Reuters Deals Today: August 27, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, August 27, 2015 China's Wanda buys Ironman Triathlon owner for $650 million BEIJING (Reuters) - Dalian Wanda Group, headed by China's richest man, on Thursday said it has bought the organizer of Ironman Triathlon races for $650 million, in a diversification push that the property developer said may involve another sports purchase by year-end. Medical technology company Greatbatch to buy Lake Region Medical (Reuters) - Medical technology company Greatbatch Inc said it would buy privately owned Lake Region Medical for about $1.73 billion in cash and stock. Israel mobile operator Cellcom looks at buying rival Golan TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Cellcom will review a possible purchase of rival Golan Telecom, Israel's largest mobile phone operator said on Thursday, indicating a sector that expanded in 2012 might be set for consolidation. Drugmaker Abbott preparing bid for device maker St Jude: FT (Reuters) - Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories is preparing a bid for St Jude Medical Inc that would value the medical device maker at about $25 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. CRH completes deal push with $1.3 billion purchase of U.S. glass firm DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's CRH bought U.S. glazing products manufacturer CR Laurence for $1.3 billion on Thursday and said this would be its last big acquisition for the next year or two. Betting company Bwin asks GVC for its best takeover offer LONDON (Reuters) - Online gambling company Bwin.party has asked GVC Holdings to table its best offer for the business after the duo addressed key concerns over the suitor's latest 1 billion pound ($1.55 billion) approach. Syngenta shares rebound as management seen under pressure to act FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in pesticides maker Syngenta bounced back on Thursday from their worst ever slump in the previous session as the market speculated on management being pressured into quickly boosting the shares after suitor Monsanto walked away. China Cinda only bidder BOC bank unit with $8.8 billion price tag HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd has put in the sole bid for a small Hong Kong lender whose parent BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd wants to sell for $8.8 billion, a record amount for any Hong Kong bank acquisition. Daimler says would welcome new Chinese long-term investor FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler AG on Thursday signaled it was open to welcoming new long-term shareholders from China, responding to a Chinese media report that Chinese automaker BAIC Motor was interested in taking a stake. Nippon Life in talks to buy NAB's insurance unit: Yomiuri newspaper SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Life Insurance Co [NPNLI.UL] is in "serious" talks to buy National Australia Bank Ltd's insurance business in a deal that could be worth up to $2.5 billion, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. Related Video Calmer markets thanks to U.S. not China 'Bad bank' path too steep for Greece? 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