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Aviva, Friends Life shareholders vote for $8.4 billion merger

March 26, 2015 Shareholders of Aviva and Friends Life voted in favor of Aviva's $8.4 billion takeover of Friends Life.

Farmland Partners to buy 15,042 acres of farmland

March 26, 2015 Farmland Partners has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire eight row crop farms in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia comprising an aggregate of 15,042 acres.

Grupo Financiero Ficohsa buys Banco Citibank de Nicaragua and Cititarjetas de Nicaragua

March 26, 2015 Financial group Grupo Financiero Ficohsa (GFF) has acquired Banco Citibank de Nicaragua SA and Cititarjetas de Nicaragua SA to expand in Central America.

U.S. Steel in Illinois to send 2,080 employees home

March 26, 2015 U.S. Steel has notified federal officials that it will idle its Granite City Works near St. Louis, Ill., laying off up to 2,080 employees who are receiving notices.

Global Payments buys Realex Payments for 115 million euros

March 26, 2015 Global Payments announced the purchase of Realex Payments, one of Europe's largest and fastest growing payment gateways providing a range of technology services for businesses selling online.

Hainan Airlines to buy 30 Boeing 787-9 for $7.7 billion

March 26, 2015 Hainan Airlines plans to order 30 Boeing B787-9 jets as it seeks to expand international routes to tap into growing demand for overseas travel from China.

Telefonica agrees £10.25 billion sale of O2 to Hutchison Whampoa

March 26, 2015 O2, Britain's second-largest mobile operator, has been sold to Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of rival operator Three, for £10.25 billion.

Fonterra to expand its organic milk business

March 26, 2015 Fonterra has announced that it will expand its organic milk business to help meet growing demand. This decision follows Fonterra's recent review on how best to position this speciality business for sustained growth.

E-Marco Polo initiative to promoted Italian products in China

March 26, 2015 Tmall Global, an overseas platform of Alibaba Group's B2C Tmall business in China, Intesa Sanpaolo, and UniCredit announced the E-Marco Polo initiative to support Italian companies on the Chinese market through goods Made in Italy.

Vontobel to buy majority stake in British asset manager TwentyFour

March 26, 2015 Swiss bank Vontobel Holding has bought a 60 percent stake in Britain's TwentyFour Asset Management and said it was in talks to buy a German-based asset manager.

Advent International to buy Brazilian Faculdade da Serra Gaucha

March 26, 2015 Advent International, one of the largest private equity investors, has agreed to acquire Faculdade da Serra Gaucha (FSG), a private higher education company located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Schlumberger to pay over $232.7 million for violating sanctions with Iran and Sudan

March 25, 2015 The U.S. Justice Department said that Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings had plead guilty to violating U.S. sanctions related to Iran and Sudan and would pay a $237.2 million fine.