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Prudential decides to sell unit in Japan to SBI worth US$85 Million

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Source BioScience was reported to place an offer for Vindon. The board of Vindon has confirmed that talks with the board of Source BioScience are at an advanced stage.
Opus Bank gears up for the expansion of its Income Property Banking division with the creation of Commercial Real Estate Banking division.
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AT&T's acquisition of Leap puts pressure on smaller rivals to make mergers and purchases of their own.
PacTrust Bancorp's merger is “unique to Southern California,” according to Robert Franko, PacTrust Bank President and CEO.
According to Experian, telecom M&A are doing well in the UK. According to Experian, there was an increase in mergers and acquisitions for the telecoms section in the United Kingdom.
The South African mobile operator gets more than US $570 million in equity and loans. South Africa's Cell C announced that it will be given a cash injection amounting to US $350 million from Oger Telecom, its major shareholder.
According to a report from Calcalist, Apple was in talks to purchase Israel's 3D vision chip developer, PrimseSense, for US$280 million.