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2007-02-02 15:33:52Equity Office supports Blackstone bidCHICAGO (AFX) - Office building owner and manager Equity Office PropertiesTrust said Friday its board is maintaining support for a $22.3 billion buyoutoffer from Blackstone Group despite a higher offer from a competing bidder.2007-02-02 15:23:45Enel doubles stake in Panama's Fortuna to 49 pct for 161.3 mln usdMILAN (AFX) - Enel SpA said it has acquired a further 24.45 pct indirectstake in EGE Fortuna SA for 161.3 mln usd, or 124.5 mln eur, to double itsoverall stake in the Panamanian hydroelectric company to 49 pct.2007-02-02 15:12:41BMPS expects to sell 50 pct of insurance unit by end-MarchMILAN (AFX) - Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA managing director AntonioVigni, said the bank expects to sell a 50 pct stake in its life insurance unitMPS Vita by end-March.2007-02-02 14:43:40Endesa will 'scrupulously' study E.ON's final offer price - PizarroMADRID (AFX) - Endesa SA's board will 'scrupulously' study E.ON AG's finaloffer price when it meets next Tuesday, the Spanish utility's chairman ManuelPizarro said.2007-02-02 14:30:26UST sells headquarters for $130MGREENWICH, Conn. (AFX) - UST Inc., the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. holdingcompany, on Friday said it agreed to sell its Greenwich, Conn.-basedheadquarters to Antares Investment Partners LLC for $130 million.2007-02-02 14:29:19ABB initiates process to divest Lummus unitZURICH (AFX) - ABB Ltd said it has decided to begin the divestment of itsdownstream oil and gas business, Lummus Global.
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