BRIEF-Johnson Service says to buy London Linen Supply for 65.4 mln stg

* Announces acquisition of entire share capital of london linen supply ltd

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BRIEF-Sepura says to acquire Teltronic for 127.5 mln euro

* Entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of teltronic for 127.5 million euro

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UPDATE 1-Atlas Iron to keep mining, mega producer cuts may help

MELBOURNE, May 1 (Reuters) - Australia's Atlas Iron Ltd , which halted mining in April after a slump in iron ore prices pushed it into the red, said it will keep producing at two of its mines this...

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Atlas Iron to keep producing, sees positive cashflow in May

SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Australia's Atlas Iron Ltd , which suspended mining in April after iron ore prices slumped, said on Friday it will keep producing at two of its three mines with the help of...

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UPDATE 2-Puerto Rico utility wins bondholder agreement for extra time

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's electric power authority, PREPA, struggling with $9 billion of debt, won agreement from bondholders to extend a forbearance agreement by 35 days,...

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UPDATE 1-Spanish TV soccer rights to be pooled under new rules

* Top clubs still get biggest share, but smaller ones benefit

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UPDATE 1-Bahrain central bank puts Iran-linked bank, insurer into administration

MANAMA, April 30 (Reuters) - Bahrain's central bank said on Thursday it had placed two Iran-linked companies, Future Bank and Iran Insurance Co, into administration to protect the rights of...

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Bahrain central bank puts bank, insurer into administration

MANAMA, April 30 (Reuters) - Bahrain's central bank said on Thursday it had placed Future Bank and Iran Insurance Co into administration, and would act as administrator for the two companies to...

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UPDATE 1-Afren snags $255 mln in debt funding; swings to full-year loss

April 30 (Reuters) - Beleaguered oil producer Afren Plc said it had secured $255 million from its bondholders and was in talks for a wider recapitalisation plan to be completed by the end of July.

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Oil crash forces Endeavour to seek sale, abandon bankruptcy plan

April 30 (Reuters) - Weak energy prices have forced bankrupt oil-and-gas company Endeavour International Corp to abandon a deal with bondholders to cut its debt by $568 million and instead seek...

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Spanish TV soccer rights to be pooled under new rules

MADRID, April 30 (Reuters) - Spain is set to approve new rules under which rights to show Spanish soccer on television will be pooled and sold collectively, a source familiar with the planned measures said.

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Street One picks advisor for German fashion group IPO - sources

FRANKFURT, April 30 (Reuters) - Private equity group EQT has picked an advisor for the planned divestment of its German women's fashion group CBR, two people familiar with the potential 1.2 billion euro ($1.34 billion) deal said.

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UPDATE 1-UAE's Topaz says secures $550 mln loan to refinance debt, expand

* Stanchart, Noor, HSBC, FGB, GIB, ENBD lead arrangers (Adds detail)

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BRIEF-Flowgroup announces conditional firm placing to raise about 21 mln stg

* Firm placing & open offer Source text for Eikon: (Bengaluru Newsroom; +44 207 542 1810)

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Caesars gets temporary extension to keep control of bankruptcy

CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday allowed the operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp to control its bankruptcy for another month, as creditors try to reach common ground with a...

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BRIEF-Poland's Jan Kulczyk plans to sell stake in Ophir-bookrunner

* Kulczyk and certain subsidiaries of Kulczyk announce their intention to sell 56,607,366 ordinary shares in Ophir

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Former Bertelsmann CEO Middelhoff released from prison

DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 29 (Reuters) - Thomas Middelhoff, the former chief executive of Bertelsmann, was released from jail, the regional court of the German city of Essen said on Wednesday.

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New Issue-BKIR prices 1.0 bln euro 2022 bond

Lead Manager(s) BNP Paribas , Citi, Credit Suisse, Davy & UniCredit

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New Issue-Pearson prices 500 mln euro 2025 bond

Underlying govt bond Over Mid-swaps, equivalent to 113.7bp

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Hedge fund Elliott not seeking board seat at DMG Mori Seiki

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott, which holds a 15 percent stake in German machine-tool maker DMG Mori Seiki AG, is not seeking a seat on the supervisory board, DMG said on Tuesday,...

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CCB to start roadshows on Monday for Tier 2 bond

HONG KONG, April 29 (IFR) - China Construction Bank will begin roadshows on Monday for a US dollar-denominated Tier 2 bond. CCB will meet investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

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BRIEF-WSE resolved to exclude Gant Development shares from trading

* Said on Tuesday it resolved to exclude Gant Development SA shares from trading as company enters into liquidation proceedings

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BRIEF-Smiths Group says closes 600 mln euros bond offering

* Will use net proceeds from notes for general corporate funding purposes and to repay certain existing debt. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

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MOVES-BTMU hires financial-institution specialists for Asia push

HONG KONG, April 29 (IFR) - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has hired two senior bankers specialising in financial institutions as it looks to expand its Asian corporate banking platform.

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South32 seen listing at A$8.5 bln market value - Morgan Stanley

MELBOURNE, April 29 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's proposed spin-off company, South32, is likely to debut on the Australian bourse with a market capitalisation of A$8.5 billion ($6.8 billion), Morgan Stanley analysts estimate.

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UPDATE 1-Harbinger racketeering lawsuit vs Dish, Ergen is dismissed

April 28 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Philip Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners that accused satellite TV company Dish Network Corp and its chairman, Charles Ergen,...

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Harbinger racketeering lawsuit against Dish, Ergen is dismissed

April 28 (Reuters) - A Colorado federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit in which Harbinger Capital Partners accused Dish Network Corp and its chairman Charles Ergen of violating a federal...

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