UPDATE 6-SoftBank Group's $108 bln Vision Fund 2 draws in Microsoft, Apple

* Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi not listed among investors (Adds detail on Standard Chartered's participation in the fund)

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Anil Agarwal's Volcan to sell about 2% stake in Anglo American

Billionaire Anil Agarwal's Volcan Holdings Plc has offered to sell about a 1.9% stake in Anglo American Plc, one of the bookrunners handling the sale said on Thursday.

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Apollo halts Verallia sale plan to press ahead with IPO -sources

U.S. investment company Apollo has halted discussions over a sale of its French glass bottle maker Verallia because it believes that better returns could be achieved from a stock market listing, sources close to the matter told Reuters.

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UPDATE 1-Voyager Air shelves $200 mln London IPO

Voyager Air Limited on Thursday put off its plans for an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, citing "unfavourable market conditions".

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UPDATE 2-Emirates NBD's Q2 profit surges on asset sale, forex gains

* Impairment charges double in Q2 (Adds bank's view on impairments, share price)

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UPDATE 1-Emirates Strategic Investments Co readies debut dollar sukuk sale

Emirates Strategic Investments Co, a firm owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family, has hired banks to arrange investor meetings ahead of a debut U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk issuance, a document showed.

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UPDATE 1-Medicinal cannabis producer Freyherr to list in London

Medicinal cannabis producer Freyherr International Group plans to list on the NEX exchange in London, it said on Friday, as companies look to exploit increasing legalisation of the plant.

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UPDATE 1-Uniphar jumpstarts Irish IPO market with 150 mln euro listing

* Uniphar to use proceeds for acquisitions, growth, cut debt (Adds details, quotes)

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Irish pharma group Uniphar raises 150 million euros in IPO

Irish pharmaceutical wholesale and retailing group Uniphar has raised its target of 150 million euros ($169 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) and its shares will start trading in London and Dublin next week, it said on Friday.

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DP World markets new dollar sukuk, taps existing bond

Port operator DP World started marketing 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with an initial price guidance of around 230 basis points over mid-swaps, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed.

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Swiss Re may postpone $4.1 bln ReAssure IPO – sources

Swiss Re is considering postponing or restructuring the $4.1 billion London listing of its UK life insurance business due to limited investor appetite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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Tunisia starts marketing 7-year euro-denominated bond

The Republic of Tunisia has started marketing a seven-year euro-denominated bond with an initial price guidance of around 6.875%, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed on Wednesday.

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UPDATE 5-Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to go public by year-end

British billionaire Richard Branson will take Virgin Galactic public by year-end, giving it the much-needed funds to take on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in the race to space.

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 4-Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to go public by year-end

British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plans a stock market listing by the end of the year, giving it the much-needed funds to take on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX in the race to space.

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UPDATE 2-Saudi Arabia's Savola issues 1 bln riyals sukuk

Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's largest food products company, confirmed on Tuesday it had raised 1 billion riyals ($267 million) in sukuk, or Islamic bonds, in a deal arranged by the Saudi arm of HSBC.

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UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia's Savola Group issues 1 bln riyals sukuk - sources

Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's largest food products company, has raised 1 billion riyals ($267 million) in sukuk, or Islamic bonds, in a deal in which the Saudi arm of HSBC was lead arranger, sources familiar with the matter said.

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Saudi Arabia's Savola Group issues 1 bln riyals sukuk - sources

Savola Group, Saudi Arabia's largest food products company, has raised 1 billion riyals ($267 million) in sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with the Saudi unit of HSBC as lead arranger, sources familiar with the matter said.

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UK to sell 2.5 bln stg of 2041 linker after sale via syndication

Britain will sell 2.5 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) of a 20-year index-linked gilt after attracting bids worth more than 20 billion pounds at a sale via syndication on Tuesday, one of the bookrunners said.

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UPDATE 2-DP World hires Citi, StanChart for new 10-year Islamic bond

Port operator DP World has hired banks to arrange a series of investor meetings ahead of a potential issue of 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed on Monday.

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UPDATE 1-DP World hires Citi, StanChart for new 10-year Islamic bond

Port operator DP World has hired banks to arrange a series of investor meetings ahead of a potential issue of 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed on Monday.

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Dubai's DP World hires banks for dollar bond issue

Port operator DP World has hired banks to arrange a series of investor meetings ahead of a potential issue of 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed.

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UPDATE 2-Delayed Airtel Africa's $4.4 bln Nigeria listing to go ahead on Monday

Airtel Africa aims to list on the Nigerian bourse on Monday, one of the financial advisors arranging the issue said, after the exchange postponed the listing which had been scheduled for Friday.

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UPDATE 1-Nigeria stock exchange postpones Airtel listing

The listing of Airtel Africa shares planned for July 5 has been postponed to ensure the telecoms company meets its listing requirements, the Nigerian Stock Exchange said on Friday.

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UPDATE 2-Energean expands in East Mediterranean gas with $850m Edison deal

* Expects group production to reach 140,000 boed by 2021 (Adds share placing, shares, details, dateline)

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UPDATE 2-Asda boss sees possible stock market listing in 2-3 years

* Asda CEO thinks Walmart would keep majority stake in any IPO

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UPDATE 1-Asda boss sees possible stock market listing in 2-3 years

The timescale for a possible stock market listing of UK supermarket group Asda, by its U.S. parent Walmart, is two to three years, Asda's boss said on Wednesday.

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UPDATE 1-Banks scramble to re-pitch for Aramco IPO roles - sources

Investment banks are scrambling to re-pitch to advise Saudi Aramco on a possible initial public offering, sources familiar with the matter said, with Saudi Arabia's energy minister confirming plans for the listing to proceed in 2020 or 2021.

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UPDATE 1-Ireland invests disputed Apple taxes in low-risk bonds

Ireland's debt agency has invested disputed taxes collected from Apple in low risk, highly rated euro-dominated fixed income securities, mainly short to medium-term sovereign and quasi-sovereign bonds, it said in an annual report.

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Ireland invests disputed Apple taxes in low risk, highly rated bonds

Ireland's debt agency has invested disputed taxes collected from Apple in low risk, highly rated euro-dominated fixed income securities, predominantly short to medium-term sovereign and quasi-sovereign bonds, it said in its annual report.

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