1. Dusseldorf-based utility E.ON (EOAN) sold its German natural gas pipeline network to a group led by Macquarie Group (MQG) for $4.1 billion, shoring up funds as nuclear earnings decline.
2. Mortgage company Residential Capital declared bankruptcy and will be sold to Fortress Investment Group (FIG) and Nationstar Mortgage Holdings (NSM) for about $2.3 billion.
3. Pipeline Partners Australia made a $1.3 billion cash offer for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF), an Australian natural gas pipeline owner, trumping a bid made last year by APA Group (APA).
4. U.S. oil and natural gas developer Concho Resources (CXO) will acquire the oil and gas assets of closely held Three Rivers Operating for $1 billion to expand its operations in Texas.
5. Piramal Healthcare (PIHC), controlled by Indian billionaire Ajay Piramal, will pay $635 million for health-care research provider Decision Resources Group.
6. Northern Iron (NFE), an iron-ore producer with assets in Norway, rejected an initial takeover offer of as much as $476 million from Aditya Birla Group.
7. Global professional services company Towers Watson (TW) will pay $435 million for Extend Health, which operates the largest private Medicare exchange in the U.S.
8. The No.?1 uranium producer, Cameco (CCJ), is buying trader Nukem Energy for $135 million to boost sales of nuclear fuel from non-mining sources such as decommissioned Russian warheads.
9. New York-based Shutterstock, an online seller of stock photos and images, filed to raise $115 million in a U.S. initial public offering.
10. A charity auction of jewels owned by the Brazilian-born billionaire Lily Safra raised $37.5 million. A ruby and diamond ring fetched $6.6 million, an auction record for rubies. The proceeds will go to 20 charitable institutions.
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