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Deal International: News on BHP, Balfour Beatty and more

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BHP Billiton Ltd.-Rio Tinto plc
BHP urges Rio Tinto shareholders to be patient as it continues to sell its $147 billion merger proposal.

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Balfour Beatty plc
Meanwhile, Balfour Beatty pays $350 million for the military PPP accommodation of U.S. real estate trust GMH Communities.
 
WhistleJacket
In bankruptcy news this morning, Deloitte looks set later this week to be appointed as receiver to Standard Chartered structure investment vehicle Whistlejacket, which Monday went into automatic receivership after its capital note net asset value breached a predetermined 50% threshold.
 
Xstrata plc-Vale Inco Ltd.
According to a Financial Times report, Xstrata has rejected a $76 billion offer from the larger Brazilian miner Vale.
 
iimia MitonOptimal plc-Midas Capital plc
AIM-listed fund manager iimia MitonOptimal agrees to pay $195 million for peer Midas Capital.
 
A-Tec Industries AG-Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
Austria's A-Tec accepts a tender offer by Germany's Norddeutsche Affinerie for its 25% stake in Belgian copper smelter Cumerio. 
 
Symbion Health Ltd.-Primary Health Care Ltd. 
Australian healthcare provider Primary wins control of Symbion after more than a year of trying.

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