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Deal International: News on Atos Origin, 3i and more

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Atos Origin SA
Topping headlines out of Europe Wednesday morning, Atos Origin asks shareholders to vote against board candidates proposed by its largest shareholders Centaurus Capital LP and Pardus Capital Management LLC, who want to break the business up.

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Tiscali-British Sky Broadcasting Group Ltd., Vodafone plc
The Italian ISP has apparently attracted a line-up of blue-chip suitors including BSkyB and Vodafone less than two weeks after effectively putting itself on the block.

TeliaSonera AB
TeliaSonera shares rise sharply on a Figaro report that France Telecom SA is contemplating a friendly bid for the $30 billion-plus group.

3i Group plc
3i raises $1.2 billion for an Indian infrastructure fund, 20% more than targeted.

Apax Partners-D+S Europe AG

Apax agrees to buy 27% of German customer contact manager D+S and make an offer for the rest valuing the group at over $1 billion including debt.

UBS
UBS gives details of a stock dividend worth Sfr1.59 ($1.59) per share with which it's replaced its normal cash payout to shareholders.

Direct Energy-Transglobal Energy Corp.
Centrica plc says its North American Direct Energy unit will make an agreed offer worth about $56 million for the Canadian oil and gas assets of TransGlobe Energy.

Impala Paltinum-Aquarius Platinum Ltd.
South Africa's Implats will sell its holding in Aquarius Platinum and Aquarius' South African unit back to the companies for $744 million.

Ethel Austin
Menzies Corporate Restructuring Wednesday became joint administrators to 300-store clothing retailer Ethel Austin of Liverpool, England.

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