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Italy’s Illycaffe attracts interest from JAB, Nestle

Bloomberg Italian coffee maker Illycaffe SpA has attracted interest from suitors including JAB Holding Co. and Nestle SA, but the family owners have so far rebuffed approaches, according to people familiar with the matter. JAB, which has built a coffee empire through a series of acquisitions, is interested in acquiring all of the Trieste-based coffee roaster, according to the people, ...

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Facebook doubles down on London with space for 6,000 employees

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. will double the amount of space it occupies in London as technology firms continue to expand in the UK. The new office buildings in the city’s King’s Cross district will have room for more than 6,000 people, compared with a target of 2,300 workers by the end of this year. Facebook’s statement did not say how many ...

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Apollo to buy LifePoint in $2.52bn deal

Bloomberg Apollo Global Management LLC will buy hospital chain LifePoint Health Inc. for $65 a share, expanding the private equity firm’s ambitions in rural health care. The deal values LifePoint at $2.52 billion, or $5.6 billion including debt and a minority interest, the firms said in a statement. The price is a 36 percent premium to where LifePoint shares closed ...

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