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Exclusive: Taiyo Nippon, Carlyle frontrunners to buy Linde and Praxair assets – sources

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp and private equity firm Carlyle Group have emerged as frontrunners to buy assets that gases groups Linde and Praxair need to divest to seal their planned merger, people close to the matter said.

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Toyota captures data goldmine in $1 billion Grab bet

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how fast they drive, how far they travel and the time they spend stuck in traffic.

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Fox to craft script for M&A summer blockbuster

(Reuters) – Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s board is set to decide on Wednesday whether to entertain Comcast Corp’s $65 billion cash bid for the New York-based media company or stick with its roughly $52 billion all-stock offer from Walt Disney Co , people familiar with the matter said.

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