Merrill Lynch has emerged as the frontrunner to advise the China National Offshore Oil Corporation on a potential $13bn (€9.8bn) takeover bid for Unocal of the US.

Banking sources in London confirmed that CNOOC had "been looking" at its US rival. Neither CNOOC nor Unocal could be reached for comment.

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The hedge-fund founder is asking triple what he paid for the Bali-inspired Manalapan estate in 2017.

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The announcement comes as USS Investment Management said it won’t bid for the property firm.

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The U.S. private-equity firm said t decided not to begin a tender offer for the Japanese software company after consulting with Fuji Soft founder Hiroshi Nozawa.

Successful firms are increasingly split between behemoths with several business lines and those focusing on their roots of buying companies.

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