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  • Homestake Mining is to form the third-largest gold producer based in North America with the takeover of Australian company Plutonic Resources. The deal is worth £384 million ($640 million). Plutonic is Australia's third-largest gold producer, and the deal is the latest example of consolidation among the country's mining companies.
  • On January 29 1998, the under-secretary of finance submitted a letter to the Dutch parliament in which he described the fiscal aspects of the introduction of the Euro. This letter will form the basis for the preparation of relevant legislation. The main conclusions are described below.
  • Switzerland's consumer products group Nestlé is to purchase the Spillers pet food business from UK food group Dalgety. The deal is worth £715 million ($1.2 billion) and is still subject to regulatory clearance. The acquisition will give Nestlé 20% of Europe's branded pet food market.
  • Ireland's international food ingredients and consumer foods company Kerry Group has agreed to purchase the food ingredients business of UK company Dalgety. The deal, which is worth £335 million ($539 million), encompasses Dalgety Food Ingredients and its subsidiaries.
  • US defence contractor Raytheon has completed the acquisition of the Hughes defence electronics business from General Motors. The deal is worth $9.5 billion and makes Raytheon the world's third-largest defence and aerospace group.
  • Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada have agreed to merge. The merged bank will have assets of C$453 billion ($314 billion) and revenues of C$16.3 billion.
  • UK firm Linklaters is advising the four agent banks involved in the recently signed £8 billion ($12.8 billion) Eurotunnel debt restructuring. The deal involved a syndicate of almost 200 banks.
  • DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II is to acquire an 82% stake in Thermadyne Holdings based in St Louis, USA. Thermadyne is the world's fourth-largest manufacturer of welding and cutting equipment, and operates 14 manufacturing plants in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. The deal is worth $790 million.
  • The UK's BOC Group, a leading producer of anaesthetic gases and medical equipment, has sold its Ohmeda healthcare division for £640 million ($1.05 billion).
  • UK advertising company GGT has agreed to a takeover by US media services giant Omnicom. The bid was triggered by the loss of key advertising contracts at GGT's US operation, Wells BDDP. The deal is worth £143 million ($230 million).