Deals
Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week
Noteworthy expenditures of the week
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1. The No. 3 U.S. health insurer, Aetna, will pay $5.6 billion for Coventry Health Care to bolster its share of government business following President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
2. Aiming to shut out competition, Heineken bid $4.5 billion for 40 percent of Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries. The Dutch beermaker already owns 42 percent of APB.