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By Caroline Winter

May 9, 2013 at 4:22 PM UTC

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This article is part of the May 13, 2013 issue of businessweek.

1. After struggling to handle the shift to cloud computing, Houston-based BMC Software agreed to be taken private by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in a $6.9 billion deal.

2. China National Petroleum is in talks to acquire Brazilian oil startup Barra Energia Petroleo e Gas for about $2 billion, say people familiar with the discussions.