The Grifols family and Canadian fund Brookfield are in talks to launch a takeover bid for Spanish drugmaker Grifols that could be worth around 5.5 billion euros ($5.95 billion), business newspaper Cinco Dias reported on Sunday, citing unnamed people familiar with the plans. According to the report, Grifols' board held an extraordinary meeting over the weekend to study a preliminary offer presented by the founding family, which currently controls about 30% of the company's shares. Neither Grifols nor Brookfield were immediately available for comment on Monday.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement.