SPRINGLEAF NEARS $4.25 BILLION DEAL FOR CITIGROUP'S ONEMAIN -- 2D UPDATE 

Lender Springleaf Holdings Inc. is nearing a deal to buy Citigroup Inc.'s OneMain Financial for about $4.25 billion, a purchase that would create a U.S. subprime giant, said people familiar with the matter. (published 0208 GMT)

 
 
NTT COMMUNICATIONS TO BUY 86.7% OF EUROPEAN DATA CENTER OPERATOR 

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. unit NTT Communications Corp. will buy an 86.7% stake in European data center operator e-shelter. (published 0132 GMT)

 
 
SOCAM DEVELOPMENT TO SELL STAKE IN CEMENT JOINT VENTURE FOR HK$2.55 BILLION 

SOCAM Development Ltd. agreed to sell its entire stake in a cement making joint venture to its French partner for 2.55 billion Hong Kong dollars . (published 0039 GMT)

 
 
ATHABASCA OIL RECEIVES PAYMENT FROM PETROCHINA CANADIAN UNIT 

Athabasca Oil Corp. on Monday said it received the first of three payments owed to it by one of China's largest state-run energy companies, part of a deal announced last summer to complete the sale of a Canadian oil-sands project. (published 0032 GMT)

 
 
WOOLWORTHS SELLS WAREHOUSE GROUP STAKE TO JAMES PASCOE 

Woolworths Ltd. said it would sell its stake in New Zealand retailer Warehouse Group Ltd. for almost 87.1 million New Zealand dollars after deciding the investment was no longer needed as part of its strategy in the country. (published 0249 GMT)

 
 
KAISA GROUP PROPOSES RESTRUCTURING OF CNY47.97 BILLION ONSHORE DEBT 

Troubled Chinese property developer Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. is seeking to restructure 47.97 billion yuan worth of onshore debt by extending payment terms and reducing interest payments. (published 0038 GMT)

 
 
AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROBE REVEALS WEAK FINANCIAL CONTROLS -- 4TH UPDATE 

The results of an internal investigation into accounting irregularities at American Realty Capital Properties Inc. came as a relief to shareholders, as the troubled real-estate investment trust reported a clean bill of health for its property portfolio. (published 0010 GMT)

 
 
CGN MINING TO POST SIGNIFICANT DROP IN 2014 NET PROFIT 

CGN Mining Co. said it expects to post a significant drop in its 2014 net profit, weighed by higher management expenses during the year. (published 0114 GMT)

 
 
FOREIGN INVESTORS SELL NET MYR400 MLN WORTH OF MALAYSIA SHARES IN FEBRUARY 

Foreign investors sold a net 400 million ringgit worth of Malaysian shares in January, according to data from the stock exchange. (published 0219 GMT)