HONG KONG (Reuters) - A consortium including Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus aims to finalise a deal to take ESR Group ( ESRCF ) private in the coming weeks, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7 billion, said two sources. The potential offer from the consortium, which according to ESR also includes its founders and...

* China says US tariffs will not solve America's problems * Says US, China should work to promote stable, sustainable ties * Apple ( AAPL ), Tesla and Starbucks ( SBUX ) praised in Chinese state media * Commentary reminiscent of trade war during Trump's first term (Recasts and writes through with China commerce ministry comment) By Joe Cash BEIJING,...

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd ( SVNDF ): * U.S FUNDS BAIN CAPITAL, KKR, FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP AS WELL AS SUMITOMO CORP PARTICIPATED IN BIDDING FOR SALE OF SHARES IN YORK HOLDINGS, INTERMEDIATE HOLDING FIRM UNDER SEVEN & I HOLDINGS, NIKKEI SAYS Source text: Further company coverage: ...

(Reuters) -Shares of ASML and its peers in the European computer chip equipment sector climbed on Thursday after Bloomberg News reported that looming U.S. restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor industry may be less severe than expected. Shares in ASML were up 4.3% by 0809 GMT, with Dutch rivals BE Semiconductor and ASM International rising by 5% and 2.9% respectively, among...