* Uptick suggests targets and predators both optimistic * Deals remain small fraction of overall M&A market *Lack of private info, other risks deter more moves LONDON, July 17 - Takeover sagas involving Xstrata, Centrica,...
* Centrica lifts Venture stake to 29 percent * Centrica bid values Venture at 1.3 billion pounds * Offer will not be increased unless rival bidder emerges LONDON, July 10 - Britain's largest gas retailer,...
* UK gas group to buy 20 percent stake in BE from EDF * EDF to buy Centrica's 51 percent in Belgium's SPE * Centrica to take part in new UK nuclear build * Centrica...