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* IMS talking to several private equity firms * Stock jumps 21.6 percent to record high (Adds market capitalization and details in paragraphs 7-8) PHILADELPHIA, Oct 19 - IMS Health Inc is in talks with...

* Dollar struggles broadly, approaches 14-mth low vs euro * Buoyant equities support risk appetite, denting the dlr * Market watches euro zone ministers' meet for FX comments LONDON, Oct 19 - The dollar fell...

* Oil Search ends talks to sell 3.5 pct of PNG LNG project * To raise equity (Adds details) SYDNEY, Oct 19 - Australian-listed oil and gas producer Oil Search Ltd <OSH.AX> has scrapped plans...

SYDNEY, Oct 19 - Australian renewable enery company Energy Developments Corp <ENE.AX> has receieved a takeover bid from private equity group Pacific Equity Partners, which values Energy Developments at A$415 million ($380 million) on a...

LONDON, Oct 16 - Four major risks threaten a solid year-end rally to cap this year's stunning bounce back by global equities -- earnings, bonds, currencies and cash. Investor optimism has been so unrestrained recently...

* PE firms flexible about targets, funding, deal size * Many Asia private equity deals will be in cash * China's outbound deals, resources to lead the way SEOUL, Oct 15 - Private equity houses,...

* IPOs, deals re-emerge for private equity * Capital markets, economy improving * Problems remain, fund sizes to shrink * Industry will need to transform, perhaps even rename DUBAI, Oct 14 - Private equity is...

* Industry to grow larger than pre-bubble burst * Says private equity made mistakes in bubble * Deals will be smaller, less frequent; holding periods up (Adds quotes, fixes typo in bullet point) DUBAI, Oct...

TAIPEI, Oct 13 - Primus will use bank loans and equity from itself and a Chinese partner to pay for American International Group's <AIG.N> Taiwan life insurance unit in a deal worth $2.15 billion, its...

* Opportunities emerge for private equity firms * Not all private equity firms can take advantage * Overall tone of caution about de...