* Gross sales up 24 percent on constant currency basis * Sales in Africa up 27 percent excluding South Africa * U.S. asset management unit sees outflows of $3.6 bln * Shares down 1 pct having lately hit near 12-mth high (Adds detail, CEO comment, share reaction)   Anglo-South African […]

Julius Berger Nigeria plc, Nigeria’s largest construction company, plans to raise N7.5 billion in new capital as it seeks to boost operations in Africa’s largest economy. The company has authorised the directors “to raise additional capital of up to N7,500,000,000, through the issuance of any form of debt and/or equity […]

AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may complete a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth close to $50 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The second-largest wireless operator is discussing an offer in the low- […]