UPDATE 1-Buyout group owns 99.54 pct of Endemol after offer

(Reuters) - The group, called Edam Acquisition said in a statement 99.54
percent of Endemol shares have been tendered or committed.




It bought 75 percent of Endemol shares from Spanish telecoms
group Telefonica for 2.63 billion euros
last month and about 6 percent of shares from a Cyrte investment
fund.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

Telefonica May Sell Its First Bonds in Yen, Plans Dollar Issue, CFO Says

(Bloomberg) -- Telefonica SA, Europe's most indebted
phone company, may sell its first bonds in Japanese yen to widen
investor support for its 51.9 billion euros ($70 billion) of
debt.

The Spanish company, which yesterday raised $380 million in
a debut sale of Czech koruna notes, is working with Japanese
banks on a possible yen bond issue before the August vacation
period, Chief Financial Officer Santiago Fernandez Valbuena said
in an interview this week at Telefonica's headquarters in Madrid.
A U.S. dollar bond sale is also likely, he said.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News