PRESS DIGEST-Canada - Dec 19
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** U.S. private equity firm TPG Inc has acquired a 75-per-cent stake in Oxford Properties Group for C$1 billion($747.05 million), marking one of the largest commercial real estate deals in Canada this year.
** Canada is joining a U.S-led maritime force to protect commercial ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack from drones and ballistic missiles fired from parts of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
** Montreal-based Persistence Capital Partners has reduced its take-private offer for Neighbourly Pharmacy to C$18.50 a share, more than two months after making its bid. ($1 = 1.3386 Canadian dollars) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)