Here are the top reads,
On the block: Gateway Casinos Entertainment Ltd., which owner Catalyst Capital Group Inc. has been attempting to sell or take public for years, is receiving interest from a number of American acquirers, sources say. Story (Andrew Willis and Jeffrey Jones, for subscribers)
Back up and running: The head of TMX Group Ltd. said the faulty hardware that caused outages at its four stock and derivatives markets Friday was a freak accident – a glitch the maker of the equipment had never seen before.. Story (Christina Pellegrini)
AI startups: One of Canada’s most promising artificial intelligence startups, Mindbridge Analytics Inc., has raised $8.4-million in a venture financing deal to fund its efforts to transform the auditing business with machine learning. Story (Sean Silcoff, for subscribers)
Canadian venture capital: A new venture-capital fund focused exclusively on investing in companies founded and led by women will start fundraising this week with a $30-million goal that could make it the biggest of its kind in Canada. Story (Josh O’Kane, for subscribers)
DEAL WRAP
Travel sector: Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp will buy time-share operator ILG Inc for $4.7 billion, the companies said on Monday, grabbing the chance to merge operations and brands spun out of Starwood and Marriott hotels. Story
Oil sector: Marathon Petroleum Corp agreed to buy rival Andeavor for more than US$23 billion in the largest-ever tie-up between U.S. oil refiners, giving the combined company a nationwide presence and increased access to growing export markets. Story
IPOs: Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China’s largest music-streaming company, has invited investment banks to pitch next week for a role in a U.S. IPO worth up to US4 billion, IFR reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans. Story
Retail sector: Sainsbury’s has agreed to buy Walmart’s Asda for about 7.3 billion pounds (US$10-billion) to create Britain’s biggest supermarket group by market share, overtaking long-standing industry leader Tesco. Story
Telecom sector: T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp said on Sunday they had agreed to a US$26-billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating the next generation mobile network. Story
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