Mitsubishi Corp. in talks to buy Aethon Energy of US
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Corp. is in negotiations to acquire American energy exploration and production company Aethon Energy Management, possibly for more than 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion), Nikkei has learned, in what would be the Japanese trading house's largest acquisition yet.
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