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Brighthouse in Talks With Aquarian to Extend Deadline for $4.1 Billion All-Cash Acquisition

Brighthouse Financial Inc. said it is in talks with Aquarian Capital LLC about another extension of the deadline for the latter's planned $4.1 billion acquisition of the life and annuity insurer . . .

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