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Marsh & McClennan (MMC) plans to sell its corporate investigations division Kroll for $1.3 billion. Bidders may include The Carlyle Group, Apax Partners and General Atlantic (FT)

DryShips (DRYS) may be taken over by Danish conglomerate Maersk. (The Street).

Cisco (CSCO) may announce a new initiative aimed at getting dominant market share in the set-top box business. (CNET)

Douglas A. McIntyre