ENCANA TO BUY ATHLON ENERGY

Encana said it has agreed to acquire Texas-based Athlon Energy for $5.93 billion, giving the Canadian company a large land position in the state's oil-rich Midland Basin. Athlon shares rose 24% premarket.

TIBCO SOFTWARE TO BE TAKEN PRIVATE

Tibco Software, which had been on the hunt for potential suitors, said it has agreed to be taken private by Vista Equity Partners for about $3.98 billion. Tibco shares rose 20% premarket.

SOFTBANK IN TALKS WITH DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

SoftBank is in talks to buy or otherwise link up with DreamWorks Animation, people familiar with the negotiations said, a deal that could help the Japanese company and the Hollywood studio as they seek new ways to compete with rivals world-wide.

AMERICAN APPAREL NAMES NEW INTERIM CEO

American Apparel moved to shore up its senior management by appointing a new interim CEO and replacing its chief financial officer. John Luttrell, American Apparel's CFO and interim CEO since Dov Charney's removal, is leaving the company.

ALLERGAN REITERATES OPPOSITION TO VALEANT BID

Allergan reiterated its opposition to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's $53 billion hostile takeover offer, despite the recent calls from big shareholders to start negotiating.

EU TO PUBLISH DETAILS OF TAX PROBE

European Union regulators will explain Tuesday why they believe tax deals granted to Apple and Fiat violated EU law, an EU spokesman confirmed, marking the next formal step in bloc's drive against alleged tax avoidance by multinationals.

CHINA AND MICROSOFT AGREE ON PROBE

The head of the Chinese regulator investigating Microsoft for alleged antitrust violations told Chief Executive Satya Nadella his office will carry out a fair investigation and called on the company to cooperate.

LLOYDS DISMISSES EIGHT STAFF OVER RATE RIGGING

Lloyds Banking Group said it has dismissed eight employees in relation to the bank's attempts to rig a number of benchmarks. The bank said it also clawed back GBP3 million ($4.87 million) in bonuses from the individuals.

CZECH AIRLINES THE FOCUS OF CAPITAL INJECTION TALKS

The Czech government, a minority shareholder in CSA Czech Airlines, is negotiating with Korean Air Lines and other shareholders, about injecting new capital in the country's struggling flagship carrier.

TREASURY WINE TAKEOVER TALKS COLLAPSE

A weekslong bidding war for one of the world's biggest winemakers unraveled, with Treasury Wine Estates saying it had failed to strike a deal with either of two U.S. private-equity suitors.

ALIBABA BUYS STAKE IN CHINESE HOTEL-TECH COMPANY

Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to buy a 15% stake in a Beijing-based company that develops technology software for the hotel industry for $457 million, as the Chinese e-commerce giant continues on its acquisition spree after its recent U.S. initial public offering that raised $25 billion.

LENOVO SET TO CLOSE IBM DEAL

Lenovo Group said Monday that it has gained all the necessary approvals for its US$2.1 billion acquisition of International Business Machines' low-end computer server business.

RWE'S SALE OF DEA UNIT HITS SNAG IN U.K.

The sale of German utility RWE's oil and gas unit, Dea, to Russian Mikhail Fridman has run into problems with the United Kingdom. British regulators are examining the deal carefully and may revoke Dea's offshore drilling licenses for British gas fields.

EX-HYPO RE CEO FACES CHARGES

Prosecutors said they have brought charges against the former chief executive and seven former board members of Hypo Real Estate, five years after the lender was bailed out by the German government.

LUFTHANSA PILOTS PLAN NEW STRIKE TUESDAY

Travellers flying to and from Europe could face more disruption Tuesday as pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa plan another walkout in a dispute with management over retirement benefits.

AIR FRANCE PILOTS END STRIKE AFTER 14 DAYS

Air France pilots have ended one of their longest-ever strikes at the French carrier, despite failing to reach an agreement with management over the fate of the airline's budget unit Transavia.