** Britain's AEA Technology agreed to buy rival U.S. environmental consultancy Eastern Research Group for $83 million in cash and stock as it seeks to get more orders in the United States to offset government spending cuts in its home market.
** Qantas Airways is in talks to buy a Western Australian charter airline for around A$30 million ($29 million), as it seeks to tap into the nation's mining boom, people with knowledge of the matter said .
** John O'Connell, a co-founder of Royal Bank of Canada's Harbour Group, is buying boutique money manager Davis-Rea for an undisclosed amount, saying the deal was a vote of confidence in the investment outlook.
** Private equity funds Clessidra and Carlyle said on Tuesday they were interested in Italy's Guppo Coin, helping shares in the department store chain rise to a nine-year high.
** Private equity firm Actis plans to sell its stake in Indian lamp maker Halonix Ltd to a strategic investor, two sources with direct knowledge said, in a deal that could be valued at $56 million at current market price.
** India on Tuesday approved a 10 percent sale of government equity in state-run Shipping Corp of India Ltd and also allowed the firm to raise funds selling equal number of fresh shares. (Compiled by Divya Sharma and Soham Chatterjee in Bangalore)