The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:* Abu Dhabi's Etihad is interested in holding talks with the Irish government over the sale of its 25 percent stake in Aer Lingus, the Middle East airline's Chief Executive James Hogan told the Irish Independent newspaper.* A merger between Russian Presidential hopeful Mikhail Prokhorov's Polyus Gold and rival Polymetal is not imminent after recent talks between core shareholders broke down, sources close to both firms told Russia's Vedomosti.
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