UPDATE 2-Nasdaq says top shareholder Thoma Bravo to sell shares worth $2.8 bln Adds background Adenza and details on public offering in paragraphs 3, 6, 8, 10-14 July 26 (Reuters) - Nasdaq NDAQ.O said on Friday that private equity firm Thoma Bravo will sell 41.6 million shares in the transatlantic exchange operator through a secondary public offering.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Rose-colored Ray-Bans shade brand rehab realities The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own. By Sharon Lam and Jeffrey Goldfarb TORONTO/NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Staying fashionable is hard. Apparel maker VF VFC.N , whose financial well-being depends on doing so, has given up trying with Supreme.

BRIEF-Julius Baer Seeks Goldman Sachs Deal To Get New CEO Sooner - Bloomberg News July 26 (Reuters) - JULIUS BAER SEEKS GOLDMAN SACHS DEAL TO GET NEW CEO SOONER - BLOOMBERG NEWS Source text : https://tinyurl.com/22zbqs96

Asia Distillates-Margins rise for first time in 4 weeks despite thinner activity SINGAPORE, July 26 (Reuters) - Asia's middle distillates markets recorded margin rebounds for the first time in four weeks, despite physical cargo activity toning down in the open trading window week-on-week and outlook remaining mostly bearish in the near-term. A handful of northeast Asia-based refiners were still clearing their August spot sales at the start of the week, but sales remained at discounts of around $

ANALYSIS-BNP Paribas aims at 'usual suspect' status in hard-to-crack UK market By Mathieu Rosemain LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - When acquisitive Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky set his eyes earlier this year on one of Britain's most iconic companies, the Royal Mail , he chose BNP Paribas BNPP.PA along with two Wall Street giants to advise him. The 3.57 billion pound ($4.63 billion) takeover of Royal Mail's owner IDSI.L still needs UK government approval , but the mandate shows the French bank'