News: ORG Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on May 24

ZURICH, May 24 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Thursday:

UBS UBSG.S UBS has appointed leaders for its Greater China business which is being formed by merging its China-focused investment banking teams, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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• Landis+Gyr LANDI.S and Pacific Equity Partners announced a joint venture to acquire metering business Acumen from Origin Energy Limited (ORG) . The joint venture has raised over 500 million Australian dollars ($378.35 million) to finance the rollout of smart meters in Australia.
• Bell Food Group BELL.S said it holds 98.09 percent of Huegli HUE.S shares after its public tender offer.

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