Ireland's Ardagh in talks with U.S. on Verallia deal
December 17, 2013 at 11:38 AM EST
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Irish packaging company Ardagh Group S.A. is in settlement talks aimed at saving a proposed $1.7 billion deal to buy the U.S. business of Saint-Gobain unit Verallia in time to meet a mid-January deadline.