Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million ($106 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over a series of articles about allegations of sexual misconduct against the hedge-fund founder, the newspaper has said.
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Crispin Odey Drops £79M FT Sexual Misconduct Libel Case

By William Janes

Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million ($106 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over a series of articles about allegations of sexual misconduct against the hedge-fund founder, the newspaper has said.

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Saba Capital Welcomes Rebuff Of Edinburgh Trust Exit Offer

By Tom Fish

Saba Capital Management LP, the largest shareholder in Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, has welcomed the rejection by the trust's shareholders of a proposed tender offer, saying Monday that the offer was "deeply flawed."

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BoE Unveils Alternative Bail-In Method For Bank Failures

By Alex Davidson

The Bank of England published guidance on Monday about how it will resolve bank failures with a new tool designed to assist bondholders, learning from the high-profile failures of Silicon Valley Bank UK and Credit Suisse.

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ENFORCEMENT

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Swedish Bank Scam Suspect Extradited From US

By Sophia Dourou

A man accused of running a plot to defraud victims out of €6 million ($7 million) by posing as a bank employee has been extradited to Sweden from the U.S., the European Union's crime fighting agency has said.

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LITIGATION

House Of Fraser Left Bruised After TM Clash With Property Biz

By Jamie Lennox

House of Fraser has lost swaths of its brand protections in the U.K. following a "Frasers" trademark clash with a Singaporean property firm of the same name.

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Investor Hits Litigation Funder With Winding-Up Order

By Max Austin

London-based litigation funder Fenchurch Legal has been hit with a winding-up petition by an investment manager, months after the parties became embroiled in a dispute over a multimillion-pound loan.

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DEALS

Perella Weinberg To Buy London Advisory Boutique

By Tom Fish

Perella Weinberg Partners LP said Monday that it has agreed to acquire London-based advisory firm Gleacher Shacklock LLP as the U.S. bank seeks to widen its footprint in the U.K. and strengthen its cross-border dealmaking abilities.

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Longevity Insurance Deals Set To Rise, Broker Aon Says

By Martin Croucher

The longevity insurance market is likely to experience an increase in demand this year as a result of pension reforms and changes in mortality rates, a broker said Monday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Charles Russell Speechlys

D Young & Co

Hogarth Chambers

Matrix Chambers

One Essex Court

Reynolds Porter

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aon PLC

Credit Suisse Group AG

Financial Times Group Ltd.

Fort Point Capital

HSBC Holdings PLC

House of Fraser

Nasdaq Inc.

Odey Asset Management LLP

Perella Weinberg Partners LP

SVB Financial Group

Saba Capital Management LP

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

UBS Group AG

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Companies House

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

UK Upper Tribunal