Serica said Monday that its £146 million ($197 million) offer for rival oil producer Pharos Energy is "final" and will not be increased, despite facing a higher competing bid.
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Energy Biz Serica Won't Boost £146M Offer For Rival Pharos

By Tom Fish

Serica said Monday that its £146 million ($197 million) offer for rival oil producer Pharos Energy is "final" and will not be increased, despite facing a higher competing bid.

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Vimto Owner To Buy Irish Health Drinks Co. For €75M

By Dawood Fakhir

Vimto owner Nichols PLC said Monday it has acquired low-sugar vitamin drinks brand VitHit for €75 million ($87 million), adding another soft drinks sub-category to its portfolio.

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SPAC Ashington To Buy Metal Recyling Biz For £160M

By Tom Fish

Blank-check company Ashington Innovation PLC said Monday it has agreed to buy Singaporean recycling business World Metal Group Pte. Ltd. for about £160 million ($216 million), tapping into a growing global market.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

French Pharma Biz AB Science Raises €14.2M

By Dawood Fakhir

French pharmaceutical company AB Science said Monday that it has raised approximately €14.2 million ($16.4 million) in equity from selected investors to fund its research and development programs and cover its working capital for more than a year.

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Brief

Fintech To Launch $100M Buyback In $182.5M Returns Plan

By Irene Madongo

Financial technology firm Plus500 said Monday it will roll out a new share buyback program worth up to $100 million as part of a broader plan to return $182.5 million to shareholders.

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LITIGATION

Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust

By Matthew Perlman

California Attorney General Rob Bonta pushed back Monday against Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison's contention that a challenge of Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal was politically motivated, saying the case is a "straight up antitrust enforcement case."

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PEOPLE

Latham Hires Hg Capital GC To Bolster London Tech Bench

By Ashish Sareen

Latham & Watkins LLP said Monday that it has hired the general counsel at private equity firm Hg as it continues to recruit partners who specialize in technology for its office in London.

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