The chief executive of a lending company has settled his claim in a London court that a former business partner forced him to hand over shares in the company by inventing a fraud allegation.
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Lending Biz CEO Settles Share Transfer Row With Ex-Director

By Jamie Lennox

The chief executive of a lending company has settled his claim in a London court that a former business partner forced him to hand over shares in the company by inventing a fraud allegation.

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Electronics Biz Acquires Slovenian Antenna Firm For €53M

By Dawood Fakhir

Customized electronics maker DiscoverIE Group PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Trival Antene, an antenna maker in Slovenia, for as much as approximately €52.7 million ($61.4 million).

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Vodafone Unit To Buy 20% Of Kenya's Safaricom For $2.1B

By Dawood Fakhir

Vodafone said Thursday that its African subsidiary Vodacom has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom PLC for approximately €1.81 billion ($2.1 billion), increasing its ownership to 55%.

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CAPITAL MARKET

Simmons, Stephenson Harwood Steer Toolmaker's $15M IPO

By Tom Fish

Power Probe, a U.S.-based maker of automotive electrical diagnostic tools, said Thursday it plans to list on London's junior Alternative Investment Market, allowing it to expand production capacity and accelerate product development.

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Brief

Mining Biz 80 Mile Raises £2M For Hydrogen Unit

By Dawood Fakhir

Mining company 80 Mile PLC said Thursday that it has raised £2 million ($2.7 million) in equity for the development of its subsidiary Hydrogen Valley Ltd.

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POLICY & REGULATION

EU Reveals Plan To Boost Financial Market Integration

By Tom Fish

The European Commission unveiled a package of financial market reforms on Thursday, aimed at dismantling long-standing barriers to trade and creating a streamlined single capital market within the bloc of 27 nations.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Erskine Chambers

Simmons & Simmons

Stephenson Harwood

Weightmans LLP

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Nairobi Securities Exchange Ltd.

Safaricom Ltd.

Shore Capital Group Ltd.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

Vodacom Group Ltd.

Vodafone Group PLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Commission

European Parliament

European Securities and Markets Authority

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court