Apollo Abandons $2B Approach For UK Heat Treatment Co.

By Irene Madongo

Private equity giant Apollo confirmed on Friday that it does not intend to make a firm offer for Bodycote in a potential deal that would value the U.K. industrial services company at more than $2 billion.

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Milbank Guides Intralot's £283M Bet On William Hill Owner

By Najiyya Budaly

Greek gambling company Bally's Intralot SA said Friday that it will buy William Hill owner Evoke PLC in a £243 million ($381 million) all-share deal amid looming increases in U.K. gambling duties.

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Insurers Hit With Spike In Claims From M&A Cover

By Martin Croucher

Claims are mounting on insurance policies that shield dealmakers from costly surprises after corporate transactions, a broker has warned.

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Morgan Lewis Advises Norwegian Co. On $30.5M Acquisition

By Irene Madongo

Norwegian company Photocure said it has acquired U.S. business Vesica Health in a $30.5 million cash and stock transaction that it expects will expand its bladder cancer diagnostics business.

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Brief

Howard Hughes Completes $2.1B Deal For Insurer Vantage

By Irene Madongo

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. has said its subsidiary's $2.1 billion acquisition of insurer and reinsurer Vantage Group has completed successfully.

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Biopharma Avacta Raises £9M In Equity

By Irene Madongo

Biopharmaceutical company Avacta said Friday it has conditionally raised approximately £9 million ($12 million) to fund bond repayments.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Dentons Adds Real Estate Pro From Maples In Dublin

By Ashish Sareen

Dentons has hired a real estate partner from Maples and Calder for its practice in Dublin, the latest arrival to bolster its services to Irish and international clients.

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