African financial technology company Airtel Money said Wednesday that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange's main market, in a move that could help revive the moribund U.K. IPO market.
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A&O Leads Airtel Money's London Float In IPO Market Boost

By Najiyya Budaly

African financial technology company Airtel Money said Wednesday that it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange's main market, in a move that could help revive the moribund U.K. IPO market.

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Dutch Biz Arcadis Digs In Heels As Canadian Rival Pulls Offer

By Irene Madongo

Arcadis reiterated Wednesday that rival WSP's estimated €4.7 billion ($5.4 billion) takeover offer undervalued the Dutch engineering consultancy, a day after the Canadian bidder said it would not pursue its proposal.

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3 Firms Steer Royal Caribbean, Sandals' $3B Resort Deal

By Al Barbarino

Royal Caribbean Group said Wednesday it has agreed to invest about $3 billion for a 50% stake in a joint venture with Sandals Resorts, expanding the cruise operator's business into the all-inclusive resort market.

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M&A

Consultancy Buys Property, Asset Manager For Up To £4M

By Tom Fish

BTG said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Hornbeam CPAM Ltd., a property and asset management business, for up to £4 million ($5 million), as the U.K. advisory group moves to expand its real estate operations.

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Brief

Big Yellow Group To Sell UK Industrial Estate For £6M

By Tom Fish

Big Yellow said Wednesday it has agreed to sell an industrial estate in the south of England for £6.3 million ($8.4 million), marking the self-storage giant's latest asset disposal.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

FCA Says UK Must Go 'Faster' On Scaling AI, Tokenization

By Joel Poultney

Britain needs to move "much faster" to create the conditions for artificial intelligence and the digitalization of shares and bonds to scale in wholesale markets, the Financial Conduct Authority's chief executive has said.

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MERGER REVIEW

FedEx-Led €7.8B Acquisition Of InPost Wins Approvals

By Irene Madongo

FedEx and U.S. private equity firm Advent International said Wednesday that their approximately €7.8 billion ($8.9 billion) offer to acquire parcel locker business InPost has cleared all the necessary conditions required for the transaction.

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Brief

Zurich Wins Court OK For £8.2B Takeover Of Beazley

By Joel Poultney

A London court has given the green light for Zurich's £8.2 billion ($10.9 billion) cash takeover offer for Beazley, the British insurer has said, clearing the way for the deal to wrap up in October.

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PEOPLE

JMG Appoints 1st GC To Support UK Insurance Expansion

By Hanna Vioque

JMG Group said Wednesday that it has appointed its first general counsel and a new chief financial officer to support its growth plans under new ownership, following a summer in which it bought seven regional insurance brokers.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Addleshaw Goddard

Freshfields

HSF Kramer

Jones Day

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Slaughter and May

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Absa Bank Ltd.

Advent International Corp.

BNP Paribas SA

BTIG LLC

Baker Tilly

Bank of America Corp.

Barclays Investment Bank

Barclays PLC

Beazley PLC

Bharti Enterprises Ltd.

British American Tobacco PLC

Celebrity Cruises Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Euronext Amsterdam NV

FedEx Corp.

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

International Finance Corp.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lloyd's America Inc.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

MasterCard Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Qatar Investment Authority

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

TUI AG

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

WSP Global Inc.

WSP Holdings Ltd.

Zurich Insurance Group AG

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Companies House

European Commission

Financial Conduct Authority