Frasers Group PLC said Thursday that it plans to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all the shares of Hugo Boss AG that it does not already own for approximately €1.98 billion ($2.3 billion).
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RPC-Led Frasers Mulls €2B Takeover Offer For Hugo Boss

By Dawood Fakhir

Frasers Group PLC said Thursday that it plans to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for all the shares of Hugo Boss AG that it does not already own for approximately €1.98 billion ($2.3 billion).

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Lender IPF Clears Most Conditions In £543M Takeover

By Dawood Fakhir

Credit provider IPF and U.S. specialist finance group BasePoint Capital said Thursday in a joint statement that they have received most of the required regulatory and antitrust clearances for their £543 million ($725 million) deal.

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Intertek Extends Deadline For EQT's £9.4B Offer

By Dawood Fakhir

Intertek Group said Thursday that the Takeover Panel has granted private equity shop EQT more time to finalize its approximately £9.4 billion ($12.5 billion) proposal to acquire the quality assurance provider.

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LITIGATION

S&P Accused Of Inflating Credit Ratings Ahead Of 2008 Crash

By William Janes

S&P knowingly generated artificially high credit ratings for risky securities to win business before the 2008 financial crisis, an investment company that acquired claims from several Bear Stearns funds alleged in a new court claim.

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Squire Patton Settles £3.7M Claim Over Advice On Tech Deal

By Jamie Lennox

Squire Patton Boggs LLP has settled a claim in a London court that it caused a software company to lose £3.7 million ($4.9 million) through faulty advice on intellectual property ownership in a buyout of a rival.

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DLA Piper Helps Steer Cyber Co.'s £185M Capital Returns Plan

By Irene Madongo

NCC Group said Thursday that it intends to distribute £185 million ($247 million) to shareholders through stock repurchases, following the cybersecurity company's disposal of its software escrow unit Escode.

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Standard Setter Floats Responsible AI Adoption Rules

By Irene Madongo

A global standard setter has urged financial institutions to manage artificial intelligence risks linked to third parties and incorporate human oversight into the effective use of AI, in a new consultation that looks at the responsible adoption of the technology.

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Addleshaw Goddard

Ashurst LLP

Clyde & Co

Crowell & Moring

DLA Piper

Gleiss Lutz

Paul Weiss

Reynolds Porter

Squire Patton

Twenty Essex

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Artemis Investment Management Ltd

BNP Paribas SA

BasePoint Capital LLC

Deutsche Bank AG

EQT AB

EQT Corp.

House of Fraser

Hugo Boss Inc.

Intertek Group PLC

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

NCC Group

S&P Global Inc.

TDR Capital LLP

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Financial Stability Board

UK High Court