Private equity firm Ember Infrastructure Management LP said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Ashtead Technology for approximately £505 million ($676.2 million) in a deal that will pull the undersea equipment rental company from the London Stock Exchange.
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Weil-Led US PE Firm To Buy Ashtead In £505M Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

Private equity firm Ember Infrastructure Management LP said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Ashtead Technology for approximately £505 million ($676.2 million) in a deal that will pull the undersea equipment rental company from the London Stock Exchange.

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Spanish Co. Eyes Buying National Express Owner For £282M

By Irene Madongo

Freshfields-led Mobico said Wednesday that Spanish public transport operator Autobuses de León SL has made a £282 million ($378 million) approach, in a proposed offer that the National Express owner said it may recommend to its shareholders.

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CMA Seeks Views On £86M Sale Of Paragon Car Fleet Unit

By Dawood Fakhir

The U.K.'s antitrust regulator called Wednesday for comments on how a car-hire company's £85.6 million ($115 million) acquisition of the specialist vehicle and fleet subsidiary of Paragon Banking Group might harm competition in Britain.

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M&A

Canadian Investors To Sell Stake In UK's Largest Port Group

By Dawood Fakhir

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS Infrastructure have agreed to sell their stakes in Associated British Ports to a fund managed by IFM Investors in order to exit a long-held investment, the companies said Wednesday.

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Tavistock Agrees £3M Subsidiary Sale, Eyes Deal With Atomos

By Tom Fish

U.K. financial services group Tavistock said Wednesday it has agreed to sell a subsidiary for £3 million ($4 million) and has entered exclusive negotiations over another disposal, as the group continues to refocus its operations.

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PRIVATE EQUITY

Pantheon Wraps $6B PE Secondaries Fund

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private markets investor Pantheon revealed Wednesday that it clinched its latest private equity secondaries fund with $6 billion of capital commitments.

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MERGER REVIEW

European Commission Clears £3.1B Acquisition Of Mitie

By Irene Madongo

Outsourcer Mitie Group confirmed Wednesday that the European Commission has approved its takeover by rival OCS Group in a cash transaction that values the company at £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion).

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LITIGATION

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Standard Life Seals £275M Buy-In For Biffa Pension Plan

By Irene Madongo

Standard Life said it has wrapped up a £275 million ($368.4 million) buy-in transaction with a pension program that is backed by U.K. waste management and recycling company Biffa, securing benefits for 3,070 members.

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PEOPLE

Weil Loses 2 More Lawyers To Paul Weiss' London PE Team

By Ashish Sareen

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has hired two more lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to strengthen its London private equity practice, the latest in a string of departures from the Wall Street law firm as merger rumors swirl. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Ashurst Perkins

Cravath Swaine

Debevoise & Plimpton

Freshfields

Gowling WLG

Linklaters LLP

Paul Weiss

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sullivan & Cromwell

Weil Gotshal

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashtead Technology Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

National Express Transit Corp.

OMERS Administration Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition and Markets Authority

European Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court