The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs won an injunction on Wednesday to block the administrators of one of his companies from selling off a stake of approximately £24 million ($33.5 million) in Brazil's Botafogo that he claims is his.
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Brazilian FC Share Sale Blocked In £24M Ownership Dispute

By Eddie Beaver

The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs won an injunction on Wednesday to block the administrators of one of his companies from selling off a stake of approximately £24 million ($33.5 million) in Brazil's Botafogo that he claims is his.

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Trafigura Exits Miner Atalaya With £154M Share Sale

By Najiyya Budaly

Singaporean commodities giant Trafigura will sell £154 million ($208 million) worth of shares in Atalaya Mining to exit its stake, J.P. Morgan SE, the bookrunner for the placing, said Wednesday.

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Birketts-Led Biz Buys Birmingham Office Assets For £60M

By Dawood Fakhir

British property investor Martley Capital has acquired two office and commercial properties in central Birmingham for £60 million ($81 million) as part of its ongoing investment in U.K. regional office assets, its legal adviser has said.

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M&A

Genel Is Sole Capricorn Energy Bidder After Rivals Drop Out

By Dawood Fakhir

Samos Energy and Saudi business Alamadiyaf al-Masiyyah have said they have abandoned their separate pursuits for British oil and gas company Capricorn Energy, leaving the field clear for Genel Energy's £271 million ($366 million) bid.

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Brief

Seventeen Group Expands With Insurance Broker Purchase

By Irene Madongo

Seventeen Group has said it has snapped up specialist broker Titan Insurance Services Ltd., adding to its portfolio of insurance intermediaries.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Panel Urges FCA To Review Consumer Rules For Small Cos.

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to review how banks and other finance businesses should apply the Consumer Duty and other rules to sole traders and smaller businesses.

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MERGER REVIEW

CMA Probes £86M Purchase Of Paragon Car Fleet Unit

By Tom Fish

Britain's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into a car-hire company's £85.6 million ($116 million) acquisition of the specialist vehicle and fleet subsidiary of Paragon Banking Group.

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PEOPLE

Morr & Co. Strengthens Private Client Team With London Hire

By Tom Fish

Morr & Co. has strengthened its private client practice by appointing a new partner in London to meet growing demand for complex estate and succession planning advice.

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Norton Rose Hires Digital Finance Partner In Amsterdam

By Tom Fish

Norton Rose Fulbright said Wednesday that it has strengthened its global banking practice by hiring a project finance specialist as a partner in Amsterdam, as the firm expands into digital infrastructure and energy transition work.

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