Internet ad broker BidSwitch has sued investors in a communications software provider that it acquired for £7.5 million ($10 million), accusing them of fraudulently inflating the financial position of the company, which led to millions of pounds in losses.
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Criteo Unit Seeks £7.5M From Ex-Owners Over Alleged Fraud

By Sophia Dourou

Internet ad broker BidSwitch has sued investors in a communications software provider that it acquired for £7.5 million ($10 million), accusing them of fraudulently inflating the financial position of the company, which led to millions of pounds in losses.

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Raspberry Pi's Biggest Investor To Sell £60M Stake In Tech Biz

By Najiyya Budaly

The biggest shareholder in technology company Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC has sold a 5.6% stake for approximately £60 million ($81 million), bookrunners Jefferies and Peel Hunt said Thursday.

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UK Banks, Insurers Join Gov't Retail Investing Drive

By Najiyya Budaly

A group of 20 leading financial firms including Barclays, HSBC and Aviva launched a nationwide drive backed by the Treasury and Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday to encourage U.K. savers to invest their cash.

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T-Mobile Tie-Up, Boots IPO Among Week's Top Deal Rumors

By Al Barbarino

Deutsche Telekom AG could merge with its American arm T-Mobile to create a global phone giant, digital bank Revolut envisions a $200 billion valuation for its potential initial public offering in 2028, and the owners of U.K. pharmacy chain Boots consider a public offering of their own. 

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MERGER REVIEWS

CMA Eyes Joint Venture's $2.7B Deal For Substantial Group

By Dawood Fakhir

The competition regulator said Thursday that it is seeking views on how the Nexfibre joint venture's $2.7 billion acquisition of Substantial Group, the second-largest alternative fiber provider in the U.K., could harm competition in the country.

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CMA Seeks Views On EBay's $1.2B Depop Buy From Etsy

By Dawood Fakhir

Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it is seeking views from interested parties on how eBay's planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop, an online marketplace for used apparel, could affect competitiveness in the country.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

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Enviro Power Biz To Buy Grid Connection In UAE For £1.25M

By Irene Madongo

Active Energy Group PLC, a renewable power business, said Thursday that it has agreed to the terms of a proposed deal to acquire a grid connection in the United Arab Emirates, in a cash-and-shares transaction worth £1.25 million ($1.7 million).

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Hill Dickinson Advises Fintel On £1M Sale Of 2 Firms

By Irene Madongo

Fintel PLC said Thursday it has entered into an agreement to sell two companies in a deal worth up to £1 million ($1.35 million), which the software provider expects will help to sharpen its focus on its core platforms.

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Brief

Power Plants Biz Raises £1M, Targets Higher Production

By Irene Madongo

Quantum Data Energy said Thursday that it has undertaken a share issue program to raise £1 million ($1.4 million), as the power plants operator looks to boost its energy production.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

4 New Square

Druces LLP

Freeths LLP

Hill Dickinson

Linklaters LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Weightmans LLP

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AOL

Amazon.com Inc.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC

Aviva SA

BNP Paribas SA

Bank of America Corp.

Criteo SA

Deutsche Telekom AG

EE Ltd.

Etsy Inc.

Faurecia SA

Financial Times Group Ltd.

HSBC Holdings PLC

Liberty Global Inc.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Nuveen LLC

Panasonic Corp.

Schroders PLC

Sycamore Partners Management LLC

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The O2

TowerBrook Capital Partners LP

Virgin Media Inc.

Vitruvian Partners LLP

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

Yahoo Inc.

eBay Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition and Markets Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court