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October 09, 2024
Mondi To Buy Schumacher Packaging Assets For €634M
Packaging company Mondi PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire the western European packaging assets of Germany-based Schumacher Packaging at an enterprise value of €634 million ($697 million), strengthening its footprint in the region.
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October 09, 2024
Switzerland OKs £5.4B Hargreaves Lansdown PE Takeover
The Swiss Competition Commission has given the thumbs up to the £5.4 billion ($7 billion) takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown by a group of private equity companies, consortium member CVC Capital Partners Ltd. said Wednesday.
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October 09, 2024
Linklaters-Led Rio Tinto To Buy Arcadium Lithium For $6.7B
Rio Tinto said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Arcadium Lithium PLC for approximately $6.7 billion to solidify its position as the global leader in energy transition commodities, in a deal guided by Linklaters and Davis Polk.
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October 08, 2024
Imperial Brands Announces £1.25B Share Buyback Program
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands PLC on Tuesday said it will reward investors with a further £1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) share repurchase program for fiscal year 2025, in line with its ambitions to deliver total share buyback returns of £3.35 billion.
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October 08, 2024
Linklaters, EU Antitrust Pros Hired For CMA Roles
The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior legal directors from Linklaters LLP and the European Commission and awarded a permanent contract to an existing one.
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October 08, 2024
UK Gov't Should Impose Exit Tax, Economists Say
The U.K. should follow the example of Australia and Canada and enact a tax on business owners leaving the country, according to a report published Tuesday by a research group.
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October 08, 2024
EU Removes Antigua And Barbuda From Tax Blacklist
The Council of the European Union removed Antigua and Barbuda from its blacklist of noncooperation jurisdictions on global tax standards, the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council announced Tuesday.
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October 08, 2024
London Blank-Check Eyes Reverse Takeover 2 Years After IPO
Cash shell Milton Capital PLC said Tuesday that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Horizon Energy Global Corp. that could result in the energy company taking over Milton's listing on the London Stock Exchange two years after it was first listed.
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October 08, 2024
Travers Smith Leads Wealth Manager On £45M Purchase
Brooks Macdonald Group PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy financial planners Lift in a deal worth up to £45 million ($59 million) to expand its client reach and accelerate growth in the planning sector, advised by Travers Smith LLP.
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October 08, 2024
Harworth Group Nabs Logistics Property For £43.7M
Harworth Group PLC said Tuesday that it has acquired an urban logistics property in the northern part of England for £43.7 million ($57.2 million), which has a capacity to generate £2.5 million of annual rent.
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October 08, 2024
$1B-Plus Mega M&A Deals Hit 2-Year High, WTW Says
The number of mergers and acquisitions valued at more than $1 billion surged to a two-year high in the third quarter of 2024, with almost 50 deals penned, an insurance broker said Tuesday.
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October 07, 2024
Rosenblatt Rejects Negligence Claims Over Jaeger Collapse
Rosenblatt Solicitors has denied being negligent in its handling of a claim for a fashion retail entrepreneur against Lloyds Bank over the bank's alleged role in the demise of fashion brand Jaeger, arguing it had to take a narrow focus to bolster the weak case.
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October 07, 2024
Investor IP Group Extends Share Buyback By £10M
IP Group PLC extended on Monday its recently ended £20 million ($26 million) share repurchase program by £10 million, a move expected to further lower the innovation and early-stage science backer's share capital.
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October 07, 2024
A&O Shearman-Led FD Technologies To Sell Unit For £230M
British technology firm FD Technologies said Monday it has agreed to sell its First Derivative unit to the U.S.-based software engineering company EPAM for £230 million ($300 million) in a deal guided by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP.
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October 07, 2024
Outsourcer Mitie Buys Spanish Security Business For €11M
British facilities management giant Mitie Group PLC said Monday it has bought Barcelona-based Grupo Visegurity for up to €11 million ($12 million), advised by Marimon Abogados, a law firm in Spain.
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October 07, 2024
Renew Holdings Buys Wind Turbine Service Biz For €60M
British engineering services firm Renews said Monday that it has acquired wind turbines services company Full Circle Group Holding BV for €60 million ($54.6 million) from Belgian family company AtlasInvest Holding as it expands into the high-growth renewable energy services market.
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October 07, 2024
Sports Supplement Biz To Build Muscle With London IPO
Applied Nutrition PLC confirmed on Monday that it expects to float in London in October, as the U.K. sports supplement manufacturer gives a timely boost to the stock exchange.
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October 14, 2024
CORRECTED: Online Retailer Mytheresa To Buy Rival Net-A-Porter
E-commerce platform Mytheresa said Monday that it has agreed to buy online retail giant Yoox Net-a-Porter in a deal that requires Swiss luxury goods conglomerate Richemont to recapitalize the business to the tune of €555 million ($609 million). Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the consideration for the deal. The error has been corrected.
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October 04, 2024
Finnish PE Sells Services Unit For €75M
Finnish private equity fund manager CapMan PLC said Friday that it has agreed to sell one of its subsidiaries CapMan Procurement Services Ltd. to an entity linked to Swedish investment company Fidelio Capital for €75 million ($82.7 million).
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October 04, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen GMB Union sued by the makers of Tetley Tea after a staff walkout in September, boxer Mike Tyson hit with legal action from a marketing company and the Met Police face a misuse of private data claim from a woman who had a relationship with an undercover police officer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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October 04, 2024
Experian To Acquire Brazil's ClearSale For $350M
Credit ratings agency Experian PLC said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Brazil-based digital fraud prevention company ClearSale SA for 1.90 billion Brazilian real ($350 million) to complement its existing identity and fraud business in the South American country.
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October 04, 2024
Freight Biz Raises $5.5B For €14.3B Freshfields-Guided Deal
Danish freight giant DVS said Friday it has raised 37.3 billion Danish kroner ($5.5 billion) by issuing shares to investors, funds it plans to use to partly finance its acquisition of German logistics business Schenker.
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October 11, 2024
Dechert Hires Fund Finance Pro From DLA Piper
Dechert LLP has recruited a fund finance specialist as a partner from DLA Piper to boost its offerings for asset management firms, financial institutions and alternative lenders.
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October 04, 2024
Thyssenkrupp, Tata Lose Fight Against EU Joint Venture Veto
Europe's highest court ruled Friday that the European Commission was right to block plans by Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel to jointly acquire a steel products venture under the antitrust rules of the bloc.
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October 04, 2024
IBM Plans To Quit London Market To Focus On NY Listing
Technology giant IBM said on Friday that it intends to exit the London Stock Exchange, to concentrate its trading in the U.S. and streamline its administration.
Expert Analysis
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Unpacking The New Concept Of 'Trading Misfeasance'
In addition to granting one of the largest trading awards since the Insolvency Act was passed in 1986, the High Court recently introduced a novel claim for misfeasant trading in Wright v. Chappell, opening the door to liability for directors, even where insolvent liquidation or administration was not inevitable, say lawyers at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
The FTC Needs To Challenge The Novo-Catalent Deal
Novo's acquisition of Catalent threatens to substantially lessen competition in the manufacturing and marketing of GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drugs, and the Federal Trade Commission should challenge it under a vertical theory of harm, as it aligns with last year's merger guidelines and the Fifth Circuit decision in Illumina, says attorney David Balto.
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Complying With EU Commission's Joint Purchasing Rules
One year after the European Commission released its revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements, attorneys at Crowell & Moring reflect on the various forms such agreements can take, and how parties can avoid structuring arrangements that run afoul of competition law.
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Tips For Implementing EU Sustainability Reporting Guidance
Lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell discuss the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s recently published guidance on double materiality assessments and offer takeaways on achieving a sustainability directive-compliant process that could enhance clarity and consistency among multinational stakeholders.
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What UK Digital Markets Act Will Mean For Competition Law
The new Digital Markets Act’s reforms will strengthen the Competition and Markets Authority's investigatory and enforcement powers across its full remit of merger control and antitrust investigations, representing a seismic shift in the U.K. competition and consumer law landscape, say lawyers at Travers Smith.
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What French Watchdog Ruling Means For M&A Landscape
Although ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence, the French competition authority’s recent post-closing review of several nonreportable mergers is a landmark case that highlights the increased complexity of such transactions, and is further testament to the European competition authorities’ willingness to expand their toolkit to address below-threshold M&As, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Exploring The EU's Draft Standards On Crypto Authorization
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s recently published draft standards aim to promote fair competition and a safer environment for crypto providers and investors, detailing precisely the information to be provided to national authorities in charge of screening the acquisitions of a qualifying holding, says Mathieu de Korvin at Norton Rose.
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What The New Digital Markets Bill Will Mean For Companies
The recently passed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill will bring significant reform to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules for all businesses, but the introduction of a strategic market status regime and its reporting obligations means large tech organizations in particular need to think carefully about the forthcoming changes, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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Insurance Ruling Stresses High Hurdle To Fix Policy Wording
In Project Angel v. Axis, the Court of Appeal recently refused to rewrite the exclusion clause of an insurance policy, reminding parties in the warranty and indemnity market to carefully word clauses, as there is a high threshold before courts will intervene to amend policies, say Joseph Moore and Laura McCann at Travers Smith.
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CMA Reports Signal Tighter Scrutiny Of AI Model Markets
The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent reports on artificial intelligence foundation models suggest that competition in AI is not working as it should, so large digital firms can expect the regulator to use its full toolbox as it continues to monitor and investigate the sector, say lawyers at Cooley.
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How Gov't Response Addresses Investment Act Concerns
The government’s recently published response to a call for evidence on the National Security and Investment Act is largely appropriate to stakeholder concerns raised and demonstrates in its five areas of focus that it is willing to respond to live issues, say lawyers at Watson Farley.
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Pharma Remains A Key Focus Of EU Antitrust Enforcement
The recently published European Commission report on pharmaceutical sector competition law illustrates that effective enforcement of EU rules remains a matter of high priority for EU and national authorities, say lawyers at Dechert.
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The Dangers Of Providing Misleading Info In A Merger Review
Although Kingspan's recent proposed acquisition of Trimo, brought before the European Commission, was abandoned following investigation for an alleged breach of EU Merger Regulation requirements, it has brought to light the importance of submitting accurate and complete information in merger reviews to avoid incurring a substantial fine, say lawyers at Steptoe.
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Cum-Ex Prosecutions Storm Shows No Sign Of Abating
The ongoing trial of Sanjay Shah in Denmark is a clear indicator that efforts remain focused on holding to account the alleged architects and beneficiaries of cum-ex trading, and with these prosecutions making their way across Europe, it is a more turbulent time now than ever, says Niall Hearty at Rahman Ravelli.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.