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May 20, 2024
UK Studies Impact Of $295M Roche Diagnostics Deal
The antitrust watchdog said on Monday that it is investigating a proposed $295 million purchase by Swiss drugmaker Roche of parts of diagnostic company LumiraDx Ltd. as it seeks to assess whether the deal will harm competition.
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May 20, 2024
Healthcare Biz PureTech Launches $100M Share Buyback
PureTech Health PLC began a share repurchase program of up to $100 million (£79 million) on Monday, aimed at rewarding investors after it offloaded its subsidiary business.
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May 20, 2024
Addleshaw Helps British Land Sell Stake In Mall To Norway
British Land said Monday that it has sold its remaining 50% stake in a mall in northern England to Norway's sovereign wealth fund for £360 million ($457 million), as the property investor looks to reduce its exposure to indoor shopping centers.
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May 20, 2024
Video Gaming Biz 'Minded' To Back £2B EQT Takeover Offer
Gaming services group Keywords Studios PLC said Monday that it could back a £2 billion ($2.5 billion) proposed takeover bid from EQT, after it rejected four earlier possible offers from the Swiss private equity shop.
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May 17, 2024
4 Firms Build $2.55B Sale Of Avangrid To Spain's Iberdrola
Spanish renewable energy company Iberdrola SA and its portfolio company, sustainable energy business Avangrid, on Friday announced that they have reached an agreement for Iberdrola to take Avangrid private by purchasing the remaining issued and outstanding shares it does not already own in a $2.55 billion deal built by four firms.
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May 17, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen a wave of claims filed against Verity Trustees Ltd., Harley-Davidson hit retailer Next with an intellectual property claim, Turkish e-commerce entrepreneur Demet Mutlu sue her ex-husband and Trendyol co-founder Evren Üçok and the Solicitors Regulation Authority file a claim against the former boss of collapsed law firm Axiom. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 17, 2024
CMS Moves M&A Partner Graham Conlon To Abu Dhabi
Graham Conlon, a corporate mergers and acquisitions partner at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, has moved to Abu Dhabi as the law firm opened its first office in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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May 17, 2024
ABN Amro To Sell Stake In Life Insurance JV Neuflize Vie
BN Amro Bank NV said Friday that its Neuflize OBC French private bank branch has entered "exclusive negotiations" to sell the unit to the insurance subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA to form a strategic partnership in life insurance in France.
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May 17, 2024
Unilever Begins €1.5B Share Buyback
Consumer goods giant Unilever PLC on Friday rolled out the first part of a share buyback program worth up to €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) aimed at lowering its outstanding share capital.
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May 17, 2024
Asset Manager Alpha Growth To Buy Insurance Manager
British wealth manager Alpha Growth PLC said Friday that it will buy Guernsey-based insurance management company Jeometri for £450,000 ($569,000) to help it grow its insurance offering across the U.K.
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May 17, 2024
GSK Sells Remaining Stake In Advil Maker Haleon For £1.25B
GSK PLC said on Friday that it has sold its remaining 4.2% stake in its spun-off consumer healthcare unit Haleon PLC for £1.25 billion ($1.6 billion).
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May 17, 2024
Concord Drops Bid For Music Rights Rival Hipgnosis
Concord has "unanimously decided" to pull out of the bidding war to buy its rival operator, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, leaving private equity giant Blackstone in pole position to buy the music rights company.
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May 16, 2024
Deals Rumor Mill: Shein IPO, Kraft Heinz, Cinven-Jaggaer
Online fashion giant Shein is shifting IPO plans from the U.S. to London amid resistance from U.S. lawmakers and Chinese regulators, Kraft Heinz wants to sell its Oscar Mayer business, and private equity firm Cinven hopes to divest software firm Jaggaer for $3 billion. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.
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May 16, 2024
Top Linklaters Attys See PE Rebound In Run-Up To Elections
After a subtle uptick in private equity deal values in the first quarter, the global chair of Linklaters LLP's corporate department in New York, George Casey, and one of its top PE dealmakers in London, Alex Woodward, believe the pace of transactions is picking up and the market is primed for a comeback.
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May 16, 2024
Slovenian Bank NLB Bids €400M For Austrian Lender Addiko
A Slovenian bank has tabled a €400 million ($435 million) bid to buy Austria's Addiko, a business lender operating in central and southeastern Europe, as it seeks to expand into new territories.
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May 16, 2024
Scirocco Energy To Cancel Public Listing On AIM
Scirocco Energy PLC said on Thursday it has received shareholder approvals to leave its public listing on London's junior Alternative Investment Market before trading starts on Friday, as the U.K. energy investor eyes the greater flexibility of private ownership.
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May 16, 2024
CMA Deepens Probe Of Planned DJ Equipment Merger
The U.K.'s antitrust regulator said Thursday that it will launch a deeper, second phase of investigation into DJ equipment maker AlphaTheta's proposed acquisition of audio technology company Serato after the companies did not address its competition concerns.
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May 16, 2024
Siemens Selling Innomotics Unit To PE Firm KPS In $3.8B Deal
German tech conglomerate Siemens AG said Thursday it has agreed to sell its Innomotics large motors and drives unit to New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners at an enterprise value of €3.5 billion, or roughly $3.8 billion.
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May 16, 2024
White & Case Helps Italy Unload 2.8% Eni Stake For €1.4B
Italy's government said on Thursday that it has sold approximately 2.8% of its stake in energy company Eni SpA in a move to raise €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) to aid the country's finances.
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May 15, 2024
Royal Mail 'Minded' To OK New £3.5B Bid From Czech Mogul
The owner of national postal carrier Royal Mail said on Wednesday that it is prepared to accept an increased buyout bid worth £3.5 billion ($4.4 billion) by a conglomerate controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, in a deal led by Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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May 15, 2024
Mission Shareholder Advised Against Brave Bison Offer
Investment manager DBAY on Wednesday said it has advised a client that holds shares in The Mission Group to not accept the £26.8 million ($33.6 million) potential offer for the advertising group made by its rival Brave Bison.
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May 15, 2024
Baker McKenzie Guides £28M Pension Deal For Pharma Co.
Canada Life has insured the retirement savings plans of more than 300 members of the U.K. subsidiary of Dutch pharmaceutical company Norgine Ltd. in a full buy-in transaction of £28 million ($35 million), with the deal guided by Baker McKenzie.
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May 15, 2024
Vodafone Begins €500M Share Buyback Following Biz Sale
Vodafone Group PLC unveiled the take-off of a share repurchase program worth up to €500 million ($631 million) on Wednesday, the first part of a wider year-long €2 billion buyback funded by the proceeds of selling its business in Spain.
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May 15, 2024
Investor Group Sells £1.6B In Shares Of LSE Owner
London Stock Exchange Group PLC said on Wednesday that a consortium of investors has sold shares in the famous marketplace worth almost £1.6 billion ($2 billion), a deal that ends media conglomerate Thomson Reuters' inherited stake in the business.
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May 15, 2024
Linklaters Helps Computer Biz Raspberry Pi's Planned UK IPO
Raspberry Pi, which makes card-sized computers, said on Wednesday that it is planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, providing a rare boost for a U.K. capital market which has struggled to attract new listings.