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January 23, 2025
Spotless Brands' Sale Could Make Splash, And More Rumors
Owners of Spotless Brands are seeking to sell the car-wash operator for $3 billion, while more overseas companies are preparing U.S. initial public offerings, including Chinese self-driving systems maker Inceptio Technologies and Israel-based cryptocurrency trading platform eToro. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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January 23, 2025
Kirkland-Led Francisco Partners Wraps Credit Fund At $3.3B
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Francisco Partners revealed Thursday that it clinched its third opportunistic credit fund above target after securing $3.3 billion from investors.
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January 23, 2025
Pinsent Masons-Led Fintech To Buy £114M Asian Finance Biz
Investment company Fintech Asia said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Asian financial services company ICFG in an approximately £113.8 million ($140.2 million) deal, guided by Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP, nearly two years after first signing an agreement.
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January 23, 2025
5 Questions For Katten Partner Nathaniel Lalone
The Digital Operational Resilience Act has set tough new rules for financial businesses in the European Union to prevent disruptions in digital services from external providers. Here, Nathaniel Lalone, of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, tells Law360 about how the act could have an impact on some financial entities in Britain.
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January 23, 2025
Macquarie Gets Extension On £700M Renewi Bid
Dutch company Renewi PLC said Thursday that its board has granted another extension to Australian financial services company Macquarie Group to finalize its approximately £700.8 million ($862.5 million) offer for the international waste management business.
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January 23, 2025
Helix Exploration Raises £5M To Fund Montana Project
Helix Exploration PLC said Thursday that it has raised £5 million ($6.2 million) through a placing and subscription of new shares, which will be used to fund a helium exploration project in Montana.
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January 23, 2025
Energy Investor Urges Shareholders To Back Liquidation
Investment trust Triple Point Energy Transition PLC asked its shareholders on Thursday to approve its move into voluntary liquidation as the best option for the troubled U.K. company to complete its wind-down.
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January 22, 2025
Paul Weiss Repping Aptiv On Plans To Split Into 2 Companies
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP-led technology company Aptiv PLC on Wednesday announced plans to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems business, creating two independent companies that it says are "optimally positioned" to serve customers.
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January 22, 2025
Energy Transition Co. Triple Point Sells Final Assets
Triple Point Energy Transition PLC said Wednesday it has sold its last assets, which included a hydroelectric portfolio and entitlements to receive proceeds from certain finance agreements, for £44.1 million ($54.3 million) as part of its wind-down strategy.
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January 29, 2025
Weil Hires Credit Funds Pro From PSP Investments
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has hired an expert in credit funds as it looks to make the most of opportunities to grow its portfolio of work from large asset management firms and other clients.
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January 22, 2025
Petra Diamonds To Sell Stake In Mine Biz For Up To $16M
Petra Diamonds Ltd. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its entire 75% holding in a business through which it owns Williamson Diamonds Ltd., alongside investor loans, for up to $16 million.
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January 22, 2025
UK Oil Co. EnQuest To Buy Harbour Energy's Vietnam Biz
British oil producer EnQuest PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire the Vietnamese business of rival independent oil and gas giant Harbour Energy for $84 million, further expanding its operations in Southeast Asia.
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January 22, 2025
EU OKs £3.6B Sale Of Royal Mail Owner To Czech Tycoon
The planned £3.6 billion ($4.5 billion) acquisition of Royal Mail's parent by a conglomerate controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has edged closer to completion after being cleared by the European Union, companies involved in the deal said Wednesday.
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January 22, 2025
Norway Pays £306M For Stake In London Property Portfolio
Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Wednesday that it has paid £305.7 million ($378 million) for a 25% stake in a portfolio of mixed properties in central London in a new joint venture with developer Grosvenor Property UK.
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January 21, 2025
Tritax Buys £70M Data Center Site For £365M Project
Warehousing giant Tritax Big Box REIT PLC said Tuesday that it has acquired a 74-acre site near Heathrow Airport in London for an initial £70 million ($86 million) to develop a £365 million data center facility.
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January 21, 2025
Bain-Backed Kantar Group Selling Media Arm In $1B Deal
London-based marketing data and analytics company Kantar Group has disclosed what it called a proposed sale of its Kantar Media unit to HIG Capital for approximately $1 billion.
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January 21, 2025
Mining Tech Co. To Cancel London Listing Citing Costs
Tribe Technology PLC said Tuesday that it will delist its shares from trading on the junior investment market of the London Stock Exchange less than two years after listing to redirect new expected funding to its operations.
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January 21, 2025
Infrastructure Biz Kier Launches £20M Share Buyback
Kier Group PLC rolled out a program to buy back shares of up to £20 million ($25 million) on Tuesday as the infrastructure services company reported an uptick in business.
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January 21, 2025
British Gas And E.ON Fight To Overturn Gov't Buyout Of Rival
Energy suppliers British Gas and E.ON urged the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to give them a second chance to argue that the government mishandled the taxpayer-supported buyout by Octopus Energy of a collapsed rival amid skyrocketing energy prices.
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January 28, 2025
Clifford Chance Adds White & Case Euro Private Credit Vet
Clifford Chance has hired a private capital expert from White & Case as a partner in its global financial markets department in Milan to expand its European structured debt practice.
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January 21, 2025
Medical Supplier Deltex To Cancel AIM Listing
Deltex confirmed Tuesday it is seeking to end its listing on the junior market of the London Stock Exchange, as the medical equipment maker looks to cut costs "disproportionate to the limited benefits" of its listing.
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January 21, 2025
UK Defense Consultancy Plans To Raise £5M In London IPO
Defense consultancy RC Fornax PLC said Tuesday that it plans to float on the junior Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange to raise £5 million ($6.1 million) to accelerate its expansion and "attract, recruit and retain" key employees.
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January 21, 2025
Retail Votes The Key To Deciding Investment Trusts' Future
Investment trusts on the London stock market should work at persuading retail investors that they have viable plans to increase value for shareholders if they want to defend against activist shareholders moving in to seize control, lawyers say.
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January 20, 2025
BoE Backs Gov't Call For Growth-Friendly Regulation
The Bank of England's regulatory arm told the government in a letter published on Monday that it will support economic growth by simplifying some rules for banks and insurers.
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January 20, 2025
Drinks-Maker Britvic Leaves LSE After £3.3B Takeover
British drinks manufacturer Britvic said Monday that the financial regulator has canceled its listing on the London Stock Exchange at its request after its £3.3 billion ($4.1 billion) takeover by Danish brewer Carlsberg was completed.