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February 10, 2025
BoE Sets Out Pro-Growth Priorities For Finance Infrastructure
The Bank of England this year will focus on regulating financial market infrastructures to help underpin growth, as it benefits from technology such as artificial intelligence, a senior BoE official said Monday.
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February 10, 2025
Norway's Endúr To Acquire Construction Firms For $90M
Norwegian marine infrastructure group Endúr ASA said Monday that it plans to buy three construction companies for just over a billion Norwegian kroner ($90 million) in a cash and share deal as it moves to expand its business.
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February 10, 2025
Direct Line Directors Back £3.7B Aviva Acquisition Deal
The directors of Direct Line Insurance Group PLC said Monday that they unanimously recommend that shareholders back the £3.7 billion ($4.6 million) cash and stock takeover offer tabled by Aviva.
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February 07, 2025
Ousted CMA Chair Says 'Misinformation' Remains A Challenge
The recently ousted chair of the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority reflected on what he said were great strides undoing the antitrust agency's "technocratic" character, but added it made the least progress in combating "lobbying and misinformation" intended to undermine the agency's decisions, including around the cleared Microsoft-Activision merger.
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February 07, 2025
Pharmacy Chain Says Seller Inflated Value In £10M M&A Deal
A Yorkshire-based pharmacy chain has brought a £9.9 million ($12.3 million) claim in a London court against the previous owners of a group of pharmacy companies it acquired, alleging they made dishonest statements about the group's finances.
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February 14, 2025
Willkie Hires 3 Pros To Continue Expansion In Germany
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has recruited Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's office managing partner in Hamburg and two other lawyers as it continues to make major investments in its business in Germany.
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February 07, 2025
Chinese State-Owned Firm Must Sell UK Semiconductor Stake
A London court has rejected a Chinese state-owned investment company's bid for interim relief against an order to sell its stake in a British semiconductor business over national security concerns.
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February 07, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Investec Bank PLC sue two diamond tycoons, London florist Nikki Tibbles file a claim against an "imitator company," a direct descendant of the Cartier family launch a claim, and a Coronation Street actor hit footballer Joe Bunney with a defamation claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 07, 2025
Danske Bank To Buy Back $695M Worth Of Shares
Danske Bank said on Friday that it will reward shareholders with a share repurchase program of up to five billion Danish kroner ($695 million) as it reported a bumper annual pre-tax profit for 2024.
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February 07, 2025
Goldman-Backed Clear Expands In Ireland With Broker Buy
Insurance broker Clear Group has said it has bought Phelan Caswell Insurances Ltd. to broaden its footprint in the Irish market — following a string of other purchases by the U.K. company.
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February 07, 2025
EU Finance Watchdog Seeks Ways To Ease Reporting Burden
The European Securities and Markets Authority unveiled plans on Friday to streamline and reduce the reporting burden for the financial sector as it aims to cut down on costs and complexity.
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February 07, 2025
Electrical Biz ABB Plans $1.5B Share Buyback To Trim Capital
Swedish-Swiss electrical engineer ABB Ltd. said Friday that it plans to launch a share buyback program worth up to $1.5 billion in total to trim capital.
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February 07, 2025
Clifford Chance Helps L&G Sell US Insurance Biz For $2.3B
Legal & General said Friday that it will sell its U.S. protection insurance business to Meiji Yasuda, a Japanese insurer, for $2.3 billion in cash in a move to grow its pensions risk transfer business and allow it to reward shareholders.
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February 06, 2025
Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is considering relocating its legal residence to Texas, while cryptocurrency exchange Bullish is moving forward on an initial public offering, and Unilever PLC is eyeing New York as a listing destination for its ice cream business.
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February 06, 2025
Analytics Firm Begins £50M Buyback, Eyes Main Market
GlobalData PLCon Thursday began a £50 million ($62 million) share repurchase program as it unveiled plans to move from theLondon Stock Exchange's junior platform AIM to its main market, advised by Reed Smith LLP.
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February 06, 2025
Dorsey & Whitney Steers Construction Biz On Exit From LSE
RA International Group PLC, a construction and facilities management services provider, said Thursday that it's seeking shareholder approval to cancel its admission to London's junior investment market AIM, citing regulatory burdens and disproportionate costs.
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February 06, 2025
FCA Rejects Complaints On Handling Of Blackmore Collapse
The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it has written to thousands of investors to reject complaints about how it handled the case of Blackmore Bond PLC, a minibonds provider that collapsed in 2021, but has agreed to pay them compensation for its slow response.
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February 06, 2025
Weil Guides BCI's £1B Offer For Luxembourg Investor
Canadian asset manager British Columbia Investment Management Corp. plans to take investor BBGI Global Infrastructure SA of Luxembourg private in a cash deal worth £1 billion ($1.24 billion), the companies said Thursday.
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February 06, 2025
Orrick Leads SPAC To Buy Portuguese Energy Biz For £28M
Codex, a special purpose acquisition company with a listing on the London Stock Exchange, said Thursday that it plans to buy Technologies New Energy SA of Portugal for £28 million ($35 million) in a move to give the clean energy company an alternative route onto the main market in London.
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February 05, 2025
FCA Told To Shelve Controversial Investigation Plans
The Financial Conduct Authority should not go ahead with controversial plans to name firms under investigation at an earlier stage unless it can ensure the proposals sufficiently balance increased transparency and managing the potential risks to firms, a House of Lords committee said Thursday.
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February 12, 2025
Fieldfisher Hires Corporate Pro From Withers
Fieldfisher LLP has recruited a corporate lawyer from Withers LLP to enhance its capabilities in handling complex transactions for clients in the U.K. and internationally.
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February 05, 2025
GSK To Roll Out £2B Share Buyback
Pharmaceutical giant GSK PLC on Wednesday said it will reward investors with a £2 billion ($2.5 billion) share repurchase program, as it reported stronger sales and increased investment towards its respiratory and HIV specialty medicines.
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February 05, 2025
Life Science Investor Malin To Return €150M To Shareholders
Malin Corporation said Wednesday it plans to return up to €150 million ($156 million) of capital to shareholders by repurchasing stock, a program expected to lower the life science investor's outstanding share capital.
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February 05, 2025
Audit Watchdog Seeks Rules For Sustainability Opinions
Britain's accounting regulator called Wednesday for the regulation of sustainability assurance reports by auditors and others to iron out current inconsistencies in quality.
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February 05, 2025
Santander Plans €10B In Share Buybacks Over Two Years
Banco Santander SA said Wednesday that it plans to reward investors with a €10 billion ($10.4 billion) share buyback that will be completed by the end of 2026, beginning with a first chunk of €1.6 billion.