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February 17, 2025
MoneySuperMarket Owner Launches £30M Share Buyback
Mony Group PLC, the owner of financial services comparison site MoneySuperMarket, on Monday launched a share repurchase program of up to £30 million that it said reflects its "robust financial position," as it reported higher profits.
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February 17, 2025
Anglo American Eyes June Spin-Off For Platinum Mining Unit
Anglo American PLC said Monday that it has made "significant progress" with plans to spin off its platinum subsidiary in South Africa and that it is targeting June for this to happen.
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February 17, 2025
Drinks Maker Fevertree Serves Up £70M Share Buyback
Drinks mixer maker Fevertree poured out a share buyback program on Monday worth up to £71 million ($89 million) aimed at downsizing its capital after it entered into a partnership with Molson Coors for exclusive distribution and production rights in the U.S.
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February 17, 2025
CMA Wants Answers From Tile Biz Over £9M Deal To Buy Rival
The Competition and Markets Authority said Monday that an initial investigation into the £9 million purchase by tile retailer Topps Tiles of 30 stores of rival CTD Tiles raises concerns over competition in four U.K. regions.
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February 17, 2025
Shoosmiths Steers £16M Pension Deal For Manufacturing Co.
Insurer Just Group said on Monday that it has taken on £16 million ($20.2 million) of liabilities in a retirement scheme from a pension plan sponsored by industrial machinery manufacturer Deutz AG, in a deal guided by Shoosmiths.
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February 17, 2025
UK Healthcare Property Biz Assura Rejects £1.6B KKR Bid
Primary care property developer Assura PLC has snubbed a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) proposed takeover approach from KKR and a U.K. pensions provider, the U.S. private equity firm said on Monday.
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February 14, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Spice Girls star Mel B's ex-husband bring a defamation claim against the publisher of The Sun, a hotel sue a former director convicted of embezzling its funds for breach of fiduciary duty, and comedian Russell Brand face a sexual abuse claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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February 14, 2025
Gowling, Squire Patton Pilot £50M Pension Deal For Textile Biz
A German textiles company has offloaded £50 million ($63 million) of its U.K. pension liabilities to insurer Just Group PLC, advisers said Friday, in a deal steered by Gowling WLG and Squire Patton Boggs LLP.
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February 14, 2025
5 Questions For Spencer West Partner Karl Foster
The Financial Conduct Authority's approach to enforcement and consumer protection has come up against government economic growth priorities and resistance from the sector to its proposals to "name and shame" companies early on during regulatory probes.
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February 21, 2025
Cadwalader Adds 3 Fund Finance Pros In London
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Friday that it has hired three fund finance lawyers from Ashurst LLP and Reed Smith LLP to boost its capabilities advising clients on increasingly complex transactions from its office in London.
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February 14, 2025
Addleshaw Goddard Leads £4M Fundraising For Genetics Biz
Preventive genetics business GENinCode said Friday that it has secured at least £4 million ($5 million) of £4.5 million in funding through a share placement and subscription, in a program led by Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
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February 14, 2025
Stephenson Harwood-Led Green Investment Trust To Wind Up
Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC presented two options to its shareholders on Friday over its proposed liquidation and reconstruction after the environmental business investor was buffeted by long-term macroeconomic headwinds.
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February 14, 2025
Coca-Cola Bottler Refreshes Investors With €1B Buyback
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC said Friday it will launch a share buyback program worth up to €1 billion ($1 billion) as the bottling business of the soft drink giant reported a financially fizzy year.
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February 14, 2025
Kirkland-Led Bain Buys Facilities Manager From PAI Partners
Private equity firm Bain Capital, which is being advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will buy Apleona, a German facilities manager, from France's PAI Partners, the two companies said Friday.
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February 13, 2025
Musk's $97B OpenAI Bid Dubbed A 'Stunt' Amid Other Rumors
After a Wall Street Journal report on Monday revealed that a consortium of investors led by Elon Musk was offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, rumors began to swirl regarding the true intentions behind the billionaire's bid.
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February 13, 2025
Barclays Confirms £1B Share Buyback, Reports Profits Spike
Barclays PLC confirmed on Thursday that it plans to reward investors with a share buyback worth up to £1 billion ($1.25 billion) as it reported a 24% increase in pre-tax profit to £8.1 billion in the 2024 financial year.
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February 13, 2025
IT Biz Must Revisit $25M Earnout From Fixnetix Acquisition
A global information technology service company has been ordered to reevaluate a deferred payment of up to $25.7 million arising from its purchase of a trader, as a judge found Thursday that the sellers could challenge how some revenue streams were calculated.
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February 20, 2025
Clifford Chance Adds 2 PE Pros From KKR, Blackstone
Clifford Chance LLP has added two more partners in London to continue the expansion of its global private capital team as it looks to meet the growing demands of clients for expert advice in the space.
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February 13, 2025
Unilever Starts €1.5B Buyback, Unveils Ice Cream Listing Plan
Unilever PLC on Thursday began a share buyback of up to €1.5 billion ($1.5 billion), as it announced plans to have Amsterdam as the primary listing of its ice-cream business and London and New York as secondary listings.
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February 13, 2025
Travers, Foley Lead Steve Madden On £289M Kurt Geiger Deal
U.S. footwear and accessories brand Steve Madden, which was being guided by Travers Smith LLP and Foley & Lardner LLP, said Thursday that it plans to buy U.K. rival Kurt Geiger from a consortium led by the Cinven private equity group for £289 million ($361 million) to expand in international markets.
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February 13, 2025
Essity Faces Investors' Claim Over Chinese Tissue Biz Sale
A group of investment companies has sued Essity at a London court, alleging that the manufacturer of hygiene and health products defaulted on bond notes when it sold its controlling stake in a Chinese tissue company.
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February 13, 2025
Logistics Co. Ferrari Eyes €785M Market Cap In Dutch IPO
Ferrari Group PLC confirmed Thursday it has floated on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, with the shipping and logistics business pricing its initial stock offering at €8.6 ($9) per share.
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February 13, 2025
UK Greenlights PE Biz's £840M Deal For Workplace E-Trainer
Workplace training provider Learning Technologies Group PLC said Thursday the U.K. government has approved its planned £836 million ($1 billion) sale to a subsidiary of private equity group General Atlantic.
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February 13, 2025
RELX Plans £1.5B Buyback Amid Revenue Growth
Information and analytics giant RELX PLC said Thursday that it will reward shareholders with £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) over 2025 as it reported a 3% revenue jump amid growing demand for its AI-driven tools.
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February 12, 2025
Davis Polk Guides Irish Sensor Co. On $2.3B Stateside Buy
Davis Polk-led TE Connectivity PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Richards Manufacturing Co. from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP and members of the Bier family, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.3 billion.