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August 01, 2024
Slaughter And May Guides UK Biotech Biz's £80M Equity Issue
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC said on Thursday that it has raised approximately £80 million ($102 million) by selling new shares in the biotechnology company to investors including Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk.
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August 01, 2024
Barclays Plans £750M Buyback As Profits Beat Estimates
Barclays PLC said Thursday that it will reward shareholders with a shares buyback of up to £750 million ($957 million) as it announced results for the first six months of 2024 that beat the expectations of analysts.
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July 31, 2024
SocGen To Invest €250M In Energy Transition Biz
French-based multinational financial services company Societe Generale said Wednesday that it has agreed to invest €250 million ($271 million) to acquire 75% of alternative asset management company Reed Management SAS as part of its strategy to invest in emerging energy transition companies.
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July 31, 2024
JustEat Kicks Off New €150M Share Buyback
Just Eat on Wednesday launched a new program to buy back its shares worth up to €150 million ($163 million), a move expected to lower the online food marketplace's outstanding share capital.
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July 31, 2024
Holding Co. Can't Dodge Liability In IP Misrepresentation Feud
A London court has rejected a holding company's bid for a declaration that a cashpoint software business it sold in 2020 owns a disputed set of intellectual property, dashing the company's hopes of shielding itself from potential liability for other shareholders' alleged misrepresentations during the sale.
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July 31, 2024
Unsecured Credit Biz IPF Launches £15M Share Buyback
International Personal Finance PLC began a share repurchase program worth up to £15 million ($19 million)on Wednesday with the aim of rewarding investors and lowering the size of its outstanding share capital.
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July 31, 2024
Aussie Bank ANZ Acquires Suncorp Unit For $3.2B
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it has acquired Suncorp Bank for approximately 4.9 billion Australian dollars ($3.2 billion), two years after it signed the deal.
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July 31, 2024
Veolia To Sell Sulfuric Acid Regeneration Biz For $620M
Veolia Environnement SA said Wednesday that a U.S. subsidiary has agreed to sell its acid purification business to American Industrial Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, for $620 million, as the French infrastructure manager refocuses its business.
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July 31, 2024
HSBC Unveils $3B Buyback As Profits Remain Stable
Banking heavyweight HSBC said Wednesday that it will line shareholders' pockets with as much as $3 billion after reporting stable profits for the first half of the year in outgoing chief executive Noel Quinn's final earnings report.
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July 30, 2024
GSK To Put Up To $7.2B Into Biotech VC's Pipeline
GlaxoSmithKline said Monday it is investing up to $7.2 billion in a biotech venture capital firm's research and development pipeline, focusing on treatments for respiratory and immune problems.
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July 30, 2024
Eversheds-Led Greggs Lands £100M Pension Deal With Aviva
Aviva PLC has insured the retirement savings plans of more than 600 members of British bakery and café chain Greggs PLC in a buy-in transaction of £100 million ($128.4 million), with the deal guided by Eversheds Sutherland.
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July 30, 2024
Regulator Highlights Quality Gaps Among Top Auditors
The Financial Reporting Council said Tuesday that there is a widening gap between BDO LLP and Forvis Mazars LLP and the better performance of the Big Four accounting firms for high-quality audits of major U.K. companies.
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July 30, 2024
StanChart Launches Record $1.5B Share Buyback Program
Standard Chartered PLC unveiled plans on Tuesday to reward investors with its biggest-ever share buyback program worth $1.5 billion as it reported a 20% surge in profits to nearly $4 billion.
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July 30, 2024
BHP, Lundin Jointly Buy Copper Miner Filo For $3B
Australian mining group BHP and Canadian counterpart Lundin said Tuesday that they have agreed to jointly acquire copper miner Filo Corp. for approximately CA$4.1 billion ($3 billion) in a deal guided by at least five law firms.
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July 30, 2024
Forestry Investor Completes £167M Sale To Averon SPAC
Foresight Sustainable Forestry Co. PLC said on Tuesday that the investment company has finalized a £167 million ($214.8 million) takeover by Averon Park Ltd.
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July 30, 2024
Hipgnosis Shares Canceled Amid $1.6B Blackstone Deal OK
Music rights heavyweight Hipgnosis said Tuesday that its shares have been canceled from trading in London after a court in Guernsey waved through the $1.6 billion takeover of the entire company by private equity giant Blackstone.
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July 30, 2024
UK Crypto Biz To Raise £6.5M Via Private Share Placing
Argo Blockchain PLC said on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell shares worth approximately £6.5 million ($8.4 million) to an institutional investor, which the cryptocurrency miner will use to finance general working capital and pay back debt.
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July 29, 2024
Legal Tech Biz Litera Acquires Data Management Co. FileTrail
Legal technology giant Litera announced on Monday the acquisition of FileTrail, which offers information governance and records management services to law firms and companies.
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July 29, 2024
Morgan Lewis Grows German Presence With 3 New Partners
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that it has hired three new partners to further strengthen its German offerings.
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July 29, 2024
Wolters Kluwer Acquires Accountancy Portfolio For €325M
Dutch information services company Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting said Monday that it has agreed to acquire the accountancy portfolio of Belgian fintech company Isabel Group, which includes five accounting software, for €325 million ($352 million) in cash.
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July 29, 2024
Zurich Invests $60M In Cyber Insurance Provider For SMEs
Swiss insurance giant Zurich has invested $60 million in Cowbell, a provider of cyberinsurance for small businesses, the digital risk company said, amid growing industry concerns over cyberthreats.
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July 29, 2024
Tesco Continues Buyback Scheme With £400M Tranche
Tesco PLC said Monday it will roll out a £400 million ($514 million) share repurchase program, the second part of the supermarket giant's buyback of up to £1 billion that is aimed at cutting down its outstanding share capital.
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July 29, 2024
Workspace To Sell Residential Development For £13M
Flexible workspace provider Workspace Group PLC said Monday that it has agreed to sell a residential redevelopment site in the southeastern English town of Woking for £13 million ($16.7 million).
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July 29, 2024
BMS To Acquire Rival UK Insurance Broker From PE Biz
Independent insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group said Monday that it is set to purchase David Roberts & Partners Insurance Brokers Ltd. from Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP.
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July 29, 2024
LED Biz Dialight To Sell Traffic Unit To US Rival For $6M
LED lighting specialist Dialight said Monday that it has agreed to sell its traffic signal subsidiary to U.S. rival Leotek for $5.8 million to reduce debt and streamline its business.