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July 15, 2024
Cosmetics Packager Texen To Buy Rival In €140M Deal
French luxury beauty packager Texen SAS plans to merge with Quadpack Industries SA in a take-private deal that values the Spanish rival at €140 million ($153 million), the companies said on Monday.
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July 15, 2024
AstraZeneca Completes $1B Amolyt Pharma Takeover
AstraZeneca said Monday that it has successfully completed the approximately $1.05 billion acquisition of clinical stage biotechnology company Amolyt Pharma, which was guided by Freshfields, Jones Day and Cooley LLP, weeks after completing another $2.4 billion acquisition.
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July 15, 2024
WH Ireland Completes £5M Sale Of Capital Markets Division
Wealth manager WH Ireland Group PLC said on Monday that it has finalized the £5 million ($6.5 million) sale of its capital markets division to financial services company Zeus Capital Ltd.
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July 12, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen the owner of the Lambretta scooter brand Innocenti SA embroiled in a trademark dispute with a property developer, a clash between two art dealers over a collection of tapestries, Telecom Italia pursue a debt claim against a competing telecommunications company, and performing arts trade union Equity hit a casting directory for charging unfair subscription fees on actors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 19, 2024
HSF Hires Eversheds Partner Pair For Paris Office
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has recruited two high-ranking lawyers from Eversheds Sutherland in France to boost its capabilities advising clients on intellectual property, information technology and data privacy.
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July 12, 2024
Sirius Real Estate Raises £153M In Equity For Expansion Plan
Business parks owner Sirius Real Estate has raised approximately £152.5 million ($198 million) in fresh equity from existing and new investors in a two-step operation to fund its acquisition strategy.
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July 12, 2024
Asset Manager Impax Completes Financial Adviser Buyout
Impax said on Friday that it has now completed the purchase of the assets of fixed-income manager Absalon Corp. Credit, as the private equity firm which focuses on renewable energy looks to expand its business beyond the U.S.
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July 12, 2024
FCA Cuts Record-Keeping For Banks Advising Listed Firms
The Financial Conduct Authority has cut record-keeping requirements for banks advising client companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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July 12, 2024
MoFo-Guided SoftBank Buys UK Chipmaker Graphcore
SoftBank Group Corp. has acquired Graphcore, a British semiconductor chipmaker, as it eyes expansion into the artificial intelligence sector, the two companies said on Friday.
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July 12, 2024
Superdry To Remove Shares From London's Main Market
Struggling retailer Superdry PLC said on Friday that its shares will be pulled from the London Stock Exchange's main market on Monday to allow it to focus on a restructuring plan.
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July 11, 2024
London Revamps Listing Rules To Hone Competitive Edge
The move by the financial watchdog to rewrite U.K. Listing Rules better equips the London Stock Exchange to attract and retain high-growth companies, experts tell Law360. And they downplay fears the new rules could weaken consumer protection.
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July 11, 2024
Swedish Warehouse Biz Buys Norwegian Rival In $311M Deal
Swedish industrial real estate company Logistea said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Norwegian rival KMC Properties in a deal worth approximately 3.26 billion Swedish kroner ($311 million) guided by European law firms Thommessen, Vinge, Cederquist and Wiersholm.
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July 11, 2024
US PE Firm To Bid €1M For French Industrial Machinery Biz
French engineering company Gaussin SA said Thursday that a consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Coral Reef Capital has offered €1 million ($1.08 million) to buy its subsidiary Metalliance, a troubled industrial machinery manufacturer.
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July 11, 2024
Hotelier PPHE Kick-Starts £4M Share Buyback Scheme
PPHE Hotel Group Ltd. said on Thursday it has begun a share repurchase program of up to £4 million ($5.2 million), advised by Norton Rose Fulbright.
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July 11, 2024
Gowling Builds £35M Pension Deal For Civil Engineers
A trade body for engineers has handed £35 million ($45 million) of its pensions liabilities to insurer Aviva PLC, advisers have said, in a buy-in transaction designed to cut risk that was guided by Gowling WLG.
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July 11, 2024
White & Case Guides Turkish Biz's $310M Port Co. Buyout
U.K. cruise port operator Global Ports Holding PLC said on Thursday that it has agreed to be bought out by a subsidiary of its majority shareholder Global Yatirim Holding AS, a Turkish conglomerate, for $310 million.
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July 11, 2024
FCA Overhauls Share Listing Rules To Boost LSE
The Financial Conduct Authority unveiled a "significant" revamp of its share listings regime on Thursday, a move to help the London Stock Exchange provide corporate financing and stay competitive with other global financial centers.
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July 10, 2024
Kirkland Guides Canada Pension Plan on €550M Tech Stake
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board said Wednesday that it has invested €550 million ($595 million) for a stake in European technology company Team Blue in a deal steered by Linklaters, Macfarlanes and Kirkland & Ellis.
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July 10, 2024
Diversified Energy Buys Texas Assets For $106M
Oil and gas producer Diversified Energy said Wednesday that it has acquired natural gas assets in eastern Texas from Crescent Pass Energy in a $106 million deal to increase its footprint in the central U.S.
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July 17, 2024
Travers Smith Hires Infrastructure Finance Pro From WFW
Travers Smith LLP announced Wednesday that it has recruited a specialist in infrastructure finance from Watson Farley & Williams LLP, boosting the firm's partnership ranks after it suffered a recent wave of exits.
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July 10, 2024
Gibson Dunn, Polsinelli Steer $450M Purchase Of Tech Firm
Investment company Sure Ventures PLC said Wednesday Infinite Reality, an immersive virtual experiences firm, has agreed to buy its subsidiary's portfolio firm Landvault for $450 million (£350.6 million), a deal advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Polsinelli PC.
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July 10, 2024
Aviva Completes £249M Deal, Returns To Lloyd's
Aviva PLC said on Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition for £249 million ($319 million) of insurance group Probitas, including its Lloyd's of London platform, which marks its return into the specialist market after more than two decades.
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July 10, 2024
Hellenic Bank To Buy French Insurer's Greek Biz For €182M
Hellenic Bank of Cyprus said Wednesday that it will buy the Cypriot and Greek insurance operations of French insurer CNP Assurances for €182 million ($197 million) to strengthen its insurance services.
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July 10, 2024
PE Biz TowerBrook Bids £253M For Payments Platform Co.
Private equity shop TowerBrook Capital Partners LP has made an improved cash offer of £253 million ($325 million) for Equals Group PLC, the British financial technology company said Wednesday after it put itself up for sale.
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July 10, 2024
Shein Investors Could Have Recourse If ESG Abuses Exposed
Expectations that the Shein fast-fashion group will float on the London Stock Exchange have raised questions over what recourse investors have to recoup losses in the English courts if a future emergence of human rights abuses in a company's supply chain triggers a drop in its share price.
Expert Analysis
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Foreign Direct Investment Considerations For Buyers, Sellers
The rapidly developing legal and regulatory foreign direct investment landscape means the challenge for deal makers is in navigating the continuously changing rules and understanding the manner in which regulators interpret them, says Kurt Ma at BCLP.
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Widely Forecast UK Recession Is Likely To Reshape M&As
Despite the economic downturn in the U.K., transactions will continue to get done in 2023, albeit with more complex terms and a greater focus on undertaking vigorous due diligence on customer relationships and contracts, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Czech Z-Trade Ruling Shows Benefit Of Compliance Program
With its recent Z-Trade fine reduction decision, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has for the first time put into practice its compliance program consideration policy, providing a further incentive for companies to implement such programs and underlining the office's intention to pay attention to them, say Vojtech Chloupek and Martin Taimr at Bird & Bird.
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Lessons That May Be Learned From The Demise Of Made.com
With Made.com going into administration, companies that may face similar challenges should take on board that the earlier adequate preemptive planning is considered, the more financial and legal options there will be to avoid last minute firefighting and to focus instead on strengthening the business, says Eleni Michaela at Faegre Drinker.
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Link Ruling Shows FCA's Wide Change-In-Control Powers
The Financial Conduct Authority's recent decision regarding the proposed acquisition of Link Fund Solutions is a reminder that the regulator has significant powers to attach conditions to its approvals and the advent of the Financial Services and Markets Bill could lead to the widening of those powers, say Charlotte Hill and Daniel Hirschfield at Taylor Wessing.
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Takeaways For Transaction Parties After UK Acquisition Block
The U.K. government recently used its retrospective powers under the National Security and Investment Act for the first time to block Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab, highlighting the considerations that parties have to evaluate when contemplating transactions in high-risk areas, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.
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Understanding The EU's New Foreign Subsidies Regulation
The European Parliament’s newly adopted Foreign Subsidies Regulation extends already wide-ranging European Union state aid powers and adds new layers of deal conditionality, so companies will need to carefully consider how the regulation may affect their EU-bound activities, say Peter Camesasca and Sophie Bertin at Covington.
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A Look At The Increase In Employee Ownership Trusts
The rise in employee ownership trusts has brought certain challenges, but with tax advantages and a proven positive impact on individuals, businesses and regional economies, employee buyouts are set to become more popular and could outstrip mainstream deal activity, says Lisa Hayward at Birketts.
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EU Basel III Bank Reforms May Weaken Securities Market
Recent proposals from the Council of the European Union's review of Basel III bank capital regulatory reforms did not adopt substantive changes urged by the market for the securitization framework, and may have a dampening effect on the competitiveness of European securitizations, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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5 Factors Driving Longer Prenotifications In EU Mergers
Attorneys at Linklaters discuss reasons, including transaction complexity and a higher standard of proof, why the duration of the prenotification process in European Commission merger control cases has generally increased over the last 10 years, say attorneys at Linklaters.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
Queens College President Frank Wu reflects on how Yale Kamisar’s teaching and guidance at the University of Michigan Law School emphasized a capacity to engage with alternative worldviews and the importance of the ability to argue for both sides of a debate.
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New Clarity On Directors' Creditor Duty In Insolvency Context
The recent case of BTI 2014 v. Sequana, the first to consider the creditor duty at U.K. Supreme Court level, provides directors and insolvency practitioners with significant guidance on how close to insolvency the company needs to be for the creditor duty to be engaged, say attorneys at Shearman.
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German Draft Bill Reflects Trend Toward New Antitrust Tools
A recently proposed amendment to the German Act against Restraints on Competition continues the trend in Europe to equip authorities with greater powers, shifting from a more traditional approach to a more extensive market protection tool, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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How COVID, Supply Chain Woes Are Fueling Air Cargo M&A
The pandemic has triggered a shift in the air cargo market, with supply chain issues and demand for expedited service attracting new investment — and M&A interest will likely continue, even as inflation and other factors damp enthusiasm, say Solange Leandro and Alison Weal at Watson Farley.
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What To Expect From A Simplified EU Merger Control System
The European Commission’s draft amendments to the EU merger control system, expected to be formally adopted shortly, reduce its administrative burden and expand the scope of the simplified procedure to additional categories of transactions, providing a welcome development for companies and their advisers, say Axel Gutermuth and Lukas Šimas at Arnold & Porter.