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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.
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February 12, 2025
Homebuilder Barratt Redrow Kicks Off £50M Share Buyback
Barratt Redrow PLC launched a £50 million ($62 million) share buyback program on Wednesday, a move expected to lower the British homebuilder's outstanding share capital.
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February 12, 2025
Reading FC Owner Sues Buyer Over Unreturned Loan Security
The owner of Reading Football Club has sued a potential buyer of the League One club over a "continuing refusal" to return assets used to secure the outfit's sale, in the latest legal twist in litigation following the botched takeover deal.
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February 12, 2025
UK Clears £2.55B BlackRock Bid For Data Biz Preqin
The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Wednesday it has given the green light to asset management giant BlackRock's £2.55 billion ($3.16 billion) takeover of Preqin Ltd., a markets data provider based in London.
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February 12, 2025
Take-Private Deal For Retailer N Brown Completes
British retailer N Brown Group PLC said Wednesday that a £191 million ($238 million) deal pulling it off of London's Alternative Investment Market has completed.
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February 12, 2025
Fintech Asia To Complete £114M Takeover Deal
Fintech Asia Ltd. said Wednesday that it expects to complete the takeover of Asian financial services business ICFG Pte. for £114 million (£142 million) as part of a reverse takeover deal that stipulated Fintech Asia will be renamed ICFG Ltd. upon completion of the transaction.
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February 12, 2025
Gowling Steers £250M Pension Deal For Machinery Co.
A U.K. machinery dealership has passed £250 million ($311 million) of its pension liabilities to Standard Life, the insurer said Wednesday, in a deal advised by law firm Gowling WLG.
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February 12, 2025
Kirkland-Led Telecoms Biz To Sell Balkan Units For €1.5B
United Group BV said Wednesday it has agreed to sell two telecommunications companies in the Balkans for a combined total of €1.5 billion ($1.55 billion), as the Dutch media company refocuses on the European Union market.
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February 18, 2025
Dechert Hires PE Pro From Gibson Dunn In London
Dechert LLP has hired a longtime partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to augment its services for clients in private equity transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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February 11, 2025
Fieldfisher, Ogier Guide Lithium Explorer On £2.4M Fundraise
CleanTech Lithium PLC, an explorer and developer focused on lithium projects, said Tuesday it has conditionally raised £2.4 million ($3 million) through selling shares to investors, advised by Fieldfisher LLP and Ogier.
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February 11, 2025
PE Unit Defeats Investor In Fight Over Software Co. Stakes
Wealthy investor Barry Maloney attempted to force a subsidiary of Intermediate Capital Group out of their joint investment in an Irish technology unicorn, in breach of his obligations to the U.S. private equity giant, a London court ruled on Tuesday.
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February 11, 2025
Metals Firm To Partly Shed Biz Stake In £9M Deal
Power Metal Resources PLC said Tuesday it aims to partially dispose of its stake in a metals exploration business under a cash transaction worth about £9.2 million ($11.4 million).
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February 11, 2025
Danish Estate Makes $130M Take-Private Offer For FirstFarms
Constantinsborg AS, which owns a Danish farming estate, has made a $130 million offer for FirstFarms AS, the agriculture and food production business said on Tuesday, which will take it off of the Danish stock exchange.
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February 11, 2025
Tech Biz Crimson Tide To Merge With Checkit In £6.5M Deal
Workflow optimization company Checkit PLC plans to merge with Crimson Tide PLC, a service management software company, the companies said on Tuesday after four years of talks about combining in a move to grow the business in the U.S.
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February 11, 2025
Novartis To Buy US Pharma Biz Anthos For Up To $3.1B
Novartis AG said Tuesday that it plans to buy Anthos Therapeutics Inc. for up to $3.1 billion, allowing the Swiss pharmaceutical heavyweight to return a drug that originated at the company back into its portfolio of cardiovascular therapies.
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February 10, 2025
Yodel Denies Handing Investment Bank 10% Of Business
Yodel has denied in court filings that it agreed to hand an investment bank a 10% stake in the business in return for the bank waiving £2.6 million ($3.2 million) in fees the logistics company allegedly owed for investment and financing services.
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February 10, 2025
French Giant Saint-Gobain Completes $1B Dubai Acquisition
Saint-Gobain said Monday it has completed its purchase of Dubai-headquartered Fosroc, a deal it believes will bolster its presence in India and the Middle East.
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February 10, 2025
Pension Deal Adviser Isio Buys Rival Broking Specialist
Pension advisory business Isio Group Ltd. has formally confirmed its acquisition of rival insurance and risk settlement specialist K3 Advisory Ltd. for an undisclosed fee.
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February 10, 2025
Maurel & Prom Buys Colombia Gas License Stake For $150M
Maurel & Prom, an oil and gas explorer and producer, said Monday it has agreed to buy a 40% interest in a license for a gas block off Colombia's Caribbean coast for $150 million.