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June 12, 2024
Makeup Biz To Buy Norwegian Logistics Co. For Up To $23M
Aqua Bio said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Jetcarrier AS, a logistics and customs clearance specialist, for up to 241 million Norwegian kroner ($22.6 million), as the skincare ingredient supplier looks to bolster its supply chain management.
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June 12, 2024
Property Investor Special Opportunities Scraps IPO Plans
Special Opportunities REIT said on Wednesday its planned listing on the London Stock Exchange's standard segment has failed after the U.K. property investor was unable to raise the minimum £250 million ($321 million) needed to proceed with the float.
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June 12, 2024
Winemaker's £46M Buy Of Spirits Group Wins Court Backing
English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber's £46.1 million ($58.8 million) acquisition of The Lakes Distillery, a liquor maker, has won court approval, the companies said on Wednesday.
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June 12, 2024
French Tech Co. Atos To Sell Energy Consultancy For €270M
Atos has said it is selling its energy advisory business to engineering consultancy Alten in a €270 million ($290 million) deal as the French technology company aims to lower its €4.8 billion pile of debt.
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June 11, 2024
Serco Denies Directors Knew Of Fraud In Securities Trial
Serco Group PLC denied investors are entitled to compensation over a fraud that caused the outsourcing giant's share price to nosedive, arguing on the second day of a London trial Tuesday that none of its directors had known about the alleged wrongdoing.
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June 11, 2024
Swiss Firm Closes 5th PE Program With Over $15B In Tow
Switzerland-based private equity firm Partners Group on Tuesday announced that it clinched its fifth direct private equity program after surpassing its $15 billion target, which will be used to invest across the technology, health and life, goods and products, and services verticals.
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June 11, 2024
Widow Who Signed Docs 'Without Reading' Still Owes $64M
A London appellate court has ruled that a former Hong Kong resident can't escape a personal guarantee to pay 500 million Hong Kong dollars ($64 million) to cover bonds issued by her husband's company, in part because she entered the contract for business purposes.
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June 18, 2024
Fieldfisher Hires Linklaters RE Pro To Open Brussels Practice
Fieldfisher LLP has hired a real estate specialist from Linklaters LLP to launch a new practice in Belgium as it ramps up its services to clients in transactional matters and litigation.
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June 11, 2024
Graphene Biz Directa Plus Eyes Raising Up To £6.9M
Directa Plus said Tuesday it plans to raise up to £6.9 million ($8.8 million) by selling shares to investors as it looks to strengthen its operations ahead of an expected boom in demand for graphene.
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June 11, 2024
Shakespeare Martineau Adds Finance Pro From Blake Morgan
Shakespeare Martineau LLP has hired a finance and banking specialist as a partner at the firm's new offices on the south coast of England, where he will work with new and existing clients across a range of sectors.
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June 11, 2024
Tanzanian-Focused Explorer Raises £8M For Helium Project
Helium One Global Ltd. said Tuesday it has raised gross proceeds of £8 million ($10.2 million) through issuing 1.6 billion shares to investors, funds the helium explorer plans to use on its development work in Tanzania, east Africa.
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June 11, 2024
Renew Buys Electric Infrastructure Co. For Up To £26M
Renew Holdings PLC said Tuesday it has bought Excalon Holdings Ltd., an infrastructure contractor, for £22 million ($28 million) upfront, as the U.K. engineering services company eyes entry into the country's growing electricity transmission and distribution market.
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June 11, 2024
MLL-Led Tech Toolmaker To Buy Testing Co. For Up To $27M
Oxford Instruments said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy FemtoTools, a Zurich-based manufacturer of instruments to probe the properties of micro-structures, for 17 million Swiss francs ($19 million) upfront.
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June 11, 2024
Raspberry Pi Debuts In London After Raising £166M
Technology company Raspberry Pi debuted to institutional investors on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday after raising £166 million ($211 million) in a rare endorsement of the U.K. capital markets' fitness for technology companies.
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June 11, 2024
French Tech Group Atos Accepts Investor's Rescue Plan
French IT consultancy Atos said Tuesday that it plans to go ahead with a rescue plan led by anchor investor Onepoint to restructure its €4.8 billion ($5.1 billion) debt burden.
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June 10, 2024
Arnold & Porter Advises Cognizant On $1.3B Belcan Buy
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is guiding Cognizant on a newly inked agreement to buy Kirkland & Ellis LLP-repped Belcan for about $1.3 billion, Cognizant said in a statement Monday.
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June 10, 2024
BDO Denies Failing To Help In £18.5M Insurance Broker Sale
Accounting firm BDO LLP has rejected an insurance broker's claims that it is not entitled to payment for merger and acquisition advice because it failed to propose or introduce the buyer that eventually purchased the broker for £18.5 million ($23.6 million).
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June 10, 2024
Serco Accused Of Playing Around With Books As Trial Opens
Institutional investors told a London court Monday that Serco had "played around" with its financial reporting to keeping the government from clocking fraud in its contract for electronic tagging services as a landmark securities trial kicked off.
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June 17, 2024
Hogan Lovells Adds Insurance Pro From Slaughter And May
Hogan Lovells has bolstered its London corporate insurance practice by tapping a former senior counsel from Slaughter and May as a partner.
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June 10, 2024
Recruiter Staffline Announces £2.5M Share Buyback
Staffline Group PLC on Monday launched a share repurchase program of up to £2.5 million ($3.2 million), a move expected to lower the recruitment and training company's outstanding share capital.
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June 10, 2024
Amazon Sold Facial Tech To Russia, Ex-Employee Alleges
A former Amazon worker has alleged that the technology giant sold facial recognition software to a Russian company in violation of U.K. sanctions.
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June 10, 2024
DWF Guides Brown & Brown Buy Of NI Broker Rollins
Insurance giant Brown & Brown Europe Ltd. said Monday it has bought Oscar Rollins & Co. Ltd., a broker based in Northern Ireland, in a deal steered by its in-house legal team and DWF Law.
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June 10, 2024
Ad Agency Brave Bison Abandons Bid For UK Rival
Advertising agency Brave Bison said Monday it has now ended its interest in potentially buying The Mission Group PLC, claiming its peer refused to enter into constructive negotiations and provide important commercial data.
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June 10, 2024
Partway Group To End Trading On London's Junior Market
Partway Group PLC said Monday that it will end the trading of its shares on London's growth market after the shell company failed to find a target business to acquire.
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June 10, 2024
Paul Weiss Guides Noble Corp. In $1.6B Deal To Buy Rival
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp. PLC said Monday that it will buy Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. in a cash and stock deal that values the rival operator at $1.6 billion.
Expert Analysis
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Guidance Notes Offer Insight On UK National Security Regime
The U.K. government recently published long-awaited market guidance notes that add a greater level of transparency regarding the national security and investment regime, providing welcome guidance to businesses and their legal advisers on submitting transaction notifications, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Ruling On EU Commission Merger Reviews Signifies U-Turn
In validating the European Commission's new policy of using Merger Regulation Article 22 to review cases that do not qualify under the merger control rules of the requesting member state, the General Court has demonstrated that the EU is prepared to move the goal posts on well-established commission policy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Where New UK And EU Vertical Agreements Rules Diverge
The lack of alignment between new EU and U.K. rules on vertical agreements is likely to present challenges to multinational businesses, and it would be prudent for legal advisers and companies to bear in mind the most stringent obligations of both, says Robert Bell at Armstrong Teasdale.
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A Look Ahead At What The German M&A Market Holds In Store
Despite signs of a possible recession, there is still significant M&A activity in the German market, with long-term strategic planning, private equity investors, multiparty involvement and even the state all playing an important role, says Michael Ulmer at Cleary.
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Tips For Handling Audio Data In E-Discovery Post-Pandemic
The rise of remote meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted the volume and importance of audio data in e-discovery — so organizations in highly regulated industries must collect and process that data, and establish complex strategies to manage their audio records, says Jack Bullen at FTI Consulting.
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Agreement Among Litigants Key To Using E-Discovery Tech
Parties are increasingly using e-discovery technologies to control costs, but as a New York federal court order in Actos Antitrust Litigation shows, a well-drafted, negotiated protocol allows them to address potential objections prior to use and helps protect against later claims of incomplete production, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.
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4 Ways M&A Deals Are Changing
There are signs that the market may be cooling, but recent trends in M&A transactions reflect more than just market strength and indicate that there has been a more general change in deal approach, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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Opinion
Law School Admissions Shouldn't Hinge On Test Scores
The American Bar Association recently granted law schools some latitude on which tests it can consider in admissions decisions, but its continued emphasis on test scores harms student diversity and is an obstacle to holistic admissions strategies, says Aaron Taylor at AccessLex.
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How Market Challenges Are Affecting Deal-Making Trends
As private equity investors adjust to a new period of volatility and uncertainty in the marketplace, various trends in deal making are emerging in order to bridge valuation gaps and address financing concerns, say Alvaro Membrillera and Anna Pollak at Paul Weiss.
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What Digital Asset Decisions Mean For Future Disputes
Following a number of recent landmark decisions in the English courts, the law continues to develop in the sphere of digital assets, and several themes are emerging that will benefit both individuals and organizations, say Chris Recker at Duane Morris and Celso De Azevedo at The 36 Group.
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A Look At UK's 1st Report On Security Regime For Deals
The U.K. government’s recent report on the National Security and Investment Act, covering its first three months since it came into force in January, suggests that the regime may not be leading to a surge in benign notifications and that the government is responding quickly, which is good news for businesses, say attorneys at Cooley.
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What EU Changes To Dual Distribution Mean For Franchises
Following the European Commission’s adoption of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and accompanying vertical guidelines regarding dual distribution, which took effect this month, franchisors should examine their flow of information to and from franchisees to determine whether it must be restricted, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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How ESG Matters Are Influencing M&A Due Diligence Trends
With a proliferation of environmental, social and governance-related regulatory developments and a desire to comply with best practice, ESG matters have become an increasingly important area of focus for both clients and advisers in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.
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Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers
Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.