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June 19, 2025
Clear Group Expands UK Reach With Insurance Broker Buy
Insurance broker Clear Group said Thursday that it has acquired CR Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in the southeast of England, as the group strengthens its footprint in the region.
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June 19, 2025
Science Group Sells Ricardo Stake Amid 拢281M WSP Takeover
Science Group said Thursday that it has sold its entire stake in automotive parts supplier Ricardo after the international science and technology consultancy agreed a 拢281 million ($378 million) takeover by Canadian engineering consultant WSP on June 11.
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June 19, 2025
Dentons-Led Oryx Consortium Pulls Kenmare Takeover Bid
A consortium led by asset manager Oryx said Thursday it has ended its proposed acquisition of Kenmare Resources PLC, after it failed to agree an increased price for the Irish titanium miner.
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June 19, 2025
Finance Advisory Biz Openwork Buys Partner Firm
The Openwork Partnership, a U.K. financial advice network, said Thursday it has completed a transaction to acquire partner firm Milecross Financial Solutions Ltd. as part of its expansion plan.
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June 19, 2025
Henderson, Fidelity European To Merge To Create 拢2.1B Trust
Henderson European Trust, advised by Stephenson Harwood LLP, and Fidelity European Trust said Thursday that they plan to merge in order to create a combined London-listed entity with 拢2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) of net assets.
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June 19, 2025
EU Clears 拢1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Bid For Property Biz Assura
The European Commission has approved the planned 拢1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) acquisition of healthcare property business Assura PLC, co-bidder KKR said on Thursday.
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June 19, 2025
Miner Weir Expands In N. America With 拢111M Townley Deal
Global miner Weir Group PLC has agreed to acquire Townley, a聽minerals processing products maker, for an enterprise value of 拢111 million ($149 million), as it moves to "enhance" its presence in North America.
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June 18, 2025
Howden Expands In Latin America With Chilean Broker Buy
International insurance broker The Howden Group has acquired Chile-based聽rival Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Ltd. to strengthen its existing position in the South American market.
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June 18, 2025
Covington Advises Draig Therapeutics On $140M Financing
Welsh biotechnology company Draig Therapeutics Ltd. said Wednesday that it has raised $140 million in its first financing round to help develop drug candidates for severe depression.
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June 18, 2025
UK Law Firm Mergers Plunge 25% As PE Deals Lure Partners
The number of law firm mergers in the U.K. fell by 25% in 2024, as senior partners hold out for potentially more lucrative private equity offers, research published Wednesday has shown.
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June 18, 2025
PE Firm's 拢570M Buy Of Tech Biz Clears US Antitrust Check
U.S. private equity firm TA Associates said Wednesday that the U.S. antitrust authorities have not objected to its approximately 拢570 million ($756 million) cash acquisition of British tech businesses FD Technologies PLC.
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June 18, 2025
CPP Sells Turkish Unit For 拢4.6M To Focus On Tech Platform
CPP Group, an insurance products business, said Wednesday that a German company has agreed to buy its Turkish firm for 拢4.6 million ($6.2 million) cash, as it looks to focus on Blink, its insurance technology website.
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June 18, 2025
Palm Oil Producer Starts Share Buyback Under 拢12M Program
M. P. Evans Group PLC began a share buyback program on Wednesday worth up to 拢2 million ($2.7 million) as part of a 拢12 million plan to repurchase stock, amid concerns that the palm oil producer's assets are undervalued.
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June 17, 2025
Bunge Gets Last-Needed Approvals For $18B Viterra Deal
Grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd. announced that it has cleared the last antitrust regulatory hurdle to close its $18 billion acquisition of global grain trader Viterra Ltd.
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June 17, 2025
DOJ Clears $1.8B Safran-RTX Aerospace Deal With Divestiture
French aerospace company Safran will have to divest its North American actuation business to move forward with its $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace's flight control unit from RTX, U.S. and British antitrust regulators announced Tuesday.
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June 17, 2025
Ireland Completes AIB Exit With 鈧305M Final Share Sale
Ireland said Tuesday that it has sold its remaining 2.06% stake in Allied Irish Banks for 鈧305.3 million ($352 million), completing the bank's return to private ownership.
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June 17, 2025
Dentons-Led Bermuda Investment Firm Hansa To Buy Rival
Bermuda investor Hansa said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire local rival Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd. in an all-stock deal to create an investment company with total net assets of more than 拢900 million ($1.2 billion).
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June 17, 2025
CMS Guides 'Landmark' 拢55M Pension Superfund Deal
Britain's only defined benefit superfund said Tuesday that it has taken on 拢55 million ($75 million) in assets from a plan sponsored by a Christian missionary society, in a deal steered by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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June 17, 2025
Aviva Gets Green Light For 拢3.7B Direct Line Acquisition
Aviva said Tuesday that it has passed all the regulatory hurdles for its 拢3.7 billion ($5 billion) cash and stock acquisition of rival insurer Direct Line, bringing it one step closer to creating a motor and home insurance giant in Britain.
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June 17, 2025
Autodoc To Raise Up To 鈧464M In Frankfurt IPO
German online car parts store Autodoc SE said Tuesday that it plans to raise up to 鈧463.6 million ($535.8 million) in its planned flotation in Frankfurt.
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June 17, 2025
Birketts Steers BP Marsh Investment In Underwriting Agency
B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC said Tuesday it has acquired a 27% interest in underwriter Cameron Specialty, as the聽private equity investor adds to its portfolio of insurance intermediaries.
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June 17, 2025
Anexo Investors Get More Time To Weigh Buying Out Stake
Anexo Group PLC said on Tuesday that its largest shareholders will have a further two weeks to say whether they plan to buy out the rest of the specialist motor accident credit hire and legal services business.
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June 16, 2025
Ex-Metro Bank Execs Win Bid To Cut Fines Over Listing Error
An appellate tribunal on Monday reduced financial penalties for two former Metro Bank executives, confirming the bank breached listing rules when it published misleading financial statements in 2018 but finding the executives were honest with the tribunal about the 拢900 million ($1.2 billion) reporting scandal.
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June 16, 2025
Covington-Led Eaton Nabs Ultra PCS In $1.55B Deal
Covington & Burling LLP-advised power management company Eaton on Monday unveiled plans to buy Ultra PCS Ltd. from the Cobham Ultra Group, advised by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, in a $1.55 billion deal.
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June 16, 2025
Investors Can Pursue Claim Over Essity Tissue Biz Sale
A London court on Monday cleared the path for a group of investment companies to pursue their claim that Swedish health and hygiene conglomerate Essity defaulted on bond notes when it sold its controlling stake in a Chinese tissue company.
Expert Analysis
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What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.
The European Commission鈥檚 recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.
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Draft Merger Control Guidance Allows CMA To Cast Wide Net
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent draft merger control guidance, reflecting the regulator's strengthened powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act, introduces extensive change and potential procedural improvements, specifically concerning reviews of private equity firms, say lawyers at Travers Smith.
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Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime
New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on 鈥渄istortion鈥 in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.
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Review Of EU Cross-Border Merger Regs' Impact On Irish Cos.
Looking back on the year since the European Union Mobility Directive was transposed into Irish law, enabling Irish and European Economic Area limited liability companies to participate in cross-border deals, it is clear that restructuring options available to Irish companies with EU operations have significantly expanded, say lawyers at Matheson.
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A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends
The European Union, U.K. and U.S. competition agencies' recently issued joint statement on competition risks in generative artificial intelligence demonstrates increased cross-border collaboration on cartel investigations, meaning companies facing investigations in one jurisdiction should anticipate related investigations in other jurisdictions, say lawyers at Latham & Watkins.
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Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance
Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts鈥 general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.
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EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling
The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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Examining The EU's New Payments Services Package
Following recent European Parliament elections, the spotlight is turning to the highly anticipated payments services package expected in September, marking a pivotal moment in the legislative process that will reshape the payment services ecosystem in the European Union, says Krist媒na Tup谩 and Karol铆na Hlavinkov谩 at Schoenherr.
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EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector
Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.
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What M&A Uptick Will Mean For Legal Hiring
Thomson Reuters research reveals an improving macroeconomic picture of incoming interest rate cuts, and with market confidence in the new U.K. government, there is a higher corporate demand for transactional advice, leading law firms to increase their hiring in preparation for this heavier workload, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.
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Takeaways From First EU Foreign Subsidy M&A Investigation
The European Commission's recent investigation into Emirates Telecommunications' proposed acquisition of PPF Telecom is the first in-depth investigation of an M&A deal under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, demonstrating that the regulation can have real consequences in practice that companies must consider at the outset of large transactions, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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Disclosure Takeaways From Superdry Restructuring Plan
Superdry鈥檚 recently approved restructuring plan is said to be the first of its kind accompanied by a capital raise, with the High Court of England and Wales鈥 interim judgment providing helpful guidance on disclosure requirements, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
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EU Competition Report Spotlights Areas For Future Focus
The European Commission鈥檚 recent report on protecting competition highlights the importance of safeguarding innovation and preventing exploitative conduct by dominant firms, signaling that strong and focused law enforcement is to remain a priority with an even greater application of abuse-of-dominance rules, say Nicole Kar and Charlotte Mann at Paul Weiss.
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Insurance Rulings Show Court Hesitancy To Fix Policy Errors
Two recent Court of Appeal insurance decisions highlight that policyholders can only overcome policy drafting errors and claim coverage if there is a very obvious mistake, emphasizing courts' reluctance to rewrite contract terms that are capable of enforcement, says Aaron Le Marquer at Stewarts.
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Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI鈥檚 advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.