Advisers often had to get creative when they helped sponsors to find ways to complete deals during the M&A doldrums and geopolitical storms in 2025.
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UK M&A Advisers Use Creative Solutions Amid 2025 Turmoil

By Najiyya Budaly

Advisers often had to get creative when they helped sponsors to find ways to complete deals during the M&A doldrums and geopolitical storms in 2025.

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Clifford Chance Helps Harman Buy Driver Tech Biz For €1.5B

By Najiyya Budaly

U.S. automotive and audio giant Harman International said Tuesday that it will buy the in-car technologies business of ZF Group AG of Germany in a deal worth €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) to improve its vehicle intelligence products.

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Edinburgh Worldwide Tells Investors To Reject Saba Bid

By Tom Fish

British investment company Edinburgh Worldwide urged its shareholders on Tuesday to vote against a renewed takeover effort by U.S. hedge fund Saba Capital Management, saying the activist investor's proposals threaten the trust's strategy and its stakeholders' long-term interests. 

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M&A

Milbank-Led Metlen Energy Sells Chilean Portfolio For $865M

By Dawood Fakhir

Metlen Energy & Metals said Tuesday that it has sold the majority of its energy business in Chile to power company Glenfarne for $865 million in a deal guided by Milbank LLP, Larrain y Asociados Ltda., Paul Hastings LLP, White & Case LLP and Claro & Cia.

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Ørsted Sells 55% In Taiwan Wind Project To Cathay For $788M

By Najiyya Budaly

Ørsted AS said Tuesday that it has sold a 55% stake in its Taiwanese wind project to life insurer Cathay for 5 billion Danish kroner ($788 million) as the Danish renewables company looks to shore up the business after setbacks in the U.S.

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Finnish Health Co. Terveystalo To Buy Dental Biz For €88M

By Najiyya Budaly

Finland's Terveystalo said Tuesday that it will buy domestic dental group Hohde Oy for €88 million ($104 million) to improve its range of oral health services.

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PRIVATE EQUITY

Brief

Oakley Capital To Plough £13M Into Athena Racing

By Dawood Fakhir

Oakley Capital Investments Ltd., or OCI, said Tuesday that it has agreed to invest up to £13 million ($17.5 million) in yacht racing team Athena Racing.

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LITIGATION

Travel Co. Sues Software Biz Over $14.5M Option Deal

By William Janes

A Turkish travel-booking company has hit travel software giant Sabre International with a claim in a London court, accusing Sabre of refusing to honor a promise to buy its shares in a joint venture for over $14.5 million.

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Dubai Bank, Developer Deny £260M Deal Sabotage Allegations

By Ronan Barnard

A property developer and a Dubai bank have hit back at a claim from a real estate business that alleges they undermined a £260 million ($351.2 million) refinancing deal, saying that there was no chance of the transaction going ahead.

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PEOPLE

Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Kirkland Pair For London Office

By Ashish Sareen

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP said Tuesday that it has hired two new partners from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in London, boosting the firm's private equity and tax capabilities as it continues to expand in the City.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst LLP

Baker McKenzie

Blackstone Chambers

CMS Cameron McKenna

Clifford Chance

Dentons

Freshfields

Gleiss Lutz

Kirkland & Ellis

Macfarlanes LLP

Milbank LLP

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

One Essex Court

Orrick Herrington

Paul Hastings

Schwartz White

Slaughter and May

Stephenson Harwood

Sullivan & Cromwell

Taylor Wessing

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Astris Finance LLC

Aviva SA

Baillie Gifford & Co.

Banco Sabadell SA

Bang & Olufsen A/S

BlackRock Inc.

Blackstone Inc.

Cinven Ltd.

Dealogic LLC

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Investments Ltd.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Mediobanca

NVIDIA Corp.

Oakley Capital Ltd.

Saba Capital Management LP

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Spectris PLC

Tower Investments LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Central Bank

Financial Conduct Authority

UK High Court

UK Takeover Panel