Fasken Martineau-Led Miner Gets £842M Offer From Jiangxi

By Dawood Fakhir

Ecuador-focused mining company SolGold said on Friday that it is "minded to" accept a revised offer from China's biggest copper producer, Jiangxi, which values it at approximately £842 million ($1.1 billion).

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Ashurst-Led Dutch Fintech To Buy Rival For €1B

By Tom Fish

Dutch financial technology company Mollie BV has agreed to acquire GoCardless, a U.K. bank payments provider, for €1.1 billion ($1.28 billion) to create a pan-European platform for more than 350,000 merchants.

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UK Energy Biz Harbour To Buy Rival's Subsidiaries For $170M

By Dawood Fakhir

British oil and gas company Harbour Energy PLC said Friday that it has agreed to acquire the rival Waldorf group, which is currently in administration, for $170 million, increasing its interests in at least two North Sea fields.

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FCA Clarifies Guidelines For Non-Financial Misconduct

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority released widely anticipated final guidance on its rules for non-financial misconduct such as bullying, harassment and violence on Friday, including on how far the measures will apply to private life and social media.

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Latham Guides Possible £87M Bid For Mapping Software Co.

By Tom Fish

U.K. mapping software business 1Spatial said Friday it is open to a possible £87.1 million ($116.5 million) cash offer from VertiGIS Ltd, a portfolio company of U.S. technology investor Battery Ventures.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Shell hit with a climate change claim from 100 survivors of a typhoon in the Philippines, London Stock Exchange-listed Oxford Nanopore bring legal action against its co-founder, and the editors of Pink News sue the BBC for defamation following its investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the news site.

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