Investment companies Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC and Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC said Tuesday that activist shareholder Saba Capital Management LP has shut down their proposed merger.
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White & Case-Led Activist Blocks Investment Trusts Merger

By Tom Fish

Investment companies Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC and Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC said Tuesday that activist shareholder Saba Capital Management LP has shut down their proposed merger.

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Eesti Energia Unit To Sell Finnish Wind Farm For €83M

By Dawood Fakhir

International energy company Eesti Energia said Tuesday that its subsidiary Enefit Green has agreed to sell its only wind farm in Finland to TD Asset Management and Rabbalshede Kraft for approximately €83 million ($96 million).

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Hogan Lovells Steers Royal London In £55M Annuity Purchase

By Joel Poultney

Insurer Royal London said Tuesday that it has covered £55 million ($73 million) of pension liabilities for a shipping insurance company, in a deal guided by Hogan Lovells and Wedlake Bell.

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DEALS

Santander Scores $472M For 3.5% Stake In Polish Unit

By Al Barbarino

Banco Santander SA announced Tuesday it sold 3.5% of equity in its Polish subsidiary, Santander Bank Polska, through an accelerated placement that raised roughly PLN 1.72 billion, or about $472 million.

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Gallagher Buys UK Pensions Admin Co. First Actuarial

By Joel Poultney

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said Tuesday it has bought pensions company First Actuarial, as the U.S. company seeks to expand its services in the U.K.

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Brief

Helvetia, Baloise Cleared To Form 2nd-Largest Swiss Insurer

By Dawood Fakhir

Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise have said that they have won the final approval for their planned merger, confirming that the deal to create the second-largest insurance group in Switzerland will close on Dec. 5.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

Brief

Hill Dickinson-Led Energy Investor Seals £5.3M Fundraising

By Tom Fish

Energy investor Ethtry PLC said Tuesday that it has raised £5.3 million ($7 million), which it will use to adopt cryptocurrency ethereum as part of its financial reserves.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why EU's FDI Screening Proposals Require Careful Balance

The European Commission’s proposals to harmonize EU foreign direct investment screening regimes at the member state level require a trilogue between the commission, Parliament and council, which means political tensions need to be resolved in order to reach agreement on the five key reforms, say lawyers at Arnold & Porter.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Dentons

Hill Dickinson

Hogan Lovells

Lenz & Staehelin

Stephenson Harwood

Wedlake Bell

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Apax Partners

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

AssuredPartners Inc.

Baillie Gifford & Co.

Banco Santander SA

Citigroup Inc.

Eesti Energia AS

Erste Group Bank

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

S&P Global Inc.

SIX Swiss Exchange

Saba Capital Management LP

Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Council of the EU

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

Federal Trade Commission