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June 21, 2024
Caterer Compass Kicks Off Second $250M Share Buyback
Compass Group PLC on Friday commenced an up to $250 million share repurchase program, the second and final part of a wider $500 million buyback scheme aimed at lowering the catering giant's outstanding share capital.
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June 21, 2024
Swiss-Dutch Pharma Biz Raises €80M For Cancer Drug Work
iOnctura BV has raised €80 million ($85.5 million) in a new round of financing, which the Swiss-Dutch biopharmaceutical company will use to continue developing two anti-cancer drugs.
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June 21, 2024
Linklaters-Led Britvic Snubs Improved £3.1B Carlsberg Offer
Britvic PLC said Friday that it has rejected a sweetened £3.1 billion ($3.9 billion) takeover offer from Danish brewer Carlsberg AS, claiming the proposal undervalues the current and future prospects of the British soft drinks maker.
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June 20, 2024
Energy Co. To Sell Egypt, Italy & Croatia Portfolios For $945M
Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer Energean PLC said Thursday it has agreed to sell its assets in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to private equity fund Carlyle International Energy Partners for up to $945 million.
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June 20, 2024
Law Firm Disputes Pension Deal Capacity Concerns
Most small retirement savings plans have little trouble carrying out an insurance transaction, a law firm has found, despite fears of a capacity crunch in the pensions deals market.
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June 20, 2024
Tate & Lyle Launches £215M Share Buyback Program
Tate & Lyle PLC on Thursday rolled out a share repurchase program worth up to £215 million ($273 million) aimed at lowering the size of its outstanding share capital.
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June 20, 2024
Linklaters Guides Tate & Lyle On $1.8B CP Kelco Deal
Food producer Tate & Lyle PLC said Thursday that it will buy U.S. nature-based ingredients maker CP Kelco from industrial products producer JM Huber Corp. in a cash and share deal worth $1.8 billion, to tap into the trend toward plant-based and clean ingredients.
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June 20, 2024
A&O Shearman-Led Bridgepoint Makes £626M Offer For Rival
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd. said Thursday that a company controlled by asset fund manager Bridgepoint Advisers is weighing a £578 million ($734 million) takeover and that it would recommend that to shareholders if it makes a formal bid.
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June 20, 2024
Sainsbury's To Pay NatWest £125M To Exit Bank Unit
Sainsbury's will pay NatWest approximately £125 million ($159 million) to take on most of the personal banking assets of the U.K. retail giant, the companies said Thursday, as grocers look to exit the consumer banking market.
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June 19, 2024
Trade Body Sets Up Committee For M&A Insurance Market
A trade body for underwriters said Wednesday that it has launched a committee on specialist insurance to cover risk associated with mergers and acquisitions, amid a surge in such policies being written from London.
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June 19, 2024
GE Aerospace To Quit 3 European Stock Exchanges
General Electric Co. said Wednesday that it plans to end its listing on the London, Paris and Zurich stock exchanges following an internal review after it launched after it became a standalone company.
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June 19, 2024
Investors Sell £43M Worth Of Helios Telecoms Shares
Helios Towers PLC said Wednesday that two stakeholders, private equity firm Newlight Partners LP and investment trust RIT Capital Partners PLC, have sold a total of £43.2 million ($55 million) of stock in the telecommunications company, which operates in Africa and the Middle East.
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June 19, 2024
DLA Piper, Florent Steer €30M Capital Raise For Pipeline Biz
Investor HydrogenOne Capital Growth PLC said on Wednesday that hydrogen pipeline maker Strohm Holding BV, has raised €30 million ($32 million) in new funds, in a deal advised by DLA Piper and Dutch law firm Florent.
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June 19, 2024
Vodafone Sells 18% Stake In Indian Cell Tower Biz For $1.8B
Vodafone Group PLC said on Wednesday that it has sold an 18% stake in Indus Towers Ltd. of India for 153 billion rupees ($1.83 billion) as the U.K. telecommunications giant looks to finance its debt repayments.
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June 19, 2024
Swiss Watchdog Ends UBS-Credit Suisse Merger Controls
Switzerland's financial watchdog said Wednesday that it has cleared the takeover by UBS of stricken rival Credit Suisse AG after finding that the rescue deal would not harm competition in any domestic market.
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June 19, 2024
Fieldfisher Steers £165M Mineral Biz Pension Deal
Insurance giant Aviva said on Wednesday that it has completed a full retirement savings plan buy-in worth £165 million ($210 million) sponsored by mineral miner and processor Sibelco UK Ltd., in a deal guided by Fieldfisher LLP.
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June 19, 2024
Zurich Buys 70% Stake In Indian Insurer For $670M
Swiss insurance giant Zurich said Wednesday that it has bought a 70% stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance for $488 million, the largest foreign investment in India's general insurance market since 2021.
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June 18, 2024
Microsoft Says Starbucks Ruling Hurts FTC's Activision Case
Microsoft told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling requiring labor regulators to meet a four-factor test in order to win a preliminary injunction undercuts the Federal Trade Commission's bid to halt the company's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.
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June 18, 2024
Ex-Yukos Oil Investors Auction Russian Vodka TMs For €1.6M
The former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co. said Monday they have auctioned the Benelux rights to trademarks for 18 Russian vodka brands, including Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya, as they continue their effort to enforce $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia.
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June 18, 2024
Regulator Reminds Merging Firms To Put Clients First
The regulator for solicitors in England and Wales on Tuesday issued a new warning notice, reminding law firms that their clients' interests must be the top priority during legal industry mergers and acquisitions.
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June 18, 2024
Hargreaves Lansdown Backs £5.4B CVC, Abu Dhabi Bid
The board of Hargreaves Lansdown PLC said Tuesday that it would be willing to recommend to its shareholders a sweetened £5.4 billion ($6.9 billion) takeover offer from a consortium of private equity companies, including CVC and the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi.
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June 18, 2024
Frasers Group To Buy Back Up To £80M Worth Of Shares
Frasers Group PLC on Tuesday commenced a share repurchase program worth up to £80 million ($101 million), a move expected to lower the size of the retail giant's outstanding share capital.
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June 18, 2024
STG Partners' Bid For Gresham Wins Regulatory Approvals
Gresham Technologies PLC said Tuesday that an attempt by U.S. private equity firm STG Partners LLC to buy the U.K.-based software business for £146.7 million ($186 million) has received a boost by gaining regulatory clearances.
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June 18, 2024
Burges Salmon Leads London Flotation Of US Meditech Biz
AOTI Inc. said on Tuesday that it has raised £35.1 million ($45 million) on its debut on the London stock market, which the U.S. medical technology group will use to expand the company and pay back debt.
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June 18, 2024
US Power-Supply Toolmaker Pulls £571M Bid For Rival
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. said on Tuesday that it will not make a £571 million ($724 million) offer for XP Power Ltd. of Singapore, after its rival power supplies maker rejected its approach.