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Transactions UK
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April 11, 2024
Kirkland, Jones Day Build $787.5M Sale Of Steris' Dental Unit
Medical device company Steris, advised by Jones Day, on Thursday announced plans to sell its dental segment to Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised middle market private equity shop Peak Rock Capital for $787.5 million.
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April 11, 2024
Squire Patton Advises Broadstone Buy Of Credit Risk Co.
Broadstone said on Thursday it had acquired credit risk company Vestigo Partners Ltd., in a deal steered by Squire Patton Boggs and Harrison Clark Rickerbys.
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April 11, 2024
Dough-Maker Loses Fight Against Order To Reverse Merger
Dough maker Cérélia on Thursday lost its fight to avoid being forced to sell its Jus-Rol brand, with a London appeals court upholding a decision that the sale is necessary to protect retailers and shoppers from paying higher prices.
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April 11, 2024
Domino's Pizza Completes €92M Deal For Irish Franchisee
Domino's Pizza Group PLC said Thursday it has completed the purchase of an 85% holding in Shorecal Ltd., a Domino's franchise business in Ireland, after the country's antitrust regulator gave the €91.9 million ($115 million) transaction the go-ahead.
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April 11, 2024
SocGen To Sell Equipment Finance Unit To Rival For €1.1B
French banking giant Societe Generale SA said Thursday that it has agreed to sell its professional equipment financing business to rival BPCE for €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) to streamline the business and bolster its equity capital.
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April 11, 2024
Squire Patton Steers £130M Mitsubishi Pension Deal
Insurer Just Group said Thursday it has signed off on a £130 million ($163 million) buy-in transaction for a scheme sponsored by Mitsubishi Chemical UK Ltd. in a deal guided by Squire Patton Boggs LLP.
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April 11, 2024
A&O Steers Storage Giant In £378M Bid For UK Rival
Self-storage company Shurgard said on Thursday that it has made a bid to buy Lok'nStore, a rival operator, for £378 million ($475) in an all-cash offer aimed at accelerating its growth across the country.
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April 10, 2024
No Merit To Autonomy Whistleblower Claims, Auditor Says
A Deloitte partner testifying in a California criminal trial over claims that former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch and finance director Stephen Chamberlain duped HP into buying the British tech company for $11.7 billion said Wednesday that auditors concluded that whistleblower allegations by a finance department executive were meritless.
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April 10, 2024
Italian Airline Chairman Sued For €50M Over Joint Venture
The chairman of Aeroitalia SRL has allegedly blocked aviation magnate German Efromovich from controlling the startup Italian airline by refusing to hand over his majority stake in the project, according to a new London claim seeking €50 million ($54 million).
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April 17, 2024
McDermott Adds PE Pro From Sidley
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has hired a private equity specialist from Sidley Austin LLP as a partner as the firm continues to grow its transactions practice in London.
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April 10, 2024
Insurer Aviva Expands Bulk Purchase Pilot For Small Pensions
Insurance giant Aviva said Wednesday it has launched a streamlined bulk purchase annuity service to support smaller pension schemes with assets of less than £100 million ($126 million) to de-risk their plans.
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April 10, 2024
UK Biotech Co. Seeks To Raise £29M, Delist Shares From AIM
U.K. biotechnology group e-Therapeutics PLC said on Wednesday that it has agreed to raise £28.9 million ($36.7 million) and leave the London Stock Exchange's junior Alternative Investments Market, citing a lack of support from institutional investors in the country.
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April 10, 2024
Mining Biz Board Advises Accepting £39M Goldway Offer
Coal miner MC Mining Ltd. said Wednesday that its board has advised shareholders to accept Goldway Capital Investment Ltd.'s buyout bid of 16 Australian cents ($0.10) per share.
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April 10, 2024
EY Law Helps Alisa Bank Merge With Fintech In €10.4M Deal
Finnish digital lender Alisa Bank PLC said it plans to merge with PURO Finance Ltd. in a deal that values the invoice financing company at €10.4 million ($11.3 million).
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April 09, 2024
'You're Going To Lose These People,' Judge Tells Lynch Atty
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Tuesday chided a Steptoe partner representing former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch in his criminal fraud jury trial, saying that his hourslong questioning of a Deloitte partner shouldn't go on much longer, or "you're going to lose these people."
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April 09, 2024
Tech M&A Reigns Supreme In Q1 After Rare Hiccup In Q4
The technology sector logged the greatest total value of global mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2024, following a rare quarter that saw the industry fall out of the top spot and into third place, data from Dealogic shows.
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April 09, 2024
UK's Aviva Completes £453M Acquisition Of AIG's UK Biz
U.K.-based insurance giant Aviva Life Ltd. said on Tuesday it had completed the purchase of an American International Group Inc. subsidiary for £453 million ($575 million), in a deal guided by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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April 09, 2024
Memery Crystal, Jost Energy Guide Gas Explorer's LSE Float
Helix Exploration PLC began trading its shares on the junior market of the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of £12.2 million ($15.5 million) on Tuesday, a move guided by Memery Crystal and Jost Energy Law.
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April 09, 2024
Paul Hastings-Led STG Makes £147M Offer For Software Co.
Gresham Technologies PLC said on Tuesday it has agreed to an offer from U.S. private equity firm STG Partners LLC to buy the software business for £146.7 million ($185.6 million).
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April 09, 2024
HSBC To Take $1B Hit From Sale Of Argentina Unit
HSBC said Tuesday that it will book a $1 billion loss on the sale of its business in Argentina to local lender Grupo Financiero Galicia, as the London-based bank continues to shift its focus to Asia.
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April 16, 2024
Charles Russell Speechlys Hires Banking And Finance Lawyer
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has appointed Philip Withey, a lawyer from Womble Bond, as partner in its banking and finance practice in a move the firm believes will boost its business.
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April 08, 2024
Czech Firm Says Its Vista Deal Offers Benefits Over Rival Bid
Czechoslovak Group A.S. on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to its planned $1.9 billion acquisition of Vista Outdoor's sporting products business, which is also being pursued by rival bidder MNC Capital, noting that it has fully committed financing and has already received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission.
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April 15, 2024
Kirkland Hires Leveraged Finance Pro From Allen & Overy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has recruited a debt finance specialist from Allen & Overy LLP as it continues to rebuild in the United Kingdom after undergoing a string of departures to rival U.S. law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in late 2023.
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April 08, 2024
Gowling, Osborne Clarke Steer £60M Tech Co. Pension Deal
Insurer Just Group said Monday it has completed a £60 million ($75.7 million) buy-in of a pension scheme sponsored by technology companies Epson (UK) Ltd. and Epson Europe BV, in a deal guided by Gowling WLG and Osborne Clarke.
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April 08, 2024
Green Transition Biz Debuts With £14.5M Market Cap
European Green Transition PLC began trading its shares on the junior market of the London Stock Exchange on Monday, saying it has a market capitalization of about £14.5 million ($18.3 million).