Insurance heavyweight AIG, led by Wachtell and Debevoise, said Thursday that it will buy a minority stake in Weil-guided underwriter and insurer Convex Group Ltd. for $2.1 billion.
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Wachtell, Debevoise Help AIG Buy $2.1B Stake In Insurer

By Najiyya Budaly

Insurance heavyweight AIG, led by Wachtell and Debevoise, said Thursday that it will buy a minority stake in Weil-guided underwriter and insurer Convex Group Ltd. for $2.1 billion.

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Shawbrook Group Prices IPO At £1.92B Valuation

By Tom Fish

Shawbrook Group PLC on Thursday set its initial public offering price at 370 pence ($4.90) per share, implying a market capitalization of approximately £1.92 billion, as the U.K. lender began trading on the London Stock Exchange.

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Freshfields-Led Cicor To Pay £287M For TT Electronics

By Tom Fish

Swiss electronics maker Cicor Technologies Ltd. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire British engineering group TT Electronics PLC in a £287 million ($378.2 million) cash-and-share transaction to expand its specialist manufacturing presence in a "fragmented" sector.

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LITIGATION

VietJet Fights Contempt Claim Over Aircraft Dispute

By Sophia Dourou

A Vietnamese budget airline told an appeals court Thursday that the subsidiary of an international private investment company cannot pursue it for contempt of court, because it never breached the terms of an injunction protecting the company's aircraft.

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DEALS

Vodafone To Buy German Cloud Tech Biz Skaylink For €175M

By Dawood Fakhir

British telecom giant Vodafone said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire cloud technology company Skaylink GmbH from funds managed by Dutch private equity firm Waterland and others for €175 million ($202.4 million) in a deal guided by Hengeler Müller.

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Drax To Acquire 3 UK Battery Projects For £157M

By Dawood Fakhir

British energy company Drax said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire three projects of battery energy storage systems in Scotland and England from their developer Apatura Ltd. for £157.2 million ($207 million).

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Irish State-Owned Lender PTSB Puts Itself Up For Sale

By Najiyya Budaly

Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC, a lender which is majority owned by Ireland, said Thursday that it has put itself up for sale as the state looks to exit its financial crisis-era holdings in the banking sector.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

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Shell Kicks Off $3.5B Buyback Amid Higher Earnings

By Irene Madongo

Shell PLC launched a share repurchase program on Thursday worth up to $3.5 billion as the oil and gas giant unveiled improved earnings.

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