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April 10, 2026
Slovenian lender NLB Group has begun a bidding war for Addiko, an Austrian banking group, after proposing a €566 million ($663 million) takeover bid a day after a rival €449 million approach from Austria's Raiffeisen Bank.
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April 09, 2026
As SpaceX prepares what could be the largest initial public offering ever, executives reportedly told the company's bankers that it plans to allocate a record portion of shares to retail investors, drawing comparisons to the so-called meme stock frenzy of 2021.
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April 09, 2026
The U.K. tax authority released draft regulations on the country's carbon border tax regime Thursday that would broadly align it with the European Union's system for taxing carbon-intensive imports.
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April 09, 2026
Energy investor SDCL said Thursday that it has decided to wind down after its shareholders rejected a proposal to restructure the business and raise equity, despite the board's faith in the plans.
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April 09, 2026
Debt management firm Axactor said Thursday it has acquired a portfolio of unsecured, nonperforming loans from Spanish bank Sabadell with a book value of approximately €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in one of the largest such transactions in recent years.
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April 09, 2026
The owner of the London Stock Exchange said Thursday that it will begin a new share buyback program worth up to £900 million ($1.2 billion) as it continues its long-term plan to return cash to shareholders and reduce the company's share capital.
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April 09, 2026
Great British Energy, the U.K.'s publicly owned energy company, has invested £40 million ($54 million) in a power company in England to back the expansion of its green hydrogen production facility, the government said Thursday.
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April 09, 2026
Strix Group PLC said Thursday that it will return up to £10 million ($13.4 million) to investors in a tender offer expected to lower the share capital of the kettle safety controls maker.
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April 09, 2026
The U.K. subsidiary of European construction group Strabag SE has agreed to acquire Van Elle in a cash transaction that values the ground engineering specialist at £58.8 million ($78.8 million), the companies said on Thursday.
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April 08, 2026
South Africa's FirstRand plans to sell its British operations, including lender Aldermore and motor finance provider MotoNovo, after Britain's compensation scheme for missold car loans forced the bank to sharply increase its expected costs.
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April 08, 2026
Gas producer Rift Helium said Wednesday that it is planning to float on the junior investment arm of the London Stock Exchange and raise approximately £8 million ($11 million) amid a global helium shortage.
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April 08, 2026
Private equity firm Advent International LP said Wednesday that it will not make an offer for Senior PLC, after the British engineering group backed a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) bid from Blackstone and Tinicum.
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April 08, 2026
Acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures said Wednesday that it has agreed to buy British investment company Intuitive Investments Group PLC for approximately £600 million ($807 million) in a reverse takeover transaction.
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April 08, 2026
Aviva PLC said Wednesday it has completed a pension insurance deal worth £100 million ($134 million) with the Iveco Ltd. Pension Scheme, securing the retirement benefits of more than 1,350 U.K. members of the commercial vehicle maker's plan.
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April 08, 2026
TeamSystem, an Italian business software provider, said Wednesday it has snapped up two technology companies in France and Turkey in a move expected to boost its operational reach.
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April 07, 2026
Senior PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to be taken over by private equity firm Blackstone and investment company Tinicum for £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), in a deal that would pull the U.K. engineering group from the London Stock Exchange.
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April 07, 2026
IT services business Talkpool AG said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire telecom consultant Netcom Global Partners for €1.1million ($1.27 million) from its 11 owners to expand its business.
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April 07, 2026
Bureau Veritas has said that it has agreed to acquire semiconductor business Lotusworks for €375 million ($434 million) as the testing and certification company enters the chipmaking market.
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April 07, 2026
Dutch bank ING Groep NV said Tuesday that it will not sell Russian subsidiary ING Bank (Eurasia) JSC to Global Development JSC as it does not expect the Moscow-based buyer to get regulatory approvals.
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April 07, 2026
Volex PLC confirmed plans on Tuesday to move its listing from the junior AIM index in London to the main market as the cable and power products maker also launched a £40 million ($53 million) share buyback program.
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April 07, 2026
Investment group Pershing Square said Tuesday that it has offered to buy Universal Music in a cash-and-stock deal that values the music industry heavyweight at approximately €55.8 billion ($64.5 billion) as it bids to rescue the label's dwindling share price.
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April 03, 2026
Artificial intelligence-driven megadeals fueled a jump in first-quarter global mergers and acquisitions value, but lagging middle-market and private equity activity weighed on deal volume, as attorneys cautiously anticipate a broader rebound.
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April 03, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, spice maker McCormick acquires Unilever's foods business, wholesale restaurant food distributor Sysco buys Jetro Restaurant Depot, and private equity giant KKR closes a fund focused on investments in North America.
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April 02, 2026
The past week in London has seen data giant Sportrader face action from software company Altenar over alleged market abuse, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Pliego sue a man who allegedly defrauded him out of $415 million, and Warner Bros. bring a copyright claim against a YouTuber who leaked set footage of the upcoming Harry Potter series. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 02, 2026
Managing general agent Optio has agreed to acquire another London-based marine insurance MGA, marking the latest buy for the expanding business in the specialized insurance market.