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October 20, 2025
HSF Kramer Advises Petra Diamonds On £19M Share Issue
Petra Diamonds Ltd. has urged shareholders to back a revised financing plan and a proposed share sale to raise almost £19 million ($25 million), as the company deals with outstanding liabilities and industry challenges.
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October 20, 2025
L'Oréal To Buy Kering's Beauty Division In €4B Deal
French cosmetics giant L'Oréal will buy the beauty division of luxury goods business Kering including perfumer House of Creed, in a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) deal, the companies have said, as Kering seeks to slash its debt and focus on its core fashion brands.
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October 17, 2025
Prosus Nears 100% Just Eat Stake, Eyes November Delisting
Dutch investment group Prosus said Friday that it has managed to increase its ownership of Just Eat to 98.19% by the Thursday deadline of a post-closing period for its €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) take-private offer.
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October 17, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Johnson & Johnson hit with a £1 billion ($1.34 billion) claim for allegedly selling contaminated baby powder, Carter-Ruck bring a claim against the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and Hewlett Packard file a probate claim against the estate of Mike Lynch.
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October 20, 2025
CORRECTED: Football Club Owner Liable To Iconic Investors For $97M Stake
A London court ruled on Friday that the owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs was in breach of a deal to buy back an investment vehicle's stake in his company for $97 million.
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October 17, 2025
BBVA To Launch €1B Buyback After Bid For Rival Fails
Spanish lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will commence a share buyback scheme after learning that its protracted €19.5 billion ($22.8 billion) public takeover offer for domestic rival Banco Sabadell had failed.
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October 17, 2025
White & Case-Led Engineer To Sell Unit To Molex For £1.3B
Industrial engineering business Smiths Group has said that it has agreed to sell its electronic components business Smiths Interconnect to its rival Molex Electronic Technologies for £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in a transaction guided by White & Case and Jones Day.
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October 17, 2025
Chancellor Launches Service To Support Overseas Investors
HM Treasury said Friday that it has launched a free "concierge" service in partnership with finance regulators to remove barriers for global firms investing in U.K. financial services.
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October 17, 2025
Oakley Capital Buys Majority Stake In Padel Racket Maker
European private equity business Oakley Capital has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Spanish padel racket-maker Nox through one of its funds.
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October 17, 2025
Freshfields-Led Vienna Insurer To Buy German Rival For €1.4B
Vienna Insurance Group has agreed to acquire all the shares of its German rival Nürnberger Beteiligungs AG for €1.38 billion ($1.61 billion) in a move to strengthen its position in Central Europe.
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October 16, 2025
Oakley Capital Investments To Gain £16M From AtHome Sale
Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. said Thursday that it will gain approximately £16 million ($21.5 million) from the sale of atHome Group by fund managers Oakley Capital Ltd. and Mayfair Equity Partners.
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October 16, 2025
Waldorf Production's $225M Debt Plan Heads To UK Top Court
The U.K.'s top court has granted Scottish oil and gas company Waldorf Production UK PLC permission to challenge the rejection of its restructuring plan for its $225 million of debt on an "expedited" basis.
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October 16, 2025
Keysight Completes £1.2B Purchase Of Telecoms Biz Spirent
U.S. technology company Keysight Technologies Inc. said it has finalized its acquisition of U.K. telecoms tester Spirent Communications PLC for £1.16 billion ($1.56 billion).
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October 16, 2025
Squire-Led ID Tech Firm Buys Aussie Rival For $10M
Identification technology business GB Group said Thursday that it has acquired Australian address-validation and data company DataTools for $16 million Australian dollars ($10 million) to strengthen its presence in the region.
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October 16, 2025
Finnish Bank Nordea Rewards Investors With €250M Buyback
Finnish financial services company Nordea Bank Abp said Thursday that it will launch a share buyback program worth up to €250 million ($292 million) to reward investors and improve its market value.
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October 23, 2025
White & Case Hires 2 Tax Pros From Paul Hastings In London
White & Case has boosted its global tax practice by hiring two new partners from Paul Hastings in London.
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October 16, 2025
IG Group Sells US Futures Platform For $100M
IG Group Holdings PLC said Thursday it has sold its U.S.-based futures marketplace Small Exchange Inc. to Payward Inc., the parent of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, for $100 million.
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October 16, 2025
UK Open To Behavioral Remedies During Merger Reviews
The antitrust authority said Thursday that it is weighing a more flexible approach to remedies during merger reviews that would require it to regulate the behavior of the companies involved as it backs the government's growth agenda.
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October 15, 2025
Risk Management Business Raises £9.2M In Equity
Risk management company KRM22 PLC said Wednesday that it has raised approximately £9.2 million ($12.3 million) to primarily pay off a £5.7 million debt taken from its largest shareholder.
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October 15, 2025
Novo Nordisk Licenses Omeros' Rare Disease Drug For $2.1B
Denmark's Novo Nordisk SA said Wednesday that it will license an antibody from U.S. biopharma Omeros Corp. for up to $2.1 billion in order to expand its portfolio of therapies for rare diseases.
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October 15, 2025
BPE Advises Healthcare Tests Provider On £2.4M Sale Of Unit
MyHealthChecked said Tuesday it has agreed to the conditional disposal of its trading subsidiary Concepta Diagnostics Ltd. to Boots UK Ltd. for approximately £2.4 million ($3.2 million).
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October 15, 2025
Investment Biz To Force Takeover Of Legal Services Co.
Dbay Advisors said Wednesday that it will officially force the remaining shareholders of credit hire and legal services business Anexo to sell their shares after the deadline of its takeover offer worth approximately £71 million ($95 million) ended Tuesday.
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October 15, 2025
Jones Day-Led Macquarie Raises Stake In London City Airport
Macquarie Group Ltd. said Wednesday it has increased its stake in London City Airport from 25% to 75%, as the Australian financial firm increases its presence in the growing aviation sector.
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October 15, 2025
Minerals Explorer Richmond Hill Debuts On Aim, Raises £1.5M
Minerals exploration company Richmond Hill Resources began to trade on the junior Alternative Investment Market in London on Wednesday after it raised almost £1.5 million ($2 million).
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October 15, 2025
Advent's $1.3B Bid For Chipmaker Wins Shareholder Backing
U.S. private equity entity Advent said Wednesday that it has persuaded 67.55% of shareholders in Swiss chipmaker U-blox Holding AG to sell their stakes, signaling the success of its 1.03 billion Swiss franc ($1.3 billion) takeover offer.
Expert Analysis
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How ESG Matters Are Influencing M&A Due Diligence Trends
With a proliferation of environmental, social and governance-related regulatory developments and a desire to comply with best practice, ESG matters have become an increasingly important area of focus for both clients and advisers in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.
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Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers
Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.