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August 04, 2025
Sellers To Pay £5M For Hiding Breaches In Education Biz Sale
The sellers of a military education business must pay more than £5.2 million ($6.9 million) in damages to the buyer after a court held Monday they had breached the terms of the deal by not disclosing violating funding regulations.
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August 04, 2025
Oakley Investor Earmarks £22M For French Software Firm
Oakley Capital Investments said Monday that private equity firm Oakley Capital Ltd. has secured an exclusive option to acquire a controlling stake in France-based customer relationship management software company Brevo together with private equity firm General Atlantic.
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August 04, 2025
UK Insurance Tech Biz Weighs Takeover Bids As Profits Surge
British insurance technology company Cuvva confirmed Monday it has appointed advisers after receiving approaches regarding a potential takeover.
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August 04, 2025
Kyiv Agritech Biz Buys 92% Stake In Spanish Meat Producer
Agriculture technology company MHP SE said Monday that it has acquired more than 92% of Grupo Uvesa, a Spanish producer of poultry and pork, as it continues to expand into Europe and the Middle East.
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August 04, 2025
Auction Platform ATG Buys Online Vintage Market For $85M
Auction Technology Group PLC said Monday that it has acquired U.S.-based online vintage shop Chairish LLC for $85 million, as the U.K. auctioneer looks to expand its selling platform and grow its stock.
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August 01, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. announce megamerger plans, Palo Alto Networks acquires identity security company CyberArk, Brookfield buys British life insurer Just Group, and Duke Energy sells its Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee local distribution business to Spire Inc.
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August 01, 2025
Ex-AllSaints Chair In Contempt Over Share Sale Fraud Claims
A London court ruled Friday that the former chairman of AllSaints was in contempt of court for breaching an order to stop claiming an interest in shares in the high street fashion chain after his fraud allegations were rejected.
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August 01, 2025
Clifford Chance Advises PE Firm Cinven On Tech Biz Buy
Private equity firm Cinven said on Friday it has agreed to acquire software supplier Smart Communications, with counsel from Clifford Chance.
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August 01, 2025
Spectris Backs Advent's Improved £4.2B Offer In Snub To KKR
High-tech instruments manufacturer Spectris said Friday that it is throwing its support behind a sweetened £4.2 billion ($5.6 billion) cash offer from U.S. private equity shop Advent, which has turned its head away from a £4.1 billion courtship from KKR.
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August 01, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen several telco giants hit with a trademark claim, a collapsed hotel company sue a property investor in an ongoing dispute over a decades-old hotel sale, and two litigation funders square off against each other.
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August 01, 2025
Allianz, BlackRock Close €3.5B Buy Of Insurer Viridium
A consortium that includes German insurer Allianz and BlackRock Inc. said Friday that it has completed the acquisition of European life insurance consolidator Viridium Group from private equity firm Cinven Group Ltd. for €3.5 billion ($4 billion).
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August 01, 2025
GoCompare Parent To Return £55M To Shareholders
British publisher Future PLC said Friday that it will return up to £55 million ($73 million) to shareholders in its fourth buyback program to reduce the number of its shares in the market.
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August 01, 2025
Fladgate-Led Beauty Adviser To Exit LSE, Move To Aquis
U.K. beauty advice company Cel AI said Friday it plans to cancel its listing on the London Stock Exchange and move to rival exchange Aquis, to facilitate growing its bitcoin reserves.
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August 01, 2025
Jones Day Steers French Software Biz On €24M Equity Raise
French medical software business Median Technologies said Friday it has raised €23.9 million ($27.6 million) through selling new shares to investors in order to fund its product lines.
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August 01, 2025
Hill Dickinson Guides Linen Supplier's Move To Main Market
Hotel linen rentals firm Johnson Service Group PLC said Friday its shares have been admitted to trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, switching from the platform's junior alternative investment market.
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August 01, 2025
Ogilvy & Wachtel-Led Investors Oppose Hedge Fund Merger
A group of investors in Third Point told fellow shareholders in the hedge fund on Friday that the proposed merger with Malibu Life Reinsurance will establish "a dangerous precedent for the U.K. stock market" of not safeguarding interests of the minority.
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August 01, 2025
FCA Hits Brokerage With £1M Fine For Deal Report Failures
The City watchdog said Friday that it has hit a global brokerage with a fine of more than £1 million ($1.3 million) for the "particularly serious" failure to submit complete and accurate transaction reports over a five-year period.
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August 01, 2025
Clifford Chance Helps AXA Buy 51% Stake In Prima For €500M
AXA SA said Friday that it will take a majority holding in Italy's Prima for €500 million ($570 million), with the option to buy out the remainder of the insurance technology company.
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July 31, 2025
White House Unveils New Tariffs On Dozens Of Countries
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a slew of new tariffs on nearly 70 countries that range from roughly 10% to 40%, unveiling the tariffs a day before his pause on worldwide "reciprocal" tariffs was set to expire Friday.
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July 31, 2025
Asset Manager Denies Breaching NDA For €118M Deals
A London-based investment manager has sued two companies of the Italian asset manager giant Azimut for millions over deals related to an investment in a machinery manufacturer, but Azimut has denied breaching the deal saying it had been released from its obligations.
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July 31, 2025
Hammerson Raises Equity To Fund £319M Bullring Purchase
Urban real estate developer Hammerson said Thursday it is selling its shares, guided by Slaughter and May, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and others, to acquire from CPP Investments the remaining 50% interest in a "super prime" retail destination in Birmingham for £319 million ($421.4 million).
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July 31, 2025
Ashurst-Led Rockhopper In $140M Falkland Oil Project Raise
U.K.-based oil and gas producer Rockhopper Exploration PLC said Thursday that investors have pledged to acquire new shares as part of a $140 million equity-raising drive to develop a new project in the Falklands.
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July 31, 2025
Lion Finance Eyes Purchase Of HSBC Unit's Malta Operation
Lion Finance Group PLC, the owner of banks in Caucasia, expressed an interest on Thursday in buying the Malta operations of an HSBC subsidiary.
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July 31, 2025
Baker McKenzie Helps JD.com Buy Ceconomy For €2.2B
Chinese e-commerce heavyweight JD.com has said it will take Ceconomy AG private in a cash deal for approximately €2.2 billion ($2.5 billion), which is being backed by the German retail group's board, anchor shareholders and founding family.
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July 31, 2025
Euronext Offers To Buy Athens Stock Exchange For €413M
Euronext NV said Thursday that it has offered to buy the Athens Stock Exchange SA for €412.8 million ($472.1 million) in an all-share transaction, as the bourse looks to expand its presence in southeast Europe.