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July 10, 2026
Safestay said Friday that European real estate investment firm Infill Capital Partners is weighing a £40.9 million ($54.8 million) takeover offer for the tourist hostels owner that will take the company private.
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July 10, 2026
The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 10, 2026
LondonMetric Property and Schroder REIT said Friday they have improved Schroder REIT's share component of their proposed all-share takeover of Picton by 1.45%, even though the revised terms decreased the British REIT's value to approximately £397 million ($533 million).
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July 10, 2026
Apollo Global Management has agreed to pay €3 billion ($3.4 billion) for a minority stake in Bayer's long-acting reversible contraceptive business, according to a joint announcement Friday.
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July 10, 2026
Xavier Niel's investment vehicle said Friday it has agreed to buy a stake of about 16.2% in Vodafone for around £4.4 billion ($5.9 billion) from an Emirati telecommunications group, making the French billionaire the telecoms giant's largest shareholder.
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July 10, 2026
An education company has settled a £4.6 million ($6.2 million) dispute with its former chief executive at a London court, dropping allegations that she caused the business to violate government contracts by failing to reinvest profits.
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July 10, 2026
EasyJet PLC said Friday that it has agreed to support a takeover offer of approximately £5.7 billion ($7.6 billion) from asset management giant Apollo and no longer intends to recommend Castlelake's £5.2 billion bid announced on Monday.
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July 10, 2026
Finnish lender S-Bank PLC has agreed to acquire a domestic competitor, Oma Savings Bank PLC, in a recommended all-cash takeover valued at €571.4 million ($653.4 million), a move intended to create a stronger financial player.
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July 09, 2026
GlobalData PLC said Thursday it intends to repurchase up to £30 million ($40.2 million) in shares from this week, a move expected to downsize the data specialist's share capital.
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July 09, 2026
Outsourcing giant Capita warned Thursday that problems administering the U.K. Civil Service Pension Scheme will cut its 2026 profit by up to £40 million ($54 million) and delay its return to surplus cash generation.
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July 09, 2026
Workplace pension scheme Nest plans to invest up to £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in growing private companies via a dedicated venture capital portfolio managed by Schroders Capital, to boost long-term returns and increase backing for British startups.
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July 09, 2026
German engine manufacturer Deutz said Thursday that it will buy military vehicle producer FFG for €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), as Europe focuses on arming its defense sector amid global tensions.
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July 09, 2026
Finance software firm TruFin disclosed on Thursday the imminent launch of its plan to return £80 million ($107 million) to shareholders, starting with a £56.8 million stock repurchase program.
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July 09, 2026
Economic uncertainty and a shortage of willing sellers have driven merger and acquisition activity in the U.K. insurance distribution sector to its weakest first-half level in nearly a decade, according to a consultancy.
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July 09, 2026
Real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. has ramped up pressure on the board of Segro PLC to engage in talks for a £12.6 billion ($16.9 billion) takeover, telling shareholders in the British company that the deal would give them access to a superior data center platform.
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July 08, 2026
France's top administrative court will ask the European Court of Justice to determine whether the country's taxes on share buybacks violate rules preventing indirect taxation of capital, according to a decision.
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July 15, 2026
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has boosted its transactional capabilities with the hire of a private equity lawyer from Mishcon de Reya LLP.
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July 08, 2026
A former M&A solicitor at Goodwin Procter was charged with insider dealing Wednesday over allegations that he traded a British maternity wear company's stock while working on a deal to take the business private.
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July 08, 2026
Alternative Income REIT urged shareholders on Wednesday not to respond to an increased takeover offer of £57.5 million ($76.9 million) from rival Glenstone, saying it offers only "a negligible premium" to the company's pre-offer share price.
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July 08, 2026
Insurance giant Aviva said Wednesday it has successfully completed its £350 million ($468 million) stock repurchase plan, which is expected to lower the company's share capital.
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July 08, 2026
Real estate developer Urbas has admitted to defaulting on loan agreements but argued that a €189 million ($215 million) claim brought by a Luxembourg credit provider for repayment must be recalculated because PwC allegedly undervalued the shares appropriated by the lender as collateral.
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July 08, 2026
Retail properties developer Hammerson said Wednesday that it sold several non-core assets, including some in Dublin, Ireland, for £69 million ($92 million) to buyers including the Irish state transport infrastructure agency.
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July 08, 2026
Jet2 PLC launched the first £125 million ($167 million) phase of a share buyback program worth up to £250 million on Wednesday as the airline and package holiday company reported record passenger numbers and revenue.
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July 08, 2026
The U.K.'s initial public offering market showed tentative signs of a rebound in the first half of 2026, despite relatively subdued recent activity, the consultancy arm of Ernst & Young said in research published Wednesday.
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July 08, 2026
Italian lender UniCredit said Wednesday that it holds 49.65% of the voting rights in Commerzbank AG of Germany despite resistance from the German state about the approach.