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April 02, 2025
UniCredit To Bid On BPM As Credit Agricole Ups Stake
Italian bank UniCredit said Wednesday that it plans to launch a formal takeover for domestic rival Banco BPM, as French lender Credit Agricole announced that it has won regulatory backing to increase its stake in the target to as high as 19.9%.
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April 02, 2025
Greencore To Buy Freshfields-Led Meals Maker For £1.2B
Sandwich maker Greencore said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Bakkavor, a British producer of ready-to-eat meals, for approximately £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) in a deal guided by Freshfields LLP.
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April 09, 2025
DLA Piper Hires Insurance Heavyweight From Keystone
DLA Piper has hired a corporate insurance veteran as a partner in London, as the firm continues to strengthen its European team.
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April 02, 2025
Deutsche Bank Units Fined €25M In 'Greenwashing' Case
Two subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG have been fined a total of €25 million ($27 million) for failing to fulfill environmental, social and governance promises in promotional materials for investment products, the Frankfurt Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.
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April 08, 2025
Jones Day Hires Energy Pro From Addleshaw Goddard
Jones Day has recruited an energy specialist from Addleshaw Goddard LLP to add to its strengths representing major clients in development projects and transactions across the globe.
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April 01, 2025
European Ingredients Biz To Return €580M To Shareholders
European nutrition and perfume ingredients business Dsm-Firmenich AG on Tuesday launched a €580 million ($626 million) share repurchase program, the initial step of a wider €1 billion stock repurchase plan it recently announced.
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April 01, 2025
Science Group Ups Stake In Ricardo To Over 17%
International science and technology consultancy Science Group said Tuesday that it has again increased its stake in rival Ricardo PLC, bringing its stake to more than 17%, by acquiring another 295,000 of its shares.
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April 01, 2025
Reform Pensions To Tackle Retirement Risks, Think Tank Says
Pension reforms are necessary to ensure that savers can successfully navigate the "risks and complexities" of managing their retirement savings in later life, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned Tuesday.
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April 01, 2025
Lobbying Giant PPHC Buys US Comms Adviser For $33M
Public Policy Holding Company Inc. said Tuesday it has completed its $33 million acquisition of TrailRunner International, a communications consultancy, as the Washington-based government relations and public affairs adviser continues to expand.
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April 01, 2025
Spire Healthcare Buys Occupational Health Biz For £3.3M
British medical services company Spire Healthcare said Tuesday that it has acquired Acorn Occupational Health Ltd. for an initial consideration of £3.3 million ($4.2 million), expanding its national footprint.
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April 01, 2025
Norton Rose-Led Zurich To Buy Stake In £150M M&A Insurer
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Icen Risk Ltd., the U.K. insurer that specializes in mergers and acquisitions said Tuesday, a move which will support the Swiss giant's expansion across Europe and the U.S.
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March 31, 2025
Green Investor FGEN To Extend Buyback To £30M
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd. said on Monday it will boost its current £20 million ($26 million) share repurchase program to £30 million, which is expected to further lower the investment company's outstanding share capital.
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March 31, 2025
Trump, Starmer Discuss Averting US Tariffs On UK Goods
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed a possible deal between the U.S. and the U.K. to avoid U.S. tariffs from being imposed on goods such as cars and metals, the British government confirmed.
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March 31, 2025
Lloyds Bank Covers £5.1B Pension Liabilities With Rothesay
The trustee of two Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes said Monday it has penned two insurance policies totaling £5.1 billion ($6.6 billion) with Rothesay Life PLC to cover the cost of unexpected increases in the life expectancy of their members.
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March 31, 2025
Keller Launches £25M Share Buyback After Strong 2024
Keller Group PLC began a program on Monday to return up to £25 million ($32 million) to investors, the first phase of the company's multiyear share repurchase scheme that it recently unveiled after a strong performance in 2024.
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March 31, 2025
Aston Martin Sells F1 Stake, Chairman Boosts Investment
Aston Martin said Monday that it is selling its stake in its Formula One team for approximately £74 million ($96 million) and will receive another £52.5 million from the company's executive chairman, who is increasing his stake in the British luxury car manufacturer.
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March 31, 2025
DIY Giant Wickes Begins £10M Tranche Of Buyback Program
Wickes Group PLC said Monday it has launched the first half of a share buyback scheme worth a total of £20 million ($26 million), as the U.K. home improvement retailer looks to reduce its share capital.
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March 31, 2025
EQT Joins $5.5B Bid For Swedish Software Co. Fortnox
Swedish private equity firm EQT said Monday that it has joined forces with the chair of Fortnox AB to make a takeover offer for the Swedish accounting software company, valuing it at 54.9 billion Swedish kronor ($5.5 billion).
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March 31, 2025
Apollo Biz's £1B Offer For Auto-Parts Maker Nears Completion
Auto-parts maker and supplier TI Fluid Systems said Monday that the necessary procedures behind its takeover for more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) by a Canadian rival, ABC Technologies Inc., goes ahead are "almost complete."
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March 28, 2025
Woodside Sells Oil, Gas Assets In Trinidad, Tobago For $206M
Australian energy company Woodside on Friday unveiled plans to sell its Greater Angostura assets in Trinidad and Tobago to British independent hydrocarbon producer Perenco for $206 million.
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March 28, 2025
VistaJet Escapes VC Fund's Claim Over Investment Deal
A private jet company owner escaped allegations from a Guernsey venture capital fund that he secretly set up companies to leverage the resources of a business it had invested in, when a London court ruled Friday that the claim came too late.
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March 28, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen sparkling winemaker Nyetimber hit a rival distillery with an intellectual property claim, Newcastle United's former owner Mike Ashley target the club's ex-vice president for damages tied to a fraudulent investment, and a real estate agency file a legal claim against law firm Winston & Strawn LLP. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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March 28, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Latham, Ashurst
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Dollar Tree sells its Family Dollar business to private equity firms, eye care company Alcon buys medical technology company Lensar and Ithaca Energy PLC buys the U.K. subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.
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April 04, 2025
Baker McKenzie Boosts M&A Team With Ex-McDermott Pro
Baker McKenzie has boosted its London team with the appointment of a senior corporate lawyer from McDermott Will & Emery LLP who specializes in transactions in the life sciences and technology sectors.
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March 28, 2025
UK's CMA Floats Revised Fixes For Atlantic Air Travel Deal
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority took an important step Friday toward updating antitrust fixes for a partnership covering trans-Atlantic air routes among American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Finnair, putting the revised commitments out for public comment.