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June 17, 2026
The former director of a media company told Britain's top court Wednesday that he should not be forced to buy out a minority shareholder after he obstructed the sale of the business, claiming he believed delaying a sale was in its best interests.
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June 17, 2026
Wealth manager Rathbones said Wednesday it has launched a share buyback worth up to £20 million ($26.8 million) after the completion in February of its first-ever £50 million stock repurchase program.
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June 17, 2026
Finnish measurements company Vaisala said Wednesday that it will buy U.S. AI weather forecaster Atmo in a deal worth up to $130 million as it seeks to expand its technology-based meteorology technology services.
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June 16, 2026
Fitch Ratings secretly adjusted its credit rating models in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis to generate artificially high credit ratings for complex debt investments, motivated by a desire to grow its revenues, an investment firm said in its latest claim against a major rating agency.
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June 16, 2026
German ingredients giant Döhler Group and flavor and fragrance maker Treatt said Tuesday that they have secured regulatory approval in two countries for a takeover deal worth approximately £183 million ($247 million), bringing the transaction closer to completion.
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June 16, 2026
IG Design Group PLC said it intends to repurchase up to about 9.8 million shares under a buyback program it began Tuesday, which is expected to lower the gift and party accessory maker's share capital.
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June 16, 2026
Commercial property company Alternative Income REIT PLC urged its shareholders Tuesday not to take any action in response to a takeover offer of approximately £56.4 million ($75.6 million) by its largest shareholder Glenstone REIT PLC.
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June 16, 2026
LondonMetric Property PLC and a unit managed by asset manager Schroders said Tuesday they are continuing discussions over an all-share acquisition of Picton Property Income Ltd., a U.K. real estate investment trust.
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June 16, 2026
Germany said Tuesday that it formally rejects "the aggressive approach" taken by Italy's UniCredit SpA as it pushes to increase its stake in domestic lender Commerzbank AG.
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June 16, 2026
The antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has approved the acquisition by Associated British Foods of bread maker Hovis, concluding that the deal will not harm competition because of the pressures facing the U.K. industry and the struggling state of the buyer's operations.
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June 15, 2026
Italian lender UniCredit SpA on Monday rejected statements by Commerzbank AG raising doubts about the response of its shareholders to UniCredit's merger proposal, saying it has contacted Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin, over what it called a "relentless dissemination of inaccurate and misleading information" by its German takeover target.
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June 15, 2026
Aerospace engine maker Doncasters Group on Monday outlined plans to raise around $700 million in its initial public offering led by White & Case LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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June 15, 2026
Britain's audit watchdog has said it wants new financial reporting experts to join its working group designed to shape accounting standards in the U.K. and Ireland.
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June 15, 2026
Yellow Cake said Monday it has begun a program to repurchase up to $10 million of shares amid concern about the uranium investor's share price.
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June 15, 2026
Finnish retail and wholesale group Kesko said Monday it has agreed to acquire the Nordic technical trade operations of Dahl from Saint-Gobain, the French building materials giant, in a transaction worth up to €1.52 billion ($1.8 billion).
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June 15, 2026
Shell PLC is suspending its recently launched $3 billion share buyback program until mid-July, when shareholders of ARC are scheduled to vote on the U.K. giant's proposed $13.6 billion acquisition of the Canadian energy company.
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June 12, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, SpaceX prices a $75 billion initial public offering at its designated price range, Apollo Global Management leads a capital commitment for a Broadcom initiative to build artificial intelligence infrastructure for companies including Anthropic, and pharma giant GSK acquires cancer therapy specialist Nuvalent.
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June 19, 2026
Morgan Lewis has hired a former co-chair of Goodwin Procter LLP's office in London to lead its European private equity practice.
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June 12, 2026
The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 12, 2026
Latham & Watkins LLP said on Friday that it acted as lead adviser to British banks underwriting SpaceX's $75 billion initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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June 12, 2026
Ageas UK said it has struck up a partnership with insurtech Wrisk and joined its panel of motor insurance providers, a move it believes will help its clients get the most suitable cover for their needs.
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June 12, 2026
A U.K. drinks business has accused an American beverage brand creator of obtaining a $1.1 million U.S. court judgment by fraud in a dispute over the British company's purchase of a wine brand.
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June 12, 2026
Irish dairy co-operative Tirlán said Friday that it has raised approximately €257.6 million ($298 million) by selling a part of its investment in nutrition company Glanbia PLC in a deal that decreased its holding by 5%.
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June 12, 2026
Gambling giant Flutter said Friday it plans to quit the London Stock Exchange after it reviewed the level of trading activity of its shares, the cost of listing on the platform, and regulatory and administrative obligations.
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June 12, 2026
Nordic asset manager Storebrand said Friday that it has agreed to acquire Knif Trygghet, a Norwegian non-life insurer, for 560 million Norwegian krone ($58.7 million) in an all-share transaction from rival Knif AS.