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March 18, 2019
US Frees Banks To Transfer UK Swaps To EU In Hard Brexit
Five U.S. agencies have set out measures to allow banks to transfer so-called legacy swaps from the U.K. to a subsidiary based in Europe or America without triggering tougher margin requirements if Britain crashes out of the bloc without a deal.
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March 18, 2019
Willkie, Skadden Steer FIS’ $43B Worldpay Buy
Fidelity National Information Services, led by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, on Monday inked a $43 billion deal, including debt, for Worldpay, guided by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, marking the latest payments services tie-up as the space consolidates.
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March 15, 2019
Citibank Says Wrong Number Call Recipients Can't Form Class
Citibank has urged a California federal judge to reject a bid to certify a putative class action accusing the bank of placing debt collection calls to wrong numbers, arguing that determining who actually received the calls would require a painstaking review of individualized account records.
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March 15, 2019
11 Firms Hope To Greet Spring With IPOs Exceeding $1.5B
Eleven firms are set to steer five initial public offerings that could exceed $1.5 billion during the week of March 18, featuring a private equity-backed software firm, iconic jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. and blank check companies hunting for acquisitions as a busy spring dawns.
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March 15, 2019
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The last week has seen a commercial fraud claim filed against the founders of now-defunct sports marketing giant MP & Silva, Kuwait's social security agency sue several Swiss banks and its former head, and AXA lodge an action against the company behind Admiral Insurance. Here, Law360 looks at those and other new claims in the U.K.
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