The relaxation of AIM's listing rules by the London Stock Exchange has attracted a host of fresh applicants to the junior market, but lawyers say that only a consistent stream of investor cash will ensure it can stand up to competition from overseas growth exchanges.
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AIM Needs More Than Rule Reform To Encourage Cos. To List

By Najiyya Budaly

The relaxation of AIM's listing rules by the London Stock Exchange has attracted a host of fresh applicants to the junior market, but lawyers say that only a consistent stream of investor cash will ensure it can stand up to competition from overseas growth exchanges.

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Nigeria's Dangote Cement Suspends London Listing Plans

By Najiyya Budaly

Nigerian manufacturer Dangote Cement PLC said Tuesday that it has paused plans for a secondary listing in London, the latest blow to the U.K. bourse which is struggling to attract and retain IPO candidates.

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UK Investors To Take Part In Anthropic's $61B Global Offer

By Najiyya Budaly

Anthropic said Tuesday that individual investors in the U.K. will be able to take part in its global sale of shares worth approximately $61.1 billion in its high-profile initial public offering on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange.

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LetterOne Says UK Must Compensate It For Forced Sale

By Joanne Faulkner

LetterOne, an investment group founded by Russian billionaires, told the U.K. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government unlawfully deprived it of the market value of a broadband business by forcing its sale on national security grounds without adequate compensation.

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M&A

Peel To Squeeze Out Rest Of Harworth Shares In £632M Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

British property investor Peel Group said Tuesday that it will squeeze out any remaining shareholders that have not backed its £631.7 million ($842 million) offer for property developer Harworth after the acceptance period for the deal ended.

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Norton Rose-Led Samsung Consortium To Buy Insurer Stake

By Tom Fish

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance said Tuesday that a consortium it leads, including investment firm KKR and the sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, has agreed to acquire an additional 60% stake in international insurer Canopius.

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Brief

Biopharma Saniona Sells Shares In AstronauTx For £3.36M

By Irene Madongo

Saniona said Tuesday it has agreed to offload its shareholding in biotechnology firm AstronauTx Ltd. for £3.36 million ($4.5 million) cash, exercising an option it had under a partnership that was set up to discover novel treatments for neurodegenerative conditions.

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Brief

Optio Group Snaps Up Norwegian Managing General Agent

By Joel Poultney

Managing general agent Optio has bought a rival Norwegian marine insurance business, marking the latest in a string of acquisitions for the London-based outfit.

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LITIGATION

Amersi Denies Uzbek Corruption At BBC Libel Trial

By Ronan Barnard

Businessman and ex-solicitor Mohamed Amersi said that the daughter of the then-Uzbekistani president was not a "bribeable person" and instead extorted funds as he denied involvement in corruption at a London trial on Tuesday.

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Santander Sets 2027 Court Date For TSB Transfer Plan

By Dawood Fakhir

Banco Santander and TSB have begun seeking court approval to merge TSB's operations into Santander UK following their £2.65 billion ($3.6 billion) deal, paving the way for full integration in 2027, TSB said Tuesday.

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Amateur Trader Spared Prison Over Fake Oil Biz Takeover Bid

By Robbie Kalus

An amateur trader has been handed a two-year suspended sentence by a London court for faking a £154 million ($205 million) takeover bid for a Canadian oil company in an effort to boost its share price.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

25 Bedford Row

3 Verulam Buildings

A&O Shearman

Akin Gump

Blackstone Chambers

Bristows LLP

Candey Ltd.

Clifford Chance

Cooley LLP

Doughty Street Chambers

Essex Court Chambers

Freeths LLP

Freshfields

Gowling WLG

HSF Kramer

Jones Day

Landmark Chambers

Matrix Chambers

Norton Rose

One Essex Court

Osborne Clarke

Outer Temple Chambers

Pinsent Masons

Slaughter and May

Travers Smith

Uria Menendez

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anthropic PBC

Banco Sabadell SA

British Broadcasting Corp.

Centerbridge Partners LP

Dangote Cement Plc

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

HSBC Holdings PLC

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Macquarie Group Ltd.

Morgan Stanley

Nasdaq Inc.

National Westminster Bank PLC

Royal Bank of Canada

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Telia Co. AB

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The O2

Virgin Media Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Central Bank

Financial Conduct Authority

House of Lords of the United Kingdom

Prudential Regulation Authority

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

UK High Court