Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and U.S. digital infrastructure company Equinix said Friday that they will buy atNorth for $4 billion from Swiss private equity shop Partners Group in order to grow the Nordic data center operator's capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.
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2 Firms Guide Equinix, CPP Investments On $4B AtNorth Buy

By Najiyya Budaly

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and U.S. digital infrastructure company Equinix said Friday that they will buy atNorth for $4 billion from Swiss private equity shop Partners Group in order to grow the Nordic data center operator's capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.

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Activist Investor Saba Blocks Exit For Impax Shareholders

By Tom Fish

Impax Environmental Markets PLC said Friday it has been forced to scrap a planned exit offer for investors after activist stakeholder Saba Capital Management LP failed to meet a crucial condition of the proposal.

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Elliott Pushes LSE To Improve Finances After £3B Buyback

By Dawood Fakhir

Activist investor Elliott Advisors said Friday that it still wanted to see the owner of the London Stock Exchange improve its financial performance despite the company's move to pay back shareholders, confirming that it had taken a "significant stake" in the business.

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M&A

Aerospace Engineer In Takeover Talks With Advent, Others

By Dawood Fakhir

Aerospace engineering company Senior PLC said Friday that it is in discussions to be sold to interested parties including private equity firm Advent International after rejecting preliminary bids from a different bidder earlier this year.

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Reed Smith Leads Climate Tech Biz In $850M US SPAC Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

Renewable energy investor ThomasLloyd said Friday that it has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company, which will allow it to be listed on the Nasdaq stock market at a valuation of $850 million.

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CAPITAL MARKETS

Watson Farley Steers Tankers Biz On $500M Fundraising

By Irene Madongo

Capital Tankers Corp. said Friday it has raised the Norwegian kroner equivalent of approximately $500 million in a heavily subscribed share sale as it looks to list in Norway.

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BA Owner To Return €1.5B To Shareholders As Revenue Rises

By Irene Madongo

British Airways owner IAG confirmed on Friday that it will roll out a new €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) capital returns program to reward investors, starting with a share buyback program of up to €500 million in early March.

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LITIGATION

Footballer's Biz Tackles Broker In £2M Property Clash

By Tom Fish

A company owned by former Premier League footballer Scott McTominay has sued a U.K. mortgage broker for £2 million ($2.7 million), accusing it of misusing a loan and reneging on a settlement over a Portuguese property development.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Linklaters sue a shipping company, high-street clothing giant Urban Outfitters hit with an intellectual property claim, Ithaca Energy sue rival Chrysaor, and cabaret club magnate Alex Proud face legal action with his nightclubs in financial turmoil.

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PEOPLE

Roundup

Taxation With Representation: Linklaters, Wilson Sonsini

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, French electric utility Engie acquires UK Power Networks, Gilead Sciences Inc. buys clinical-stage biotechnology company Arcellx Inc., and The Brink's Co. acquires NCR Atleos in a deal that unites two major companies in the ATM business.

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Penningtons Manches

Pinsent Masons

Reed Smith

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Ropes & Gray

Shakespeare Martineau

Sidley Austin

Simons Muirhead Burton

Slaughter and May

Taylor Wessing

Thommessen

Travers Smith

Trethowans LLP

Watson Farley

White & Case

Wilson Sonsini

Winckworth Sherwood

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

A.P. Moller-Maersk

Advent International Corp.

American International Group Inc.

Arcellx Inc.

Aviva SA

B. Riley Financial Inc.

Barclays PLC

Block Inc.

British Airways PLC

Capita Group

Cohen & Co. Ltd.

Colorcon Inc.

Elliott Investment Management LP

Engie

Equinix Inc.

Euronext Amsterdam NV

Fresenius Kabi AG

Gilead Sciences Inc.

Guggenheim Partners LLC

Impax Asset Management Group Plc

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

Investments Ltd.

Lazard Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Manchester United

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Morgan Stanley

NCR Atleos Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

Nordic Capital Ltd.

Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc.

Partners Group AG

RLK Solicitors Ltd.

Rainy City Investments Ltd.

Saba Capital Management LP

Senior PLC

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Tesco Corp.

Tesco PLC

The Brink's Co.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The O2

USG Corp.

Urban Outfitters Inc.

Vueling Airlines SA

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

UK High Court