Permanent TSB confirmed on Monday that private equity houses Lone Star and Centerbridge have shown interest in a takeover after the government-owned Irish lender put itself up for sale in October.
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Permanent TSB Being Circled By Lone Star, Centerbridge

By Najiyya Budaly

Permanent TSB confirmed on Monday that private equity houses Lone Star and Centerbridge have shown interest in a takeover after the government-owned Irish lender put itself up for sale in October.

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Retirement Services Biz To Move HQ To UK After £5.7B Deal

By Tom Fish

Athora Holding Ltd. has said it will shift its base of operations to the U.K. after it completed a £5.7 billion ($7.5 billion) acquisition of Pension Insurance Corp. Group PLC to expand its services in Europe and get access to investment.

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Entertainment Tech Biz Acquires AI Platform In $12M Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

Accesso Technology Group PLC said Monday that it has acquired data analytics and artificial intelligence platform Dexibit Ltd. for up to approximately 20.9 New Zealand dollars ($11.9 million).

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DEALS

UK Pension Buy-Ins Hit Record 367 Deals In 2025, LCP Says

By Tom Fish

The U.K.'s pension risk transfer market posted a record number of buy-in deals in 2025, even as the overall value of transactions fell from the previous two years because fewer blockbuster agreements were completed, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP said.

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LITIGATION

Windhorst Given 1.5-Year Contempt Sentence Over €27M Debt

By Ronan Barnard

German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence after being held in contempt in a London court Monday for refusing to attend a hearing to provide evidence of his company's assets after it failed to pay €27 million ($31 million).

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CAPITAL MARKETS

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Construction Engineering Biz Kicks Off £100M Share Buyback

By Irene Madongo

Keller Group PLC said Monday that it has launched a two-part buyback program worth up to £100 million (£132 million) to reward investors as part of its multi-year share repurchase scheme.

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Battery Metals Explorer Begins Trading After £4M Fundraising

By Irene Madongo

Halo Minerals PLC began trading its shares on London's Alternative Investment Market on Monday after the battery metals exploration company recently raised £4 million ($5 million).

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Apollo Global Management LLC

Athene Holding Ltd.

Aviva SA

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Financial Conduct Authority

Prudential Regulation Authority

UK High Court