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February 03, 2026
The U.K.'s construction certification body has completed a £20 million ($27 million) full scheme buyout with insurer Aviva, securing the pension benefits of all its members, Broadstone said Tuesday.
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February 02, 2026
U.S. enforcers reached three new merger settlements, while the Federal Trade Commission successfully blocked a $945 million heart valve deal and lodged an appeal for its case targeting Meta's past acquisitions.
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February 02, 2026
Private investment firm FitzWalter Capital Ltd. said Monday that it has canceled its plans to make a formal bid for Auction Technology after the online marketplace operator rejected its proposed offer of approximately £491 million ($671 million) and denied it due diligence on Jan. 29.
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January 30, 2026
This past week in London saw collapsed solar bonds company Rockfire Capital sue the Royal Bank of Scotland, e-ticket platform Eventbrite target the owners of Salford Red Devils rugby club over an alleged contract breach, and Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons square off against a former MP in a trademark tussle tied to its Glenfiddich whisky.
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January 28, 2026
Student accommodation developer Unite Group said Wednesday its £723 million ($997 million) acquisition of rival Empiric has now been completed after the scheme of arrangement became effective to create a student housing giant with a £10.5 billion combined portfolio.
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January 28, 2026
London-based private investment firm FitzWalter Capital Ltd. said Wednesday that it will not increase its approximately £491 million ($676 million) for Auction Technology because the online marketplace operator did not grant access to due diligence.
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January 28, 2026
Abrdn urged its investors on Wednesday to vote against a proposed move by its largest shareholder to replace its new investment manager and to end the real estate investment trust's managed wind-down.
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January 28, 2026
British Land said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Life Science REIT PLC in a cash-and-shares deal that values the troubled real estate trust at £150 million ($207 million).
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January 27, 2026
European regulators on Tuesday signed off on a proposed $2.6 billion buyout of Australian self-storage company National Storage REIT by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC, in a deal advised by Ashurst LLP and Clayton Utz.
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January 27, 2026
Two business executives have denied owing Investec Bank PLC almost £22 million ($30.2 million) over loan agreements, arguing that the Anglo-South African lender knew the deals were designed to aid the purchase of a Russian bank's assets in breach of sanctions.
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January 26, 2026
Emirati conglomerate Al Habtoor Group said Monday that it will step up an investment treaty dispute against Lebanon over an alleged $1.7 billion in losses to its investments in hotels, real estate and other sectors in the country, saying it has "no other alternative."
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January 26, 2026
Costain Group PLC said Monday that it has reached a new agreement for its defined benefit pension scheme with its trustee, which will help it boost shareholder returns, as it announced a new £20 million ($27.4 million) share buyback program.
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February 02, 2026
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a trademark and design lawyer to head its intellectual property and technology practice in Ireland, strengthening the international firm's Dublin office as it continues to expand in the country.
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January 26, 2026
Real estate company Aroundtown rolled out a share repurchase program on Monday of up to €250 million ($296 million) in a move expected to lower its share capital.
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January 23, 2026
This past week in London saw Travelers Insurance hit with a claim from a property buyer over a payout tied to collapsed law firm Axiom Ince, Swedish music group Pophouse Entertainment clash with the production company that helped it create the ABBA Voyage experience, and biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals sue rival entity ToolGen for patent infringement.
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January 23, 2026
Abrdn said Friday it has sold a logistics property in France for €7.9 million ($9.3 million), as the real estate investment trust continues to offload assets under its shareholder-approved orderly wind-down.
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January 22, 2026
The former chief executive of trading technology business Finalto didn't use the company as "a vehicle for fraud" by signing a sham employment contract, he said in evidence at a trial where he and another executive are seeking more than $19 million in unpaid benefits.
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January 22, 2026
The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs has failed to overturn a ruling that found he was in breach of a deal to buy back an investment vehicle's stake in his company for $97 million.
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January 22, 2026
Swedish private equity company EQT said Thursday that it will buy the U.K. secondaries firm Coller Capital for up to $3.7 billion in a bid to take advantage of the growing market for continuation vehicles as the PE sector continues to struggle to offload assets.
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January 21, 2026
Shareholders in Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC have rejected a slate of resolutions from U.S. activist investor Saba Capital Management LP, affirming confidence in the existing board and its strategic direction, the company has said.
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January 19, 2026
Auction Technology said Monday that it has rejected another proposed cash offer from FitzWalter Capital Ltd., its largest shareholder, which valued the British online marketplace operator at £491 million ($658 million).
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January 16, 2026
Alternative asset manager ICG said Friday that it has sold the Austrian headquarters of manufacturer Innio Group back to the company for $160 million.
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January 16, 2026
The International Finance Corp. and Ninety One have asked a London court to block a Nigerian real estate company from pursuing proceedings in the west African country that say the lenders agreed to settle a roughly $68.6 million debt for less than half that amount.
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January 16, 2026
This past week in London saw the David Lloyd gym chain file an intellectual property claim against its founder, security company Primekings reignite a long-running dispute with the former owners of an acquired business, and a pair of Belizean developers sue a finance executive they say shut them out of a cruise port project.
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January 15, 2026
A real estate investment company and an affiliate firm have sued an insurance broker and its sole director for their alleged failure to repay a loan worth almost £227,000 ($304,000) and breaches of obligations linked to the businesses.