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October 09, 2025
Ropes, Kirkland Guide $5.2B Novo Nordisk Liver Disease Deal
Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it will acquire U.S.-based Akero Therapeutics for up to $5.2 billion in cash, expanding its portfolio into metabolic liver disease in a deal steered by Ropes & Gray LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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October 09, 2025
Lloyds Takes Full Ownership Of Schroders Personal Wealth
Lloyds Banking Group PLC said Thursday that it has struck a deal with asset manager Schroders to acquire full control of their wealth management and advice joint venture, which has approximately £17 billion ($22.6 billion) in assets under administration.
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October 09, 2025
Nordic Capital, Permira $3B Vaccine Biz Buy Wins EU Nod
The European Commission has approved the all-cash 19 billion Danish kroner ($2.95 billion) takeover of Bavarian Nordic A/S by private equity firms Nordic Capital and Permira, the vaccine maker said Thursday.
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October 09, 2025
BAE Suppliers Deny Selling Faulty Parts In £11.5M M&A Row
The former owners of an aerospace component maker that supplied BAE Systems has denied knowingly selling faulty parts as it fights the new owner's claim for an £11.5 million ($15.3 million) refund after an acquisition.
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October 09, 2025
Acquisition Co. Marwyn In Talks To Acquire Private Capital Biz
Marwyn Acquisition Co. III said Thursday it is in talks to acquire Palmer Street Ltd. in a transaction that would launch the private capital administrator onto the London Stock Exchange.
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October 09, 2025
Consultancy Ricardo Joins WSP After Transaction Completed
The environmental and engineering consultancy Ricardo PLC on Thursday announced the completion of its takeover by Canadian professional services firm WSP Global Inc., saying that combining the businesses will help their ambition of leading in energy-transition services.
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October 09, 2025
Travel Food Outlets Owner Launches £100M Buyback
SSP Group PLC said Thursday it will launch a £100 million ($134 million) share buyback program on the back of a "healthy balance sheet position" in order to highlight the company's confidence in its future.
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October 09, 2025
Pinsent Masons, Fogler Rubinoff Steer £45M Energy Biz Deal
Sintana Energy will buy rival Challenger Energy for approximately £45 million ($60 million) in an all-share transaction backed by the boards of both companies, the oil and gas explorers said on Thursday.
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October 09, 2025
Arc Guides Healthcare Co. On £4M L&G Pension Deal
Pre-hospital emergency care company Ferno Group has offloaded £4 million ($5.4 million) of retirement savings liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., in a deal guided by Arc Pensions Law which was revealed on Thursday.
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October 09, 2025
HSBC To Privatize Hang Seng Bank In $14B Deal
HSBC Holdings PLC said Thursday that it plans to pull Hang Seng Bank Ltd. from Hong Kong's stock exchange in a HK$106 billion ($13.6 billion) deal, as the British lender seeks to broaden its footprint in Asia.
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October 08, 2025
Proxy Votes Suggest WH Ireland Deal May Fall Flat
WH Ireland said Wednesday that shareholders might not vote in favor of selling the business and some of its wealth management division assets for £1 million ($1.3 million) in cash.
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October 08, 2025
Teleios Capital Sells €50M Of Glenveagh Properties' Shares
European activist investment management firm Teleios Capital Partners LLC has raised approximately €50.2 million ($58.4 million) by selling a part of its investment in housebuilder Glenveagh Properties PLC, its coordinator Jefferies International Ltd. said Wednesday.
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October 08, 2025
PE-Backed Research Group Completes £43M The Lawyer Buy
Researcher Legal Benchmarking Group has finalized its acquisition of U.K. trade publication The Lawyer for £43 million ($58 million) from media group Centaur Media PLC, the companies said Wednesday.
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October 08, 2025
Verisure Debuts On Stockholm Market, Raises €3.2B
Verisure PLC said Wednesday it has raised approximately €3.2 billion ($3.7 billion) in an initial public offering, as the security business launched on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange.
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October 08, 2025
London PE Firm To Buy £190M Of Its Shares In Wind Down
London-listed private equity firm Riverstone Energy Ltd. said Wednesday that it will buy back approximately £190 million ($255 million) of its shares as part of its managed wind-down process.
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October 08, 2025
Tech Firm Settles Sale Dispute Over Undisclosed Legal Battles
A cloud technology business has settled its claim that it lost more than £2 million ($2.7 million) buying a telecommunications company after the sellers allegedly failed to disclose legal disputes between clients and a subsidiary which devalued company shares.
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October 08, 2025
Brown & Brown Expands UK Reach With Medical Broker Buy
The European arm of Brown & Brown Inc. has bought British medical insurance broker All Medical Professionals Ltd. — its latest in a line of acquisitions of a U.K. insurer.
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October 08, 2025
MoFo Guides SoftBank To Buy ABB's Robotics Unit for $5.4B
Japanese tech investor SoftBank will buy the robotics division of Swedish-Swiss electrical engineering business ABB Ltd. for $5.375 billion in order to strengthen its artificial superintelligence offering, the companies said Wednesday.
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October 07, 2025
Beacon Energy To Raise £3.5M To Fund Gas Field
Beacon Energy PLC said Tuesday it plans to raise around £3.5 million ($4.7 million) to finance a gas field project in Italy, a move it expects will boost its business.
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October 07, 2025
Nick Candy Admits Looking Stupid Over Alleged €5M Fraud
Property entrepreneur Nick Candy admitted that he "looks stupid" after being allegedly deceived by a dotcom-era investor into putting money in a failed social media startup, as he gave evidence on the first day of a €5 million ($5.8 million) trial.
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October 07, 2025
Oxford Biomedica Buys US Manufacturing Facility For $4.5M
Biotech company Oxford Biomedica said Tuesday that it has acquired a viral-vector manufacturing facility in North Carolina from biopharmaceutical company Resilience for $4.5 million, expanding the British company's footprint in the U.S.
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October 07, 2025
Future Metals To Cancel London Listing To Focus On Australia
Australian miner Future Metals NL said Tuesday that it will end its four-year run on the London Stock Exchange and focus on its primary listing in Australia as the market has not been "delivering sufficient value to shareholders."
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October 07, 2025
US Consolidator Acquires London-Based Insurance Co.
Bishop Street Underwriters said Tuesday it has bought London-based managing general agent Avid Insurance Services Ltd., marking the American insurance company's second acquisition of a U.K. insurance business in 2025.
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October 07, 2025
A&O Shearman Guides Imperial Brands On £1.45B Buyback
Imperial Brands PLC said on Tuesday that it will reward investors by repurchasing more shares worth up to £1.45 billion ($1.95 billion), as it reported growth in its revenue.
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October 07, 2025
Europe Clears €1.4B Buyout Of Irish Hotel Group
Irish hotel group Dalata said Tuesday that Europe's competition authority has given the green light to a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) planned takeover of the company, paving the way for the deal to be sanctioned by an Irish court.
Expert Analysis
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Poundland Restructuring Plan Highlights Insolvency Law Shift
Poundland’s recently approved £95.2 million restructuring plan in the High Court under Companies Act, Part 26A, demonstrates that the relatively new provision has become an increasingly popular option for rescuing large companies facing insolvency, says Gavin Kramer at Collyer Bristow.
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CMA App Store Mandates Fall Short Of Regulatory Ambitions
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent proposals to loosen Google and Apple’s mobile platform duopoly are a far cry from the assertive and wide-reaching interventions that advocates of the Digital Markets Unit had hoped to see from the new competition regulator, says Ronan Scanlan at Steptoe.
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UK Reforms Investment Rules, But Clarity Concerns Remain
The U.K. government’s recent reforms to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 demonstrate a continuing pragmatic approach by requiring fewer deal filings, but the regime would benefit from more clarity in key areas, say lawyers at McDermott.
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CMA Pricing Guide Signals Shift In UK Consumer Protection
The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent draft price transparency guide, as part of a wider reform introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, represents a significant change in U.K. consumer protection by targeting unfair trading practices and strengthening enforcement mechanisms, says Felicity Forward at Shoosmiths.
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Petrofac Ruling Shifts Focus To Fairness In Restructurings
The recent Court of Appeal overturning of Petrofac's restructuring plans demonstrates a change of direction that will allow previously ignored out-of-the-money creditors a share in the benefits, and means companies must review the fair treatment of different creditor classes, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
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Europe's New Defense Push Creates Investment Prospects
Recent increases in European defense expenditure and governments' desire to innovate are creating a compelling environment for investment and merger and acquisition activity, especially for small and midsize enterprises at the forefront of emerging technologies, say lawyers at Skadden.
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Key Considerations For Issuers In FCA Prospectus Reform
The Financial Conduct Authority’s forthcoming reform of the U.K. prospectus regime should be attractive to both debt and equity issuers because it limits the circumstances in which a costly prospectus is required, making it easier and cheaper for listed companies to raise capital, say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.
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Challenges For Managers In Navigating Continuation Funds
With continuation vehicles becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional private equity investment exit routes, managers and lenders should be confident that they understand a transaction’s structure and how it interacts with existing debt arrangements, says Jason Larkins at Travers Smith.
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What New UK Stub Equity Rules Will Mean For PE Bidders
The U.K. Takeover Panel’s recent guide to making stub equity offers, for the first time formally harmonizing the approach to be taken, should be helpful for both private equity bidders and practitioners, and not unduly restrictive, say lawyers at Davis Polk.
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French Plans For Call-In Powers Signal More Merger Scrutiny
The French Competition Authority’s intention to draft a call-in mechanism for below-threshold transactions demonstrates a growing appetite to expand national investigation tools that will require a balance of effective control and legal certainty to reduce the burden on merging companies, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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UK FDI Enforcement Continues, But Changes Are On The Way
With the U.K. government’s recent foreign direct investment investigation into Maple Armor’s increased shareholding in Fireblitz demonstrating the National Security and Investment Act’s wide scope, an announcement this month that certain transactions will no longer require mandatory notification represents a welcome simplification, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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What Cos. Must Note From EU's Delivery Hero-Glovo Ruling
The European Commission’s recent landmark decision in Delivery Hero-Glovo, sanctioning companies for the first time over a stand-alone no-poach cartel agreement, underscores the potential antitrust risks of horizontal cross-ownership between competitors, say lawyers at McDermott.
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Weighing PE Transaction Risks As EU AI Act Rolls Out
As the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act becomes effective in stages, legal practitioners involved in private equity deals should consider the transactional risks resulting from this measure, including penalties, extraterritorial reach and target-firm applicability, say lawyers at Covington.
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UK-EU Competition Agreement Signals Rebuilding Of Ties
The European Commission’s recent adoption of proposals to sign the European Union-U.K. competition agreement is a welcome first step toward better policy and enforcement convergence, providing a clearer legal framework for businesses to manage regulatory risk, says Charles Whiddington at Steptoe.
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Takeaways From EU's Review Of Merger Control Guidelines
The European Commission’s newly launched consultation on the European Union’s merger guidelines will explore whether and how merger control should consider key policy objectives, such as innovation, investment incentives and security, say lawyers at Latham.