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March 11, 2025
Norway Insurer Gjensidige To Buy Home Cover Rival For $40M
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire home coverage specialist Buysure AS and its subsidiary for up 430 million Norwegian krone ($40.4 million), as the insurance company moves to diversify its business.
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March 11, 2025
Jones Day-Led CareTrust Bids £448M For UK Care REIT
U.S. seniors housing company CareTrust said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Care REIT PLC for approximately £448 million ($580 million) to enter the British care homes market in a deal guided by Jones Day and Travers Smith LLP.
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March 11, 2025
Parts Biz Rotork To Launch £50M Buyback, Korean Purchase
Industrial valve maker Rotork said Tuesday that it plans to kick off a share buyback program worth up to £50 million ($65 million) amid the acquisition of a privately held company in South Korea.
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March 11, 2025
Nationwide To Pay £600M In Rewards After Virgin Money Deal
Nationwide Building Society said Tuesday that it plans to reward its members with a total of £600 million ($775 million) after completing its £2.9 billion takeover of rival lender Virgin Money UK.
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March 10, 2025
Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Hinge Health Files IPO
Artificial intelligence-focused physical therapy startup Hinge Health Inc. on Monday filed plans for an initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, joining a growing number of IPO prospects.
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March 10, 2025
Travers Smith-Led DBAY Ups Alliance Pharma Bid To £362M
Asset manager DBAY Advisors said Monday that a bidding company it formed in partnership with a European private equity fund has agreed to increase its offer for British consumer healthcare company Alliance Pharma to approximately £362 million ($468 million).
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March 10, 2025
PIB Insurance Group Acquires Litigation Insurer Litica
PIB Group said Monday it has bought litigation insurance provider Litica in the latest in a string of acquisitions announced by the U.K.-based business over recent months.
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March 10, 2025
Eversheds Guides Canada Life £361M Pension Scheme Deal
Insurer Canada Life Ltd. said Monday it has finalized a buy-in transaction with a U.K. pension scheme worth £361 million ($465 million).
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March 10, 2025
Kirkland-Led BWGI Offer Values French Glass Co. At €6.1B
Asset manager BWGI said Monday it is making an offer for the shares of Verallia it doesn't already own, giving the French glass packaging maker an enterprise value of €6.1 billion ($6.6 billion), in a deal guided by Bredin Prat and Kirkland.
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March 10, 2025
Aviva Finalizes £4.8M Buy-Out For Defunct Fruit Distributor
Aviva PLC said Monday it has finalized a bulk purchase annuity buy-out with a pensions scheme for a now-defunct U.K. fresh fruit distributor A Gomez Ltd. for £4.8 million ($6.2 million).
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March 10, 2025
Watches Of Switzerland Begins £25M Share Buyback
High-end watch retailer Watches of Switzerland started the clock Monday on a stock buyback program worth up to £25 million ($32 million) as it looks to invest in upgrading showrooms and reward shareholders.
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March 10, 2025
PE Biz Pays €100M For 15.2% Stake In German Wind Farm
U.K. private equity business Equitix Investment Management has completed its €100 million ($108.5 million) acquisition of a 15.2% stake in the Gode wind farm, off the coast of Germany, as it seeks to expand into the offshore energy sector.
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March 10, 2025
Assura Tentatively Accepts KKR's Sweetened £1.6B Bid
The board of property manager Assura said Monday that it is willing to back an improved £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) proposed takeover offer from two U.S. private equity firms, batting away a rival bid by a U.K. real estate investment trust.
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March 07, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Wachtell, Skadden
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Walgreens Boots Alliance goes private via a deal with Sycamore Partners, Honeywell buys Sundyne from Warburg Pincus, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquires Chimerix.
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March 07, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen an Iranian oil company sued for $95 million, Betfred hit with a lawsuit from a property company and NHS England face a human rights claim brought by a man detained under the Mental Health Act for over 20 years. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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March 07, 2025
Gallagher's $13.5B AssuredPartners Deal Faces FTC Inquiry
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced Friday that federal regulators requested additional information, for a second time, on its $13.5 billion acquisition of independent insurance brokerage AssuredPartners, extending the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act until 30 days after the firm complies with the request.
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March 07, 2025
Building Goods Biz Eurocell Completes Up To £35M Takeover
Eurocell PLC, a maker of residential building products, said Friday it has completed its acquisition of Alunet Group in a deal worth up to £35 million ($45.1 million), a move it believes will enhance its business.
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March 07, 2025
Life Sciences Firm Avacta To Sell Diagnostics Biz For £12.9M
London-listed Avacta Therapeutics said Friday it has agreed to sell a diagnostics business and its subsidiaries for £12.9 million ($16.6 million) after a "very disappointing" venture into diagnostics, as it continues to mull a dual listing on the Nasdaq market.
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March 07, 2025
DNO To Pay $450M For Rival To Boost North Sea Energy Yield
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA said Friday it has agreed to acquire rival Sval Energi from private equity investor HitecVision AS for $450 million in cash to expand its output in the North Sea.
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March 07, 2025
Debevoise Helps Resolution Life Cover $9.7B Of Annuity Risk
Resolution Life said Friday that it will take on $9.7 billion worth of insurance risk for Protective Life Corp. to help the U.S. group manage complex life and annuity products.
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March 07, 2025
FCA Awaits Gov't Answer To City Consumer Duty Pushback
The Financial Conduct Authority is waiting for the government to clarify how much consumers can be exposed to risk in favor of more growth-focused regulation as the watchdog faces push back from the sector against its flagship consumer protection program.
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March 06, 2025
UK Authorities Clear Amex GBT's $570M CWT Buy
United Kingdom antitrust authorities gave the formal all-clear Thursday to American Express Global Business Travel Inc.'s planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC, leaving a Justice Department lawsuit the only hurdle remaining for the corporate travel management services merger.
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March 06, 2025
Builders' Merchant Grafton Begins £30M Share Buyback
Grafton Group PLC on Thursday rolled out a share repurchase program of up to £30 million ($38.7 million), as the building materials specialist reported declining profits amid challenging market conditions in 2024.
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March 06, 2025
McCann FitzGerald-Led Miner Rejects £473M Buyout Bid
Irish metal miner Kenmare Resources PLC said Thursday it has refused a takeover proposal led by Oryx Global Partners Ltd., an asset manager based in the United Arab Emirates, worth £473 million ($610 million).
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March 06, 2025
Publisher Informa To Buy Back £200M In Shares
Informa PLC on Thursday announced an initial program to repurchase shares worth at least £200 million ($257.5 million), as the publishing and events company reported a jump in its revenue.