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September 03, 2025
4 Firms Steer $2.7B Sale Of Aon's NFP Wealth Biz
Aon said Wednesday it has agreed to sell various business units that make up the majority of NFP's wealth management operations to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a transaction worth $2.7 billion, with Skadden, Dentons, Paul Weiss and Kirkland representing the parties.
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September 03, 2025
EU Trade Body Wants Relaxed Bank Rules For Consolidation
A trade body for European financial institutions has called for widespread reform of rules on capital, ring-fencing and crisis resolution for banks, steps it claims would boost competitiveness and industry consolidation.
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September 10, 2025
Pinsent Masons Expands M&A Team With 3 EY Partners
Pinsent Masons said Wednesday that it has hired three new partners and five other lawyers from EY Law for its corporate team in Manchester as it prepares to move to a new office in the city.
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September 03, 2025
RPC Guides US Insurer On $555M Buy Of Lloyd's Underwriter
Houston-based insurer Skyward Specialty has bought Lloyd's of London managing agent Apollo Group Holdings Ltd. for $555 million, in a deal steered by RPC and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
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September 03, 2025
Aegon Nets €700M From Dutch Insurer Share Sale
Global financial services company Aegon said on Wednesday that it has lowered its stake in Dutch insurer ASR Nederland NV by selling its shares and has raised €700 million ($815 million) in the process.
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September 03, 2025
Lithium Miner Atlantic To Raise Up To £28M To Boost Project
Atlantic Lithium PLC said Wednesday that U.S. investor Long State has agreed to inject up to £28 million ($37.5 million) to help support the company's mining project in Ghana amid a dramatic drop in the price of the metal.
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September 03, 2025
Stephenson Harwood-Led SPAC Joins AIM After Raising £12M
Vulcan Two Group PLC said Wednesday it has started to trade AIM in London after the U.K. online pharmacy acquisition company sold new shares worth £12 million ($16 million) to investors.
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September 03, 2025
KKR Secures UK Gov't Approval For £4.2B Spectris Takeover
KKR has won backing from the U.K. government for its £4.2 billion ($5.6 billion) proposed takeover of high-tech instrument-maker Spectris, the companies said Wednesday, paving the way for the deal to reach completion.
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September 02, 2025
Davis Polk-Led Klarna Seeks $1.3B In Revived IPO Plans
Swedish financial technology startup Klarna, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, announced Tuesday the buy-now, pay-later business is resuming its initial public offering plans, months after those plans were paused amid backlash to U.S. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs announcement in April, saying the company is looking to raise up to $1.27 billion.
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September 02, 2025
Clifford Chance-Led Online Marketplace Plans Swiss IPO
Online marketplace owner Swiss Marketplace Group AG said on Tuesday that it is planning to float its existing shares on the SIX stock exchange of Switzerland in an initial public offering.
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September 02, 2025
Textor Cites Missing Docs To Fight $93M Share Buyout Claim
The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs told a London court he wasn't obliged to pay $93.6 million for an investment vehicle's stake in his company, arguing that it failed to provide documents needed for the transaction.
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September 02, 2025
Weil, Proskauer-Led Bain Capital To Buy UK Insurance Broker
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire British commercial insurance company Jensten Group from private equity firm Livingbridge, with the venture capital outfit saying that the insurer has "significant growth potential."
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September 02, 2025
Delek, Eni Sell £106M Worth Of Shares In Ithaca Energy
Two major investors in Ithaca Energy PLC have sold stakes worth a combined £106 million ($142 million) in the London Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas explorer, according to a regulatory statement issued on Tuesday.
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September 02, 2025
Slaughter And May Guides Shawbrook On Acquisition Deal
Retail bank Shawbrook Group PLC said on Tuesday that it will acquire ThinCats, a lender to small and midsized companies, to help to deliver "a highly attractive return on invested capital."
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September 02, 2025
Sirius Acquires UK, German Business Parks In $79M Deal
Sirius Real Estate Ltd. said Tuesday that it has completed the purchase of two business parks in the U.K. and Germany in a deal worth approximately $79 million, which the property company believes will boost its business.
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September 02, 2025
Transport Systems Biz Journeo Buys Security Co. For £13.7M
Journeo PLC, a provider of transport systems, said Tuesday that it has acquired Crime and Fire Defence Systems Ltd. for £13.7 million ($18.3 million) to bolster its business in the physical protection of critical infrastructure.
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September 02, 2025
Linen Supplier JSG Begins £25M Buyback After Revenue Gain
Johnson Service Group PLC said Tuesday that it will return up to £25 million ($34 million) to investors in a share buyback program, as the textile rental company reported a rise in first-half revenue and profits.
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September 02, 2025
Monte Dei Paschi Sweetens Mediobanca Bid To €13.5B
Monte dei Paschi said Tuesday that it has increased its takeover offer for rival Italian lender Mediobanca with a €750 million ($872 million) cash sweetener in an attempt to win shareholders' approval, as the proposed deal reaches a value of €13.5 billion.
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September 02, 2025
Wealth Manager Rathbones Launches 1st Share Buyback
Rathbones Group PLC rolled out its first stock repurchase program, which will be worth as much as £50 million ($67 million), on Tuesday after it recently reported a boost in its cash reserves.
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September 01, 2025
Cleary-Led Capgemini's $3.3B Offer Wins WNS Shareholders
French consultancy Capgemini SE said Monday that its proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of WNS will go ahead after shareholders of the Indian technology outsourcing specialist approved the deal on Friday.
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September 01, 2025
Crédit Agricole Unit Gets Regulatory Nod For Swiss Bank Buy
French banking giant Crédit Agricole said Monday that its subsidiary Indosuez has finalized the acquisition of Banque Thaler after winning regulatory approval, bringing the unit's total assets under management to almost €220 billion ($258 billion).
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September 01, 2025
Consumer Goods Biz Buys WD-40 Unit For Up To £4.6M
Supreme has acquired the trade and intellectual property of WD-40's carpet-care businesses, 1001 and 1001 Carpet Fresh brands, in a cash transaction worth up to £4.57 million ($6.1 million).
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September 01, 2025
Enviro Construction Biz Buys Ventilation Co. In £56M Deal
Genuit Group PLC said Monday that it has acquired U.K.-based commercial ventilation company Monodraught Topco for £55.6 million ($75.3 million) as the environmental construction consultancy strengthens its position in an "attractive" market.
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September 01, 2025
Irish Telecoms Biz Completes €22M Purchase Of BT Unit
Cordiant said Monday that its telecommunications subsidiary Speed Fibre Group has completed its acquisition of BT Communications Ireland Ltd. in a deal worth approximately €22 million ($23 million), which the digital infrastructure investor expects will broaden its services.
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September 01, 2025
Life Sciences Co. Avacta Completes Sale Of Diagnostics Biz
Avacta Group PLC said Monday that it has completed the sale of its diagnostics business to 3B BlackBio Dx Ltd., an Indian company which develops and manufactures diagnostics kits, for up to £2.8 million ($3.8 million), as it focuses on anti-cancer therapy.