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September 30, 2025
Biopharma Giant GSK Launches 3rd Chunk Of £2B Buyback
GSK PLC said Tuesday it will reward investors with a share buyback program worth up to £300 million ($403 million), the third part of the British biopharmaceutical giant's £2 billion stock repurchase plan to lower its share capital.
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September 30, 2025
Latham-Led Aussie Oil Biz To Acquire Rival In £128M Deal
International oil and gas company Falcon said Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Australian rival Tamboran for approximately 239 million Canadian dollars (£127.7 million/$172 million) in a cash-and-stock deal guided by law firms including Latham and White & Case.
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September 30, 2025
Ageas Gets Digital Boost As It Completes £1.3B Acquisition
The insurance giant Ageas said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Esure Group PLC in a "milestone" transaction worth £1.295 billion ($1.74 billion) that it believes will boost its tech efficiency.
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September 30, 2025
Air Liquide To Invest €130M To Back Asian Semiconductor Biz
Gas supplier Air Liquide said Tuesday it will invest €130 million ($153 million) in building and operating two industrial gas facilities to support the growth of a leading semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore.
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September 30, 2025
Kirkland Leads Oaktree's $420M Buy Of Ambac's Legacy Units
Oaktree Capital Management LP has bought Ambac's legacy financial guarantee businesses for $420 million in cash, the insurance company has said, after the deal won backing from the regulator for the sector in Wisconsin.
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September 30, 2025
Royal Mail Owner Buys 49% Parcel Network Stake For £44M
The new owner of Royal Mail said Tuesday that it has acquired a 49% stake in a U.K. parcel collection and drop-off network for £43.9 million ($59 million) from PayPoint PLC, amid a shift in the way consumers manage their postal deliveries.
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September 29, 2025
Iconic Claims Textor Lacked Funds In $93M Buyout Dispute
A billionaire-backed investment company has claimed the owner of a portfolio of football clubs was not "ready and willing" to pay it $93 million for its shares in his company, arguing on Monday at a preliminary trial over the construction of the agreement that he lacked the funds to do.
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September 29, 2025
4 Firms Advise On Genmab's $8B Merus Acquisition Plan
Genmab AS announced Monday it has agreed to purchase Dutch clinical-stage biotechnology firm Merus NV in an all-cash transaction valued at about $8 billion, with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Kromann Reumert advising Genmab and Latham & Watkins LLP and NautaDutilh representing Merus.
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September 29, 2025
Real Estate Tech Co. Ex-Owners Claim $6M Payment Owed
The ex-owners of a real estate software company have asked a London court to order the new owner to pay more than $6 million in performance-based payments after an acquisition, arguing that the buyer has misinterpreted their agreement.
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September 29, 2025
CVC Income Launches Retail Offer, Placing Worth Up To £60M
CVC Income & Growth Ltd. said Monday that it has kicked off a sale of new shares worth up to £60 million ($80.5 million), as the Jersey-based closed-ended investment company seeks to meet ongoing demand from investors.
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September 29, 2025
Coca-Cola Bottler Launches 4th Stage Of €1B Buyback
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC said Monday it will begin a share repurchase program of up to €382 million ($448 million), the fourth phase of the bottling giant's €1 billion share buyback program aimed at lowering its outstanding share capital.
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September 29, 2025
Marsh Sells Ireland Personal Lines Business To Cornmarket
Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has sold its Ireland personal lines insurance business to Cornmarket, the Belfast-based broker has said.
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September 29, 2025
Hilton Food Sells Fairfax Meadow To Sysco For £54M
Sysco Corp. said Monday that its U.K. subsidiary has acquired Fairfax Meadow Europe Ltd., an industrial butcher, from rival Hilton Food Group PLC for £54 million ($72.5 million), as the global food giant attempts to bolster its meat manufacturing business.
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September 29, 2025
Pipe-Maker Genuit Acquires Bathroom Supplies Biz For £49M
Plastic pipe maker Genuit Group PLC said Monday that it has bought plumbing and heating Davidson Holdings Ltd. for £49 million ($66 million) amid an anticipated rise in interest in water conservation.
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September 29, 2025
Investment Biz Helios To Return £7.3M To Shareholders
Helios Underwriting PLC said Monday that it plans to launch a share buyback worth up to approximately £7.3 million ($9.8 million) as the insurance industry investment vehicle noted the strong performance of the Lloyd's specialist market.
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September 29, 2025
KKR Secures EU Approval For £4.2B Spectris Takeover
The proposed £4.2 billion ($5.6 billion) takeover of high-tech instrument maker Spectris by private equity firm KKR has won backing from the European Commission, the companies said Monday, as they leap another barrier to completion.
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September 29, 2025
AstraZeneca Revamps NYSE Listing To Woo US Investors
Pharmaceutical heavyweight AstraZeneca PLC said on Monday that it is overhauling its New York listing in an effort to attract U.S. investors but will retain its primary listing and headquarters in the U.K.
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September 26, 2025
Taxation With Representation: De Brauw, Hengeler Mueller
In this week's Taxation With Representation, power grid operator TenneT Holding sells a stake in its German transmission business to institutional investors, Pfizer Inc. acquires biotechnology company Metsera Inc., and Dutch brewer Heineken NV buys most of Costa Rica's FIFCO beverage and retail operations.
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September 26, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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September 26, 2025
Permira Gets More Time To Make Offer For JTC
The U.K.'s merger authority has gifted British investment company Permira Advisers LLP an extra four weeks to make a firm offer for JTC PLC, the corporate adviser said Friday.
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September 26, 2025
Smarttech247 Plans To Delist, Citing Undervaluation On AIM
The online security services provider Smarttech247 Group PLC on Friday announced strong performance after winning client contracts, but said it wants to quit London's Alternative Investment Market amid concerns it is undervalued on trading platforms.
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September 26, 2025
Spineart Secures $31M To Boost Spine Surgery Innovations
Swiss biotech company Spineart SA said on Friday that it has raised 25 million Swiss francs ($31.2 million) from European private equity firms Gimv NV and EGS Beteiligungen AG to help it in its research and increase its global footprint.
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September 26, 2025
Diagnostics Biz Renalytix Raises £7M For Testing Program
Renalytix said Friday it has raised around £7.05 million ($9.4 million) through a share sale, giving the diagnostics business capital to fund a kidney disease testing program.
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September 26, 2025
A&O Shearman Guides Prosus' €1.1B Auto Marketplace Buy
Prosus NV said Friday that it has agreed to acquire French automobile marketplace La Centrale for €1.1 billion ($1.28 billion), marking the Dutch investor's entry into Western Europe and expanding its push into the region's major used-car sector.
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September 26, 2025
Reckitt To Launch £250M Second Chunk Of £1B Buyback
Reckitt Benckiser said Friday that it plans to repurchase more shares worth up to £250 million ($286 million) — the second portion of the health and hygiene products giant's £1 billion buyback designed to reduce capital and reward investors.