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January 30, 2026
AstraZeneca Seals China Obesity Drug Deal For Up To $18.5B
Biotechnology giant AstraZeneca has struck a licensing deal worth up to $18.5 billion with CSPC Pharmaceutical of China to develop weight-loss drugs, the companies said Friday, as Western investment in China ramps up.
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January 29, 2026
Wachtell-Led International Paper To Split Into 2 Public Cos.
International Paper said Thursday it will split its operations into two separate publicly traded companies, retaining a North American entity while creating a new company for its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations.
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January 29, 2026
Swedish Safety Co. Buys UK Aircraft Tire Safety Biz For £2.3M
Swedish safety business Haki said Thursday it has acquired Newbow Aerospace, a British supplier of aircraft ground support equipment, for approximately £2.3 million ($4.6 million).
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January 29, 2026
Lloyds Bank Plans £1.75B Share Buyback After Strong Results
Lloyds said Thursday that it will return up to £1.75 billion ($2.4 billion) to its investors in a share buyback program as it reported a strong financial performance in 2025.
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January 29, 2026
Investment Co. Duroc To Sell Austrian Business For $20M
Duroc AB said Thursday it has agreed to divest all shares in the Austrian company IFG Asota for approximately 175 million Swedish kronor ($19.8 million), a move the investment company believes will substantially strengthen its financial position.
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January 29, 2026
Minerals Explorer Buys 85% Stake In African Uranium Supplier
Explorer Arkle Resources PLC said Thursday that it has acquired an 85% holding in Namibia Uranium Pty Ltd. funded by a cash-and-shares deal worth £2 million ($2.8 million) and through £1.7 million raised by selling stock to investors.
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January 29, 2026
Linklaters-Led Vet Biz CVS Moves To LSE Main Market
Veterinary services provider CVS said Thursday that it has moved its shares to the main market of the London Stock Exchange as it positions itself for a new phase of growth.
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January 29, 2026
Lukoil Open To Offers Despite Deal With Carlyle
Russian oil and gas heavyweight Lukoil said Thursday that it has agreed to sell its international assets to U.S. private equity giant Carlyle, but added that it is open to alternative offers.
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January 28, 2026
Housing Biz Unite Seals £723M Acquisition Of Rival Empiric
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
FitzWalter Won't Boost £491M Bid For Online Auctions Biz
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 Urges Shareholders To Reject Halt To Wind-Down
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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February 04, 2026
Ropes & Gray Adds 10-Lawyer Linklaters Team In Paris
Ropes & Gray LLP has recruited a team of 10 lawyers from Linklaters LLP for its new office in Paris as it seeks to boost its services to clients in private funds and tax matters in Europe and worldwide.
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January 28, 2026
Pensions Adviser Isio Launches Deals Service For Small Plans
Pensions advisory business Isio has launched a service that it said is designed to support smaller retirement savings plans as they seek to overcome barriers to potential buyouts with insurers.
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January 28, 2026
HSF Kramer Guides British Land In £150M UK REIT Buy
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 28, 2026
Linklaters-Led Atalaya Raises £130M For Copper Projects
European copper producer Atalaya Mining said Wednesday that it has raised £130 million ($180 million) from institutional and retail investors as it seeks to boost its balance sheet and fund projects in Spain.
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January 28, 2026
FCA Urged To Clarify AI Rules For Senior Managers
The Financial Conduct Authority is facing calls from legal experts for it to plug gaps in its rules that could leave senior managers on the hook for failings in artificial intelligence under existing accountability regulations.
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January 27, 2026
EU Advances Brookfield, GIC's Australian Storage REIT Buy
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
LSL Property Services Launches £12M Share Buyback
LSL Property Services PLC said it will return up to £12 million ($16.3 million) to investors through a bigger share repurchase program launched Tuesday, as it reported higher revenue.
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January 27, 2026
Pinsent Masons Steers AUB's Buy Of UK Insurance Broker
Australian insurance broking and underwriting agency group AUB Group Ltd. said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the insurance business of insurance holding company PIHL Holdings Ltd., boosting its footprint in the U.K.
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January 27, 2026
DLA Piper Guides £6.6M Pension Deal For Norwegian Food Biz
The Norwegian food company Kavli Group has offloaded £6.6 million ($9 million) of its U.K. retirement scheme liabilities to Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said Tuesday, in a deal steered by DLA Piper and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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January 27, 2026
FCA Studying Impact Of AI On Financial Services, Markets
The finance watchdog launched a wide-ranging review into how artificial intelligence could reshape financial services and markets in the long-term on Tuesday, as regulators face growing pressure to keep pace with the fast-moving technology.
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January 27, 2026
LSE Looks To Relax Rules For Overseas Cos. Joining Indexes
The London Stock Exchange Group has said it plans to entice international businesses to join indexes such as the blue-chip FTSE 100 by easing rules on the number of shares that must be held in public hands.
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January 27, 2026
Staffing Biz Announces Further £20M Buyback, Lower Profit
Recruitment and advisory business SThree unveiled an additional share repurchase program of up to £20 million ($27.4 million) on Tuesday, as the company reported a sharp drop in its pre-tax profit.
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January 27, 2026
Freshfields-Led Sportswear Biz To Buy €1.5B Puma Stake
Chinese sports equipment giant Anta Sports said Tuesday it has agreed to buy a 29% stake in Puma for €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion), which will make it the German athletic apparel maker's largest shareholder.
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January 27, 2026
Poultry Cos. Told To Stay Separate Amid UK Antitrust Probe
Britain's antitrust enforcer told Société LDC SA of France and Gressingham Foods, a breeder of ducks in England, on Tuesday not to integrate their poultry businesses as it carries out an investigation into the deal, which was completed in December.
Expert Analysis
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Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers
Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.