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September 16, 2025
Squire Patton Hires Dentons' PE Head In Germany
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a senior partner from Dentons' private equity and corporate team to boost its services in Germany.
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September 09, 2025
Novartis To Acquire Cooley-Led Biotech Biz For $1.4B
Novartis AG said Tuesday it has agreed to buy U.S. biotechnology company Tourmaline Bio Inc. for approximately $1.4 billion in a move to bolster the Swiss company's portfolio of cardiovascular disease treatments.
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September 09, 2025
BHP Settles Class Action Over Brazil Dam Collapse For $72M
BHP Group Ltd. revealed on Tuesday that it has agreed to pay 110 million Australian dollars ($73 million) to settle a class action brought in Australia on behalf of shareholders in the mining giant before a deadly dam collapse in Brazil in 2015.
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September 08, 2025
Law Firm McCarthy Tétrault Guides Zenith On Swedish Listing
Zenith Energy Ltd. said Monday it will run a fundraising program of up to 25 million Swedish kronor ($2.7 million) as it looks to list in Sweden, which it said has a dynamic base of retail investors.
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September 08, 2025
CMA Probes Bathroom Co.'s Takeover Of Norwegian Biz
The U.K. competition watchdog said Monday it has started a formal inquiry into the proposed acquisition of Norway-based wall panels maker Fibo Holding AS by branded bathroom products maker Norcros PLC for 618 million Norwegian kroner ($62 million).
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September 08, 2025
Baker McKenzie Steers Servier On $450M Autism Drug Buy
French pharmaceutical group Servier said Monday it has acquired a potential treatment for the most common genetic cause of autism from U.K.-based biotech Kaerus Bioscience Ltd., in a transaction that could be worth up to $450 million.
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September 08, 2025
Richmond Hill Plans AIM Listing To Boost Investor Access
Richmond Hill Resources PLC on Monday confirmed plans to list on London's alternative investment market, a move it believes will boost it access to investors.
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September 08, 2025
A&O Leads PE-Backed Ingredients Maker In £157M Rival Buy
Flavor and fragrance ingredients maker Natara Global Ltd. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire rival manufacturer Treatt PLC for approximately £156.6 million ($212 million) to expand its portfolio and create "a leading global ingredients platform."
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September 08, 2025
2 Firms Steer Beauty Tech Group's LSE Float
The ultimate holding company of The Beauty Tech Group Ltd. said Monday it is weighing an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange as it looks to expand its position in the rapidly growing at-home cosmetic technology sector.
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September 08, 2025
UK Biotech Biz Roquefort To Merge With Rival In £30M Deal
Roquefort said Monday that it has agreed to acquire cancer-drug maker Coiled Therapeutics Inc. in a £30 million ($41 million) all-share reverse takeover deal to transform the British biotechnology company into a clinical-stage company.
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September 08, 2025
Industry Intel Biz Completes £60M Tender Offer Program
GlobalData PLC said Monday that it will return about £60 million ($81 million) to investors after the data and technology company completed a tender offer on Friday.
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September 08, 2025
Blackstone's £489M Property REIT Bid Wins Majority Backing
Blackstone said Sept. 8 that it had defeated bidding rival Tritax Big Box with its £489 million ($661 million) cash takeover offer for Warehouse REIT as the private equity firm seeks to boost its European logistics property portfolio.
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September 05, 2025
BBVA Launching $20.4B Takeover As Sabadell Blasts Offer
Spain's BBVA said Friday it will formally launch its hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell on Monday, putting the value of the deal at €17.4 billion ($20.4 billion), as Sabadell's chair and CEO quickly issued statements criticizing the offering.
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September 05, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen professional boxing promoter Boxxer take action against the former head of boxing at Matchroom Sport, Aegis Motor Insurance and Chubb European Group clash over a reinsurance claim, and a transgender pool player sue the English Blackball Pool Federation over its decision to ban her competing in women's teams and tournaments.
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September 05, 2025
Ex-AllSaints Chair Faces Sentence For Contempt
An arm of private equity firm Lion Capital urged a London judge Friday to sentence the former chairman of clothing brand AllSaints for contempt of court after he continued to claim an interest in shares after his allegations of fraud were rejected.
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September 05, 2025
CMS Taps Middle East Banking Pro From Norton Rose
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP has said that Nicholas Robinson has joined the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in Dubai, a move expected to help the firm expand its service to clients.
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September 05, 2025
FCA Pushes LSE To Open Access To High-Speed Data Facility
The London Stock Exchange Group said Friday that it will allow other U.K. trading venues to use the rooftop facility of its data center, after the Financial Conduct Authority raised concerns that restricting access could be hindering competition.
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September 05, 2025
Assura To Quit LSE, Jo'Burg Listings After PHP Takeover
Assura PLC said Friday it is planning to exit stock exchanges in London and Johannesburg as part of its £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover by Primary Health Properties.
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September 05, 2025
Investment Manager Oberon Raises £1.6M, Eyes Team Boost
Oberon said Friday that it has raised around £1.6 million ($2.2 million) through selling shares, as the investment management business looks to bring more industry professionals on board.
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September 05, 2025
Ship Investor Tufton Sells LPG Carrier For $23.5M
Tufton Assets Ltd. said Friday it has sold the liquefied petroleum gas vessel Neon for $23.5 million, as the maritime investor weighs whether to distribute the proceeds to its shareholders.
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September 05, 2025
Ørsted Investors Back $9.4B Rights Issue After US Order
Ørsted AS said Friday that its shareholders have thrown their weight behind a 60 billion Danish kroner ($9.4 billion) rights issue, amid a legal battle against an order from the Trump administration to stop work on an offshore wind farm.
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September 05, 2025
FCA's New Redress Powers Spark Some Legal Concerns
Government plans to reform the Financial Ombudsman Service will give the Financial Conduct Authority new powers to introduce wide-ranging consumer redress programs at its discretion, leading lawyers to warn that the regulator could become too susceptible to public pressure.
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September 04, 2025
Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
The Justice Department settled a challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion home hospice acquisition while Democrats called for a judge to reject a different government settlement and the Federal Trade Commission moved against medical technologies transactions for heart valves and device coatings.
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September 04, 2025
MFE Takes Majority Stake In ProSiebenSat.1 For About $1.8B
MFE-MediaForEurope said Thursday it has become the majority shareholder of ProSiebenSat.1 Media after securing a 75.61% stake in the German broadcaster, a holding worth about $1.8 billion based on the company's earlier $2.4 billion valuation.
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September 04, 2025
Virtual Firm Unveils Legal Services Subscription For Startups
A virtual law firm in the northwest of England has launched a legal subscription service aimed at startups and other small businesses, an alternative to the traditional model where lawyers charge their clients by the hour.