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February 19, 2026
The U.K.'s antitrust authority said Thursday that it has provisionally found that Getty Images' planned $3.7 billion acquisition of Shutterstock could harm the supply of editorial images in Britain.
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February 19, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority will seek to make fewer new rules on the sectors it regulates, its chief executive has said, amid political pressure on the watchdog to do more to support U.K. economic growth.
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February 19, 2026
Global alternative asset manager ICG PLC said Thursday that it will launch a share repurchase program of up to £316 million ($425.5 million) next week in a move to lower its share capital.
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February 19, 2026
The European Union markets watchdog proposed Thursday to simplify guidelines on delaying disclosure of inside information under the market abuse regime, in order to reduce the burden for companies listing on stock exchanges.
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February 19, 2026
Sports betting company Spreadex urged the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday to quash an order forcing it to sell a business it acquired in 2023, saying it was wrong to find that the merger would threaten competition.
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February 19, 2026
Commercial property company PPI said it has raised approximately 22.5 million Norwegian krone ($2.35 million) in an equity offering to fund the 34 billion krone acquisition of a portfolio of social infrastructure properties.
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February 19, 2026
Pacific Life Re has completed a longevity swap of €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) worth of pension liabilities for Dutch insurer Aegon.
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February 19, 2026
Boohoo Group, which trades as Debenhams Group, said on Thursday that it had raised about £40 million ($54 million) in an oversubscribed sale of shares geared toward creating additional liquidity.
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February 19, 2026
Liberty Global has agreed to acquire Vodafone Group PLC's 50% stake in the Dutch telecommunications joint venture VodafoneZiggo for €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in cash and a minority stake in a new West European company.
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February 18, 2026
Private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners and European telecommunications companies Telefónica and Liberty Global will use their Nexfibre joint venture to pay $2.7 billion for Substantial Group, which is the "second-largest alternative fiber provider" in the United Kingdom, the acquiring companies announced Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026
Greenland-focused mining company Amaroq said Wednesday that it will cancel its listing in Canada after nearly nine years and upgrade its listing from the junior investment market of the London Stock Exchange to its main market at the same time.
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February 18, 2026
A markets watchdog called on lawmakers Wednesday to adjust proposed revisions to European sustainability reporting standards to better protect consumers and stop the risk of greenwashing.
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February 18, 2026
European technology giant Sopra Steria Ltd. has agreed to a £113 million ($154.4 million) buy-in with Pension Insurance Corp. PLC to secure long-term retirement income for its program's 355 members, the insurer said Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026
Real estate company PPHE said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell a development site in Manhattan for approximately $33.5 million, shelving plans to build its first hotel and condominiums in the U.S.
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February 18, 2026
Upland Resources Ltd. said Wednesday that it has successfully completed a share sale to raise £2 million ($2.7 million), funds that will help back its licensing ambitions in Southeast Asia.
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February 18, 2026
The pension plan for Noble Denton, an adviser to the oil and gas exploration industry, has agreed to a full scheme buy-in worth £11.4 million ($15.5 million), securing the retirement benefits of 106 members, an insurer broker has said.
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February 18, 2026
Beacon Energy PLC said Wednesday that it has set a date in March for shareholders to vote on its planned acquisition of a stake in a gas field project in Italy.
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February 18, 2026
The U.K. pension plan of a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. has completed a £700 million ($950 million) buy-in transaction, securing the retirement benefits of more than 3,600 members, Standard Life said on Wednesday.
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February 17, 2026
Sirius Real Estate Ltd. said Tuesday it will receive £77 million ($104 million) in proceeds from a share offering as it looks to snap up defense-related assets in Germany.
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February 17, 2026
Pension insurer M&G has taken on £180 million ($243.3 million) in retirement savings liabilities from a scheme sponsored by high technology components manufacturer, in a deal guided by Osborne Clarke and CMS, an adviser on the transaction has said.
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February 17, 2026
British mapping software business 1Spatial said Tuesday that it has convened its shareholders to vote on a proposed takeover offer of approximately £87.1 million ($117 million) from a portfolio company of U.S. technology investor Battery Ventures.
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February 17, 2026
InterContinental Hotels Group began a share repurchase program on Tuesday to return up to $950 million more to investors as the hospitality giant reported record hotel openings.
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February 17, 2026
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said Tuesday that it will reward investors with a buyback worth up to €1 billion ($1.2 billion) as it seeks to reduce the share capital of the sole licensed bottler of Coca-Cola for the two regions.
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February 17, 2026
The European insurance market could see a wave of further mergers and acquisitions this year, a ratings agency said Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026
Wheaton, a Canadian multinational precious metals streaming company, said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy almost one-third of the silver produced in a mine in Peru from a unit of mining giant BHP for an upfront consideration of $4.3 billion.