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April 22, 2025
Fieldfisher Steers Swedish Investor's UK Monitoring Biz Buy
Vestum AB said Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Nortech Management Holdings Ltd., a U.K. maker of water and electrical monitors, as the Swedish infrastructure investor adds an existing supplier to its civilian engineering portfolio.
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April 22, 2025
Milbank, Paul Weiss, Chiomenti Steer PE Group's £1B Buy
Investindustrial Advisors Ltd. said on Tuesday that one of its divisions has agreed to acquire the healthcare unit of Irish sales and marketing giant DCC PLC for up to £1.05 billion ($1.4 billion), as the private equity group seeks to exploit socio-demographic trends.
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April 22, 2025
Helvetia, Baloise Merge To Form 2nd-Largest Swiss Insurer
Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise said on Tuesday that they plan to merge in a move to create the second-largest insurance group in Switzerland, taking approximately 20% of the domestic market.
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April 18, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Global Payments Inc. buys Worldpay from GTCR and FIS, Intel Corp. sells a stake in its Altera business to Silver Lake, KKR acquires OSTTRA from S&P Global and CME Group, and Canada's Capital Power Corp. nabs two U.S. natural gas power plants.
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April 17, 2025
OpenAI Eyes Windsurf, Activist Targets HP, And More Rumors
OpenAI is preparing to bid about $3 billion to acquire coding developer Windsurf, activist fund Elliot Investment Management has purchased a major stake in Hewlett Packard with an eye toward pushing changes at the information technology giant, and private equity giant KKR is considering selling Atlantic Aviation for $10 billion.
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April 17, 2025
Mubadala Joins $14.5B Education JV With $600M Investment
Mubadala Investment Co. said Thursday it will acquire a minority stake in Nord Anglia Education for $600 million, joining an EQT-led consortium that purchased the international schools organization in a $14.5 billion deal that closed last month.
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April 17, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen the producers of West End show "Elf the Musical" face a contract dispute, Korean biotech company ToolGen Inc. bring a fresh patents claim against pharma giant Vertex, and ousted car tycoon Peter Waddell bring a claim against the private equity firm that backed his business. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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April 17, 2025
InPost Expands In UK With £106M Buy Of Yodel
Parcel delivery service InPost said Thursday that it has acquired rival Yodel for approximately £106 million ($141 million) in a "game-changing move," becoming the third-largest agnostic logistics player in the U.K., which will "dramatically" accelerate its growth.
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April 17, 2025
IT Company Capgemini Buys Delta Capita Compliance Unit
French tech giant Capgemini SE said Thursday it has acquired the Dutch subsidiary of consultancy Delta Capita Group Ltd., as it strengthens its financial crime and regulatory compliance services in Europe.
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April 17, 2025
Sainsbury's To Launch Fresh Buyback Worth At Least £200M
Retail giant Sainsbury's unveiled a share repurchase program worth at least £200 million ($265 million) on Thursday as it reported a jump in profit and a record-breaking year in groceries.
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April 17, 2025
Rental Services Biz Aims To Seek New Investors Via AIM Float
RentGuarantor Holdings PLC said Thursday that it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange later in 2025 as the rental services company looks to attract a broader spectrum of investors.
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April 17, 2025
VietJet Must Pay Investor $180M In Plane Lease Dispute
A Vietnamese budget airline must pay the subsidiary of an international private investment company more than $180 million for failing to return its planes, as a judge ruled Thursday that a termination clause in the lease agreement was not a penalty provision.
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April 17, 2025
BoE Insurance Reforms Could Harm Pension Deal Prices
New freedoms that would allow insurers to invest more easily in a wider range of instruments could lead to reduced pricing for pension funds approaching the bulk purchase annuity market, a broker has said.
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April 17, 2025
Insurer Markel Buys Marine Specialist Underwriter Meco
Insurance company Markel has said it has penned a deal to buy The Meco Group, a specialist marine managing general agent, as it seeks to boost its range of services
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April 17, 2025
Oryx-Led Consortium Gets More Time For Titanium Miner Bid
Ireland's takeover watchdog has given a consortium led by asset manager Oryx an additional month to make a firm offer for Kenmare Resources PLC or walk away from the deal, the titanium miner said Thursday.
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April 17, 2025
Barclays To Offload Payments Business To Brookfield
British lender Barclays Bank PLC said Thursday that it plans to sell most of its payments business to U.S. asset manager Brookfield in a move to realize the money it has invested in the subsidiary.
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April 16, 2025
84% Of M&A Pros Plan To Use GenAI By 2027, Study Finds
Legal professionals anticipate the majority of mergers and acquisition engagements will be completed using artificial intelligence within the next five years, according to a survey published Tuesday by legal technology giant Litera, with nearly all respondents believing AI tools will become a standard part of document review and due diligence during the transaction process.
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April 16, 2025
Baker McKenzie-Led Lyft To Buy Rival Freenow For €175M
Ride hailing service Lyft Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire European competitor Freenow from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for approximately €175 million ($199 million) in a deal guided by Baker McKenzie and DLA Piper.
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April 16, 2025
Outsourcer Mitie Unveils £125M Share Buyback
Mitie Group PLC rolled out a £125 million ($166 million) share repurchase program and unveiled a positive trading update for the new financial year on Wednesday.
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April 16, 2025
PE Unit HSQ Wins Backing For Wealth Manager Deal
Private equity firm Pollen Street subsidiary HSQ said Wednesday it has nearly completed its acquisition of Kingswood that values the business at £48 million ($63.7 million), having now bought or agreed to buy 99.27% of its shares.
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April 16, 2025
Hengeler Mueller-Led KKR To Buy German IT Biz For €451M
Private equity giant KKR & CO. Inc. has agreed to acquire German IT services company Datagroup SE for approximately €451 million ($512 million) in a deal guided by Heuking and Hengeler Mueller.
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April 16, 2025
FCA Plans More Changes To Simplify Investment Information
The financial watchdog said Wednesday that it plans to further simplify information provided to U.K. retail investors in post-Brexit Britain by removing the requirement for fund managers to report on small price movements while trades are executed.
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April 16, 2025
Reinsurer Compre Boosts Portfolio With Covéa US Unit Deal
Reinsurer Compre Group said Wednesday that it has bought a U.S. subsidiary of French mutual insurer Covéa, to add to its portfolio of legacy insurance companies.
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April 15, 2025
Cloud Startup Figma Confidentially Files IPO Amid Volatility
Cloud-based design platform Figma Inc. said Tuesday it confidentially filed for an initial public offering, marking a first step toward going public during tense times for equity markets and coming more than one year after a failed merger with Adobe.
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April 15, 2025
Ideagen Says K10 Vision Misled Clients With False Product Ties
Audit software company Ideagen Ltd. has accused the former owners of a business it acquired for over £19 million ($25.1 million) of tricking clients into defecting to a rival startup through false claims of involvement in developing a key Ideagen product.
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.