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December 19, 2025
BBVA Gains ECB Nod For Record €4B Buyback
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria said on Friday that the European Central Bank has authorized the lender's largest-ever share buyback, which will be worth up to €3.96 billion ($4.64 billion), months after it made a failed bid for domestic rival Banco Sabadell.
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December 18, 2025
EU Approves Bakery Biz Deal With Plant Sales
European enforcers approved Belgian food group Vandemoortele's proposed acquisition of Délifrance SA from French grain cooperative Vivescia, conditioned on the sale of two production facilities for frozen dough products.
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December 18, 2025
Latham, Debevoise Steer Howard Hughes' $2.1B Vantage Buy
Texas-based Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., led by Latham & Watkins LLP, on Thursday announced plans to acquire private equity-backed specialty insurance and reinsurance company Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., advised by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, in a $2.1 billion deal.
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December 18, 2025
CMS Steers PIC On £230M Port Co. Pension Deal
Pension Insurance Corp. said Thursday that it has completed a £230 million ($308 million) pension deal with Peel Ports Group Ltd. in a deal guided by CMS and Gowling WLG.
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December 18, 2025
European Insurtech Lumera To Buy UK Pensions Consultancy
European insurance technology company Lumera said Thursday it has penned a deal to buy Acuity, a British pensions and workforce reform consultancy.
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December 18, 2025
AIB Group Completes €2B Significant Risk Transfer
AIB said Thursday it has completed a significant risk transfer transaction involving €2 billion ($2.3 billion) of residential mortgage assets, the financial services group's second such deal under its capital management program.
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December 18, 2025
Qualcomm Completes $2.4B Alphawave IP Acquisition
British semiconductor technology company Alphawave IP Group PLC said Thursday that the court-backed scheme for its $2.4 billion takeover by U.S. tech giant Qualcomm Inc. has become effective.
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December 18, 2025
Debevoise, Eversheds Lead £525M Pension Deal For Skanska
The U.K. subsidiary of Swedish builder Skanska AB said Thursday that it has transferred £525 million ($705 million) of its pension commitments in Britain to Standard Life in a buy-in transaction, which secures the retirement savings of about 5,500 members.
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December 18, 2025
BNP Paribas Unit To Buy Mercedes' Car Lease Co.
French banking giant BNP Paribas SA said Thursday its vehicle-leasing firm Arval has entered into exclusive negotiations with Mercedes-Benz Group to acquire the German automaker's leasing subsidiary Athlon.
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December 18, 2025
Italian Biz Raises €100M To Boost AI Cybersecurity Expansion
Italian cybersecurity startup Exein SpA said Thursday that it has raised €100 million ($117 million) from a consortium including J.P. Morgan in order to develop its anti-hacking products that are embedded in cars, smart speakers and industrial machines.
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December 17, 2025
Edinburgh Trust Urges Shareholders To Nix Board Takeover Bid
British investment company Edinburgh Worldwide on Wednesday urged its shareholders to vote against proposals made by its biggest shareholder Saba Capital to revamp its board, in what it called an attempt to "take control on the cheap."
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December 17, 2025
UK Demands Abramovich Give £2.5B To Ukraine Or Risk Court
The government said Wednesday that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich must transfer more than £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) from the 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club to fund humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, or it will pursue legal action.
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December 17, 2025
Diageo To Exit Kenya In $2.3B Deal With Asahi
Guinness owner Diageo said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its Kenyan subsidiary to Japanese rival Asahi in a $2.3 billion deal, marking its exit from the East African country.
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December 17, 2025
Kongsberg Lands €100M Defense Contract With Denmark
Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Gruppen ASA said Wednesday that it has reached a more than €100 million ($117.4 million) deal with the Danish government for the supply of a modern coastal artillery system.
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December 17, 2025
Warner Bros. Board Rejects 'Inferior' Paramount Bid
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said Wednesday that its board has determined Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $108.4 billion hostile offer is not a "superior proposal" to the company's pending $82.7 billion agreement with Netflix.
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December 17, 2025
Womble Bond Steers £107M Pension Deal For Co-Op
British insurance company Rothesay Life has completed a £107 million ($143 million) pension deal for Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd., guided by Womble Bond Dickinson.
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December 17, 2025
Finance Co. Gets Extra Time To Make £523M UK Credit Biz Bid
Britain's merger regulator has extended the deadline of U.S. finance group BasePoint Capital LLC to table a £523 million ($697 million) bid for International Personal Finance PLC, the U.K. credit provider said Wednesday.
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December 17, 2025
Greencore's £1.2B Bakkavor Deal To Complete After CMA OK
Irish food manufacturer Greencore said Wednesday that it expects its £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) acquisition of rival Bakkavor to complete in January after the U.K.'s competition authority abandoned its probe amid antitrust fixes proposed by the sides.
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December 23, 2025
Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Kirkland Pair For London Office
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP said Tuesday that it has hired two new partners from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in London, boosting the firm's private equity and tax capabilities as it continues to expand in the City.
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December 16, 2025
IT Consultant Virtusa Buys UK Rival Valentia Partners
Virtusa Corp. said Tuesday it has acquired the U.K.- and Ireland-based consultancy Valentia Partners to strengthen its presence in Europe's financial services and digital asset sectors.
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December 16, 2025
Saga, Ageas Launch £140M Insurance Partnership
Travel and insurance company Saga PLC said on Tuesday that it has launched its 20-year partnership with the British arm of Ageas SA/NV in a deal worth £140 million ($188 million).
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December 16, 2025
Gowling, CMS Guide £7M Pension Deal For Materials Co.
Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd. has offloaded £7 million ($9.4 million) of its pension liabilities to insurer Just Group, in a deal guided by Gowling WLG and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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December 16, 2025
Slaughter & May-Led Monzo To Buy UK Mortgage Broker
Monzo said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Habito, the U.K.'s largest digital mortgage broker, as the British online bank expands into increasingly popular home-buying financial services.
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December 16, 2025
Serica Energy To Buy More North Sea Assets For £61M
Serica Energy PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a portfolio of assets in the southern part of the North Sea from Centrica PLC's joint venture, Spirit Energy, and others for up to £60.5 million ($81.2 million).
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December 16, 2025
FCA Mulling Action Over Briefings, Leaks Ahead Of Budget
The Financial Conduct Authority told lawmakers on Tuesday that it is considering whether to update its official guidance to public bodies after a series of government briefings and leaks in the run-up to the Budget statement.