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September 12, 2025
Ankle Tag Co. Says Ex-CEO Forged Docs To Hide Wrongdoing
A British ankle tag maker has accused its former chief executive of forging documents to cover up wrongdoing, adding to its £320 million ($434 million) claim that she hid her interests in the company's shareholders and diverted millions from the business.
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September 12, 2025
Businessman Can Sue Fund In UK To Stop Luxembourg Claim
A London court ruled Friday that a businessman can sue a Luxembourg investment fund in England over allegations that he was partly responsible for the fund underselling a company by as much as £80 million ($108 million).
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September 12, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen former Master Chef presenter Gregg Wallace sue the BBC, Elon Musk's xAI take legal action against a staff engineer, and fashion mogul Kevin-Gerald Stanford file a fresh claim against Lion Capital-owned Klotho and EY amid a long-running All Saints share acquisition dispute.
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September 12, 2025
Third Point Completes Deal To List Reinsurance Biz On LSE
Third Point Investors Ltd. said Friday that it has completed a reverse takeover of Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC under which the hedge fund will become a London-listed reinsurance company, despite opposition from a large group of shareholders.
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September 12, 2025
Fieldfisher-Led Property Biz To Sell Commercial Arm For £12M
Property developer Roadside Real Estate PLC said Friday that it has agreed to sell its commercial property business to Tarncourt Properties Ltd. in a deal valued at approximately £12 million ($16.3 million) to further simplify the business.
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September 12, 2025
Squire Patton Leads £23M Welcome Break Pension Deal
British motorway service station operator Welcome Break Group Ltd. has finalized a £23 million ($31.2 million) full-scheme buy-in of its pension plan with Just Group, the financial services company said Friday.
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September 12, 2025
Sabadell Tells Shareholders To Reject €17.4B BBVA Takeover
Spanish lender Banco Sabadell told its shareholders on Friday to reject a €17.4 billion ($20.4 billion) hostile takeover from rival BBVA as it said that the deal is full of risk and uncertainty and undervalues the group.
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September 12, 2025
Helvetia, Baloise Win Swiss, EU Approvals For Merger
Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise said Friday that two European regulators have given the thumbs-up for their planned merger, confirming that the deal to create the second-largest insurance group in Switzerland will close in December.
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September 11, 2025
AI, Tech and More Sectors Drive $4B-$7B Deal Rumors
Valuations in the $4 billion to $7 billion range emerged as the sweet spot in this week's deal rumors, with companies across artificial technology, tech and other sectors reportedly nearing stake sales, divestitures and initial public offerings.
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September 11, 2025
Iberdrola Boosts Neoenergia Stake With $2.2B Deal
Spanish utility Iberdrola SA said Thursday it has agreed to acquire a 30.29% stake in Brazil's Neoenergia from Caixa de Previdência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil, or PREVI, building up its majority stake in the business.
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September 11, 2025
Trainline Plans £150M Buyback After Robust Results
Online rail ticketing platform Trainline PLC said Thursday that it will buy £150 million ($203.4 million) worth of its shares in the next 12 months as it announced "robust performance" between the first half of the year.
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September 11, 2025
BlackRock, Pictet Back Swiss Marketplace's $1.3B IPO
Online marketplace owner SMG said on Thursday that it expects to raise up to approximately 1.04 billion Swiss francs ($1.3 billion) in its initial public offering scheduled to take place on the SIX Swiss Exchange on Sept. 19.
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September 11, 2025
Fire Safety Biz Enters Non-Binding Deal For Insulation Firm
Fire safety company Zenova Group PLC said on Thursday that it has entered a non-binding potential deal to acquire insulation firm Restoreo, to enlarge its business and drive international growth.
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September 11, 2025
Skadden Steers Legal Researcher In £43M Buy Of The Lawyer
Researcher Legal Benchmarking Group will buy The Lawyer for £43 million ($58 million) from media group Centaur, the companies said Thursday.
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September 11, 2025
HCR-Led Tavistock Buys Financial Adviser For Up To £10M
Tavistock said Thursday that it has acquired a controlling stake in Lifetime Financial Management Intermediaries Ltd., a financial advisory company, for up to £9.9 million ($13.4 million), in a move to expand its consultancy services.
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September 11, 2025
Latham, Cederquist Guide NOBA Bank's $3.7B Swedish IPO
Swedish lender NOBA Bank said Thursday that it plans to re-list on the Stockholm stock exchange in a flotation that it expects to value the company at 35 billion Swedish kronor ($3.7 billion)
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September 11, 2025
Marketing Biz Snaps Up Brand Consultancy For Up To £12M
Brave Bison Group PLC said Thursday that it has bought brand advisory business MTM London Ltd. for up to £12 million ($16 million) in a cash and shares transaction which the marketing and technology business believes will boost its revenue.
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September 11, 2025
Norton Rose Advises Property Investor On £12.5M Buyback
Picton Property Income Ltd. said Thursday that it will return up to £12.5 million (£16.9 million) to investors to create "value for shareholders."
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September 10, 2025
AI Infrastructure Startup Nebius Seeks $3B To Fuel Expansion
Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company Nebius Group N.V. on Wednesday announced plans to raise up to $3 billion to further fuel its growth, a move that comes just days after the tech company revealed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft.
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September 17, 2025
Ropes & Gray Launches In Milan With Latham PE Trio
Ropes & Gray LLP said Wednesday that it has opened an office in Milan with three private equity partners joining from Latham & Watkins LLP, further scaling its European presence after recently opening for business in Paris.
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September 10, 2025
Pinsent Masons Guides £105M Materials Co. Pension Deal
Legacy pension plans for the industrial materials giant Mativ Holdings Inc.'s U.K. arm have completed two full-scheme buy-ins worth £105 million ($142 million) with Rothesay Life PLC, the insurer has said.
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September 10, 2025
Irish Giant DCC Completes £1B Sale Of Healthcare Unit
Irish energy and marketing giant DCC said Wednesday that it has completed the £1.05 billion ($1.4 billion) sale of its healthcare business to a division of private equity firm Investindustrial after receiving regulatory approvals.
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September 10, 2025
Investor Secures 93% Stake In Anexo After Takeover Approval
Anexo said Wednesday that 93.3% of its shareholders have agreed to a takeover offer by investment company Dbay and its founders, which values the U.K. credit hire and legal services business at £70.79 million ($96 million).
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September 10, 2025
Lithium Miner's Unit To Buy Tanzanian Operator In £2.5M Deal
Marula Mining PLC said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to purchase a Tanzanian mining company through its local subsidiary in a transaction worth £2.5 million ($3.4 million) as it looks to boost its operations in East Africa.
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September 10, 2025
Blake Morgan Advises Active Energy On £2.5M Share Placing
Active Energy Group PLC said Wednesday it has conditionally completed a £2.5 million ($3.4 million) fundraising program, which the renewable power business said was "substantially oversubscribed" and will help strengthen its balance sheet.
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.