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March 15, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen Howard Kennedy face legal action by a London hotel chain, former racing boss Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One hit with a breach of contract claim by a Brazilian racecar driver, and a libel row between broadcaster Jeremy Vine and ex-footballer Joey Barton. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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March 15, 2024
French Shipper Boosts Media Division With €1.6B Altice Deal
French shipping giant CMA CGM on Friday announced that it has agreed to buy Altice Media, France's third-largest private-sector media group, for a total enterprise value of €1.55 billion ($1.69 billion) in an effort to beef up its media division.
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March 15, 2024
Swiss Builder Holcim Launches $1B Buyback Program
Swiss building company Holcim said Friday that it is launching a 1 billion francs ($1.13 billion) share buyback program Monday to cut the number of its shares in the market.
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March 15, 2024
Ad Tech Biz Nexxen Seeks Green Light For $50M Buyback
Nexxen International Ltd. said Friday that it is seeking permission from creditors to start a new share repurchase program worth up to $50 million, in line with Israeli government requirements, as the firm is based in Israel.
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March 15, 2024
Fintech Co. R8 Capital Extends £50M Redwood Bank Deal
Struggling fintech company R8 Capital said Friday that it now is likely to complete the approximately £50 million ($63.7 million) acquisition of the parent company of specialist business lender Redwood Bank in August to "accommodate certain aspects of the transaction."
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March 15, 2024
Scottish Mortgage Plans £1B In Buybacks Over 2 Years
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said Friday it is planning to spend at least £1 billion ($1.3 billion) over the next two years to reward shareholders after a sharp rise in cash flow from its portfolio companies.
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March 15, 2024
Kirkland-Led Co. Sells Data Center Biz To PE Firm For $575M
Real estate investment company Digital 9 Infrastructure said Friday that it has sold its entire stake in data center company Verne Global for up to $575 million to private equity firm Ardian France SA in a move to strengthen its financial position.
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March 15, 2024
UK Watchdog Probes Barratt's £2.5B Redrow Deal
The antitrust regulator said Friday that it is looking into whether Barratt Developments PLC's £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) all-share deal for rival homebuilder Redrow PLC could harm competition in U.K. markets.
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March 15, 2024
Vodafone To Sell Italy Operation To Swisscom For €8B
Vodafone Group PLC said Friday that it will sell its Italian business to rival Swisscom AG for €8 billion ($8.7 billion) in cash to streamline its European business operations.
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March 14, 2024
KKR Lobs €2.8B Takeover Bid At German Energy Biz
Private equity giant KKR on Thursday lobbed a €2.8 billion ($3.05 billion) takeover bid at German renewable energy platform and independent power producer Encavis AG in a deal built by at least five firms that is aimed at strengthening Germany's energy future and supports the renewable energy transition in Europe.
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March 21, 2024
McDermott Hires Cooley M&A Specialist Michal Berkner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has appointed deals specialist and Cooley LLP lawyer Michal Berkner as a partner in its transactions division, in a move to help it grow its mergers and acquisitions practice.
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March 14, 2024
Weil, Memery Crystal Lead £28M Offer For SmartSpace
British software company SmartSpace said Thursday that visitor management systems maker Sign In Solutions Inc. has offered to buy it for approximately £28.4 million ($36.2 million) in a deal guided by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP and Memery Crystal.
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March 14, 2024
WJM, Thrings Guide £3.25M Allpack Acquisition
Glasgow-based business Macfarlane Group PLC said its subsidiary has purchased Allpack Packaging Supplies Ltd. in a deal worth up to £3.25 million ($4.16 million) that was advised by law firms Wright Johnston and Mackenzie LLP and Thrings LLP.
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March 14, 2024
Insurer Completes Full Construction Co. Pension Scheme Deal
Insurer Just Group said on Thursday that it has completed a £37 million ($47.3 million) buy-out of a pension scheme sponsored by a leading engineering and construction company, finishing the process that it started in 2013.
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March 14, 2024
Jones Day, Cooley Steer AstraZeneca's $1B Bid For Amolyt
AstraZeneca said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Amolyt Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company, in a deal worth up to $1.05 billion to expand its late-stage rare disease pipeline in an acquisition guided by Jones Day and Cooley LLP.
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March 14, 2024
CMS Leads Rothesay £6B Buy Of Scottish Widows Portfolio
Pension insurer Rothesay Life said Thursday that it will buy Scottish Widows' £6 billion ($7.7 billion) portfolio of bulk annuities from Lloyds Banking Group PLC, in a transaction guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.
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March 14, 2024
UK Law Change Threatens PE Firm's Newspaper Group Bid
The government has set out rule changes that would prevent foreign states from owning British newspapers and other print media, a move that could block the takeover of The Daily Telegraph newspaper and The Spectator news magazine by RedBird IMI, an Abu Dhabi-backed private equity firm.
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March 13, 2024
4 Firms Steer PE-Backed Galderma's Plans For $2.3B IPO
Private equity-backed skincare firm Galderma S.A. on Wednesday set a price range on an estimated $2.3 billion initial public offering on the Swiss Stock Exchange, guided by four law firms, marking the latest sign of rebound for European IPOs.
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March 13, 2024
Security Tech Biz Claims $12.5M For 'Obsolete' CCTV Software
A Taiwanese security technology company has countersued an AI video analytics business for $12.5 million over a deal to buy the rights to CCTV-analyzing technology, arguing that the software it bought was "near obsolete."
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March 13, 2024
Balfour Beatty To Return £100M To Shareholders
Balfour Beatty PLC said Wednesday it plans to buy back shares worth up to £100 million ($128 million) under its 2024 stock repurchase scheme aimed at lowering its outstanding share capital and rewarding investors.
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March 13, 2024
Gordons, Pinsent Masons Steer Academy Buy Of Allianz Unit
Academy Insurance Services has agreed to acquire the Premierline commercial insurance arm of insurance giant Allianz in the U.K. for an undisclosed amount in a deal guided by Pinsent Masons LLP and Gordons LLP.
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March 20, 2024
King & Spalding Hires Paul Hastings Finance Pro
King & Spalding LLP has appointed Paul Hastings LLP finance expert Peter Schwartz as partner in its London office in a bid to boost its European corporate practice.
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March 13, 2024
Taylor Wessing's Legal App Teams Up With Fundraising Site
Taylor Wessing LLP said on Wednesday that its app designed to help startup companies manage their legal requirements has worked with an investment platform to offer growing businesses a "competitive" edge during fundraising.
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March 13, 2024
Insurer Direct Line Snubs £3.2B Improved Ageas Bid
British insurer Direct Line on Wednesday said it had rejected an improved £3.2 billion ($4.1 billion) offer from Belgian rival Ageas because it still "significantly undervalues" the group.
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March 13, 2024
Eversheds, Goodwin Lead €141M Sale Of Surgical Parts Biz
Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire a French maker of surgical devices, Peters Surgical, for approximately €141 million ($154 million) to strengthen its position as a specialist in tissue repair.