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  • June 02, 2026

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    Nexstar and Tegna defended their merger from multiple challenges on both coasts, federal rail regulators said they need more information to review Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion purchase of Norfolk Southern and U.K. officials cut a deal allowing Getty Images to buy its rival Shutterstock.

  • June 02, 2026

    Indian MP Seeks Assets Moved Amid Helicopter Bribery Probe

    An Indian politician has sued his business partner and their family members in a fight over assets — including half of the $220 million profits from a hotel — that were partly dispersed amid an Indian government bribery probe into a military helicopter deal.

  • June 02, 2026

    Elementis Sells Pharma Biz To ABF For €34M, Plans Buyback

    Chemicals maker Elementis said on Tuesday that it will launch a share buyback program after having sold its pharmaceutical manufacturing business to Associated British Foods PLC in a deal that valued the German business at €34.3 million ($40 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Windhorst Loses Challenge To Prison Sentence For Contempt

    Entrepreneur Lars Windhorst lost his bid on Tuesday to quash an 18-month suspended prison sentence for refusing to attend a hearing to provide evidence of his company's assets after it failed to pay €27 million ($31 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Payments Biz Boku Extends Share Buyback Program

    Payments company Boku said Tuesday it will extend its completed £6.4 million ($8.6 million) share buyback program by repurchasing up to a further 4 million shares.

  • June 02, 2026

    Furniture Biz Staff Win Bid To Hold Buyers Liable For Pay

    A tribunal has ruled that workers from a defunct furniture store operator transferred to two new companies specifically set up to take over operations of the high-end Danish design stores in Scotland, making the new companies liable for their employment.  

  • June 02, 2026

    Freshfields-Led London Miner To Buy Aussie Rival For $166M

    Central Asia Metals said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Cygnus Metals Ltd. in an all-share transaction that values the Australian miner at about 232 million Australian dollars ($166 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Admiral Completes £80M Purchase Of Fleet Insurer

    Financial services provider Admiral has said it has completed the acquisition of Flock in a transaction that values the vehicle fleet insurer at £80 million ($108 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Insurer Sabre Launches £5M Share Buyback Program

    Motor insurance underwriter Sabre Insurance Group PLC rolled out on Tuesday a share repurchase program worth up to £5 million ($6.7 million) as it seeks to reward investors and cut its share capital.

  • June 02, 2026

    Stock Exchanges Seek Fixes To Fragmented Green Rules

    An international group of securities exchanges called on governments and regulators around the world on Tuesday to patch together fragmented regulations on sustainability to help ease the movement of capital across borders.

  • June 01, 2026

    UK Fintech OpenPayd To Go Public Via $1.15B SPAC Deal

    Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Winston & Strawn LLP are steering a deal under which financial infrastructure platform OpenPayd will be acquired and taken public at an estimated equity value of $1.15 billion by Titan Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company purportedly focused on high-growth fintechs, the parties announced Monday.

  • June 01, 2026

    EU Merger Guidelines Overhaul Leaves Door 'Slightly Open'

    Antitrust lawyers are optimistic that European Union merger reforms will be more favorable toward transactions' potential efficiencies and benefits, but they are waiting to see if that new leniency is granted in practice.

  • June 01, 2026

    Latham Steers DB Insurance In $1.65B US Insurer Buy

    South Korean insurer DB Insurance has completed the $1.65 billion cash acquisition of U.S. insurance company the Fortegra Group from Tiptree Inc. and private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC after receiving all the required approvals from regulators and shareholders.

  • June 01, 2026

    Hardware Firm To Bolster Windows Biz With £1M Acquisition

    Titon Holdings PLC, a British window and door business, said Monday that it has bought components company G-Pack in a transaction worth £1 million ($1.3 million), a move it anticipates will expand its product line.

  • June 01, 2026

    Pinsent Masons-Led Drax To Buy Renewable Biz For £561M

    Energy company Drax said Monday that it has agreed to acquire renewable energy investor Bluefield for approximately £561 million ($755 million) in a take-private deal that will grow Drax's renewable power generation business in Britain.

  • June 01, 2026

    Investor Caledonian Completes Acquisition Of Fintech Aspire

    Investment company Caledonian Holdings PLC said Monday that it has completed its purchase of financial technology firm Aspire for a nominal cash consideration, implying an enterprise value of £9.33 million ($12.5 million).

  • June 01, 2026

    Howden Ireland Unit Snaps Up Financial Adviser

    A unit of insurance broker Howden Group has bought Dublin-based financial adviser Opes Private Clients Ltd.

  • June 01, 2026

    Sidley Austin-Led Hiab To Buy Refuse Vehicle Co. For $1B

    Finnish industrial machinery business Hiab said Monday that it will buy Labrie Environmental Group, the Canadian manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, from U.S. private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital LP for $1.035 billion in cash.

  • June 01, 2026

    Shepherd & Wedderburn Advises Hostel Biz In £5M Deal

    European hostel group Safestay PLC said Monday that it has exchanged conditional contracts for the sale of its freehold property in Glasgow to an independent third-party investor for £5.1 million cash ($6.9 million).

  • June 01, 2026

    EasyJet Deems £3B Castlelake Bid 'Highly Opportunistic'

    Budget airline EasyJet said Monday that a proposed £3.06 billion ($4.11 billion) bid from Castlelake LP, an alternative investment firm, is "highly opportunistic" because its share price has been depressed since the conflict in the Middle East started.

  • May 29, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen the billionaire who donated £5 million ($6.7 million) to Nigel Farage sue Ben Habib, the leader of far-right party Advance UK, for defamation; Mashreqbank bring claims against three subsidiaries of dissolved private equity giant Abraaj Group for commercial fraud; and the property and investment vehicle of the State of Kuwait be targeted by four real estate figures who filed a miscellaneous claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • May 29, 2026

    Insurers Paid Out $105M For Rising UK M&A Claims

    Insurers paid out $105 million in 2025 on claims linked to corporate mergers and acquisitions, a broker has revealed, marking a steep rise from previous years.

  • May 29, 2026

    Addleshaw Goddard Steers £220M Church Pension Deal

    ​The Church of Scotland has completed a £220 million ($296 million) pension buy-in transaction with Just Group PLC, securing the retirement benefits of around 3,500 members, the financial services company said Friday.

  • May 29, 2026

    Traffic Co. Buyer Says Seller Hid Looming Client Loss

    A traffic management company has stood firm on its £6.2 million ($8.3 million) claim for breach of warranty against the former owner of a business it acquired, arguing that he failed to disclose a decline in work from his company's largest customer.

  • May 29, 2026

    Nordic Lender Seeks $65M To Fund MedMera Bank Deal

    Swedish consumer finance lender Morrow Bank AB said Friday that it will launch a sale of new shares to raise approximately 600 million Swedish kronor ($65 million) to help to finance its acquisition of MedMera Bank AB.

Expert Analysis

  • EU Merger Overhaul Gives New Weight To Deal Efficiencies

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    The European Commission’s recently published draft merger guidelines mark a recalibration rather than a revolution, yet by elevating efficiencies to a central pillar of assessment they signal a deliberate pivot to innovation and investment, say lawyers at Slaughter and May.

  • Series

    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

  • How UK Security Act Plans Will Affect Foreign Investors

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    The U.K. government's recently proposed changes to the scope of National Security and Investment Act transaction screening for foreign investment in sectors including communications, data infrastructure and energy should create a more proportionate, predictable and targeted regime, say lawyers at Skadden.

  • UK Stock Exchange Changes Ease Path For Foreign Issuers

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    Following the Financial Times Stock Exchange Russell's recent eligibility change aligning free float requirements for foreign and non-U.K. issuers, advisers to those considering a London listing should also assess index suitability, say lawyers at Debevoise.

  • Darchem Ruling Clarifies Status Of JV Members' Solo Claims

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    The High Court’s recent decision in Darchem Engineering v. Bouygues on whether individual members of an unincorporated joint venture can pursue claims against an employer provides a helpful road map for considering a JV's standing, and a reminder of the importance of contract construction, say lawyers at Squire Patton.

  • Lessons From Spain's Decision Not To Enforce UK Judgment

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    In a recent ruling, a Barcelona court refused to recognize a €365 million U.K. judgment against Cerberus Capital, showing that a foreign decision may be sound, final and enforceable in its own jurisdiction, yet still be refused entry where it threatens to displace a dispute already before the Spanish courts, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

  • How New EU Third-Country Branch Rules Will Affect UK Banks

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    The European Union's new directive on third-country branch rules for non-EU banks will have a significant impact on U.K. banks, which will no longer be permitted to provide core cross-border services into the EU without a local presence, unless an applicable exemption or carveout applies, say lawyers at Farrer & Co.

  • CMA's 5-Point Plan Signals Shift In Enforcement Priorities

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s recently published annual plan is notable for a strong shift toward prioritizing U.K. enforcement of consumer protection laws, encouraging innovation and policing public procurement markets for anticompetitive conduct, which contrasts with previous plans that focused on competition in digital markets, complex merger review and sustainability, say lawyers at Cooley.

  • Assessing The Significance Of Australia-EU's Free Trade Deal

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    The recently concluded Australia-European Union free trade agreement could be a springboard for a more ambitious initiative bringing together the EU and the economies of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a critical mass capable of shaping norms across subsidies, sustainability disciplines and competition policy, says Alan Yanovich at Akin Gump.

  • What CMA Blog Reveals About Pricing Collusion Scrutiny

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    The Competition and Markets Authority's recent blog post announcing capabilities to screen for algorithmic collusion demonstrates that the regulator's concerns are crystallizing into enhanced investigative and enforcement actions, broadening the range of commercial arrangements at risk of antitrust scrutiny, say lawyers at Freshfields.

  • What Brazil's Adequacy Status Will Mean For EU Data Flow

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    The European Commission’s recent historic decision to grant full adequacy status to Brazil for personal data transfers removes a significant compliance burden for organizations and offers an opportunity to simplify transfer mechanisms, positioning Brazil as a major gateway for EU-Latin America data flows, say lawyers at Gibson Dunn.

  • New Foreign Bribery Guide Can Help Int'l Cos. Identify Risks

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    In light of growing global coordination on anti-bribery enforcement, the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce’s recent guide to foreign bribery indicators represents a step forward in the standardization of factors for evaluating corruption risks that multinational companies should consider, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • How UK Gov't Proposes To Streamline CMA Regime

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    The Department for Business and Trade’s planned overhaul of the Competition Market Authority’s regime will introduce a series of targeted procedural changes aimed at improving efficiency and engagement, raising questions around procedural safeguards and jurisdictional thresholds, say lawyers at Baker Botts.

  • EU Foreign Subsidies Guide Brings Clarity And Questions

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    The European Commission’s long-awaited EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation guidelines provide helpful clarifications for companies, but with many areas remaining broadly framed, uncertainty may continue to deter investments and increase the compliance burden on organizations, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

  • How FCA's Client Reforms May Boost Investment Access

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent proposals to reform the professional client categorization regime and simplify conflicts of interest rules are likely to be welcomed, although firms will need to navigate the increased responsibility that comes with greater flexibility, say lawyers at Skadden.

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