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July 08, 2025
EU Negotiators Aim For US Trade Deal Before August
The European Union aims to secure an agreement with the U.S. government over threatened tariffs before August to end the economic uncertainty around trade, an EU commissioner confirmed Tuesday.
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July 08, 2025
EU Markets Regulator Unveils Plan To Cut Emissions By 2030
Europe's financial markets watchdog published Tuesday its first climate transition plan as a step toward meeting the European Union's climate objectives.
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July 08, 2025
Peugeot Invest Nets €193M In Final SPIE Stake Sale
The investment arm of the Peugeot family said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its remaining stake in SPIE for approximately €193 million ($226 million), marking its exit from the France-based technical services provider.
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July 08, 2025
Telenor To Buy GlobalConnect's Norway Fiber Biz For $600M
Telecommunications giant Telenor said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the consumer business of GlobalConnect in Norway for 6 billion Norwegian krone ($595 million) in a move to boost its fiber optic network capabilities in the Nordic country.
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July 08, 2025
2 Firms Steer Insurance Group CRC's Lloyd's Underwriter Buy
The wholesale insurance broker CRC Group has agreed to acquire the U.K.-based underwriting business Atrium from private equity firm Stone Point Capital.
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July 08, 2025
Energy Biz To Sell 50% Stake In Indian Gas Field For $14M
Australia's Synergia Energy Ltd. said Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its remaining 50% stake in a gas field in Gujarat state to its joint venture partner Selan Exploration Technology Ltd. for $14 million in cash.
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July 08, 2025
CMA Weighs Probe Of Greencore's £1.2B Bid For Bakkavor
The U.K. antitrust watchdog said Tuesday that it is taking soundings about whether to launch an investigation into Greencore Group PLC's proposed £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) acquisition of rival Bakkavor Group PLC, a British convenience food maker.
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July 08, 2025
Games Developer Frontier Kicks Off £10M Share Buyback
Frontier Developments PLC launched a stock repurchase program of up to £10 million ($13.6 million) on Tuesday, as the British video games developer looks to reward investors.
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July 08, 2025
Insurance Consultancy BW Acquires Cybersecurity Firm
Barnett Waddingham said Tuesday it has acquired advisory business Risk Evolves, a move the insurance consultancy expects will strengthen its offering for clients.
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July 14, 2025
Gide Hires Restructuring Partner From HSF Kramer In Paris
Gide Loyrette Nouel has strengthened its restructuring team in Paris with the hire of a new partner from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP.
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July 07, 2025
Aussie Miner Accepts Revised $150M Bid From UK Rival
U.K. miner Central Asia Metals said Monday that the board of Australian rival New World Resources Ltd. has accepted its sweetened bid of approximately 230 million Australian dollars ($150 million), ditching a competing offer from a Canadian private equity firm.
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July 07, 2025
PRA Flags Risks In Pension Deals Over Solvency Clauses
The regulatory arm of the Bank of England has warned the insurance industry that certain clauses in the terms of bulk purchase annuity transactions could expose them to risks totaling approximately £50 billion ($68 billion).
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July 07, 2025
Freshfields-Led South32 To Sell Nickel Mine For Up To $100M
Australian mining and metals company South32 Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to sell its ferronickel operations in Colombia to a subsidiary of global conglomerate CoreX Holding BV for a maximum of $100 million in cash to concentrate on its copper and zinc projects.
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July 07, 2025
US Payments Biz Gets Extension To Bid For UK Fintech
U.K. financial services provider Alpha Group International PLC said Monday that it has extended the deadline for potential buyer Corpay Inc., to weigh making a firm offer, following "constructive discussions" with the U.S. business payments company.
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July 07, 2025
Capgemini To Buy Tech Biz WNS For $3.3B In AI Expansion
French consultancy Capgemini SE said Monday that it will buy technology outsourcing specialist WNS for $3.3 billion in cash to boost its artificial intelligence services.
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July 07, 2025
Glencore Begins $1B Share Buyback Program
Glencore PLC kicked off a program to repurchase shares of up to $1 billion on Monday, a move aimed at lowering its outstanding share capital.
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July 07, 2025
Energy Biz Pantheon Raises $16.25M For Alaska Oil Projects
Pantheon Resources PLC said Monday that it has raised $16.25 million in a conditional equity sale, as the energy firm plans to use the cash to back its operations in Alaska.
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July 04, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen the owner of Crystal Palace and the troubled Olympique Lyonnais football clubs sue its current chief executive John Textor, Fieldfisher faces a claim by Georgian businessman Zaza Okusahvili, and a dispute partner at Travers Smith file a personal injury claim against the firm.
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July 04, 2025
Ankle Tag Investors Deny £320M Conspiracy With Sacked CEO
Investors in a company which makes ankle tags have denied a £320 million ($437 million) claim that they conspired with the business's ousted chief executive to unlawfully profit from share sales.
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July 04, 2025
Finnish Digital Services Biz Eyes Space Sector With €41M Buy
Digital transformation company Gofore said Friday that it has agreed to acquire a Finnish technology and design business, Huld, for approximately €41 million ($48 million) in a cash-and-stock deal, marking its entrance into the space industry.
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July 04, 2025
Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction
A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
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July 04, 2025
Air France-KLM Aims For Control Of SAS With Majority Stake
Air France-KLM said Friday that it plans to increase its stake in Scandinavian airline SAS to 60.5% by acquiring a 32% interest from investment manager Castlelake LP and another 8.6% from Lind Invest ApS.
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July 04, 2025
UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes Planned £1.8B Deal For Assura
The Competition and Markets Authority issued a call on Friday for responses to the £1.79 billion ($2.44 billion) planned takeover by Primary Health Properties of rival NHS landlord Assura PLC, fresh off the end of a bidding war.
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July 04, 2025
Sidley, A&O Shearman Steer Athora's £5.7B Pensions Biz Buy
Retirement group Athora Holding Ltd. will buy U.K. buyout specialist Pension Insurance Corp. for £5.7 billion ($7.8 billion) from an investment consortium, the companies have confirmed, a transaction that will create an insurance savings heavyweight in Europe.
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July 03, 2025
CMA To Review Global Payments' $24.2B Worldpay Deal
British competition officials said this week that they were beginning their initial evaluation of Global Payments Inc.'s plans, unveiled earlier this year, to purchase payments giant Worldpay from GTCR and FIS for $24.25 billion.
Expert Analysis
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What M&A Uptick Will Mean For Legal Hiring
Thomson Reuters research reveals an improving macroeconomic picture of incoming interest rate cuts, and with market confidence in the new U.K. government, there is a higher corporate demand for transactional advice, leading law firms to increase their hiring in preparation for this heavier workload, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.
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Takeaways From First EU Foreign Subsidy M&A Investigation
The European Commission's recent investigation into Emirates Telecommunications' proposed acquisition of PPF Telecom is the first in-depth investigation of an M&A deal under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, demonstrating that the regulation can have real consequences in practice that companies must consider at the outset of large transactions, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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Disclosure Takeaways From Superdry Restructuring Plan
Superdry’s recently approved restructuring plan is said to be the first of its kind accompanied by a capital raise, with the High Court of England and Wales’ interim judgment providing helpful guidance on disclosure requirements, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
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EU Competition Report Spotlights Areas For Future Focus
The European Commission’s recent report on protecting competition highlights the importance of safeguarding innovation and preventing exploitative conduct by dominant firms, signaling that strong and focused law enforcement is to remain a priority with an even greater application of abuse-of-dominance rules, say Nicole Kar and Charlotte Mann at Paul Weiss.
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Insurance Rulings Show Court Hesitancy To Fix Policy Errors
Two recent Court of Appeal insurance decisions highlight that policyholders can only overcome policy drafting errors and claim coverage if there is a very obvious mistake, emphasizing courts' reluctance to rewrite contract terms that are capable of enforcement, says Aaron Le Marquer at Stewarts.
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Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI’s advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.
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Unpacking The New Concept Of 'Trading Misfeasance'
In addition to granting one of the largest trading awards since the Insolvency Act was passed in 1986, the High Court recently introduced a novel claim for misfeasant trading in Wright v. Chappell, opening the door to liability for directors, even where insolvent liquidation or administration was not inevitable, say lawyers at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
The FTC Needs To Challenge The Novo-Catalent Deal
Novo's acquisition of Catalent threatens to substantially lessen competition in the manufacturing and marketing of GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drugs, and the Federal Trade Commission should challenge it under a vertical theory of harm, as it aligns with last year's merger guidelines and the Fifth Circuit decision in Illumina, says attorney David Balto.
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Complying With EU Commission's Joint Purchasing Rules
One year after the European Commission released its revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements, attorneys at Crowell & Moring reflect on the various forms such agreements can take, and how parties can avoid structuring arrangements that run afoul of competition law.
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Tips For Implementing EU Sustainability Reporting Guidance
Lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell discuss the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s recently published guidance on double materiality assessments and offer takeaways on achieving a sustainability directive-compliant process that could enhance clarity and consistency among multinational stakeholders.
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What UK Digital Markets Act Will Mean For Competition Law
The new Digital Markets Act’s reforms will strengthen the Competition and Markets Authority's investigatory and enforcement powers across its full remit of merger control and antitrust investigations, representing a seismic shift in the U.K. competition and consumer law landscape, say lawyers at Travers Smith.
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What French Watchdog Ruling Means For M&A Landscape
Although ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence, the French competition authority’s recent post-closing review of several nonreportable mergers is a landmark case that highlights the increased complexity of such transactions, and is further testament to the European competition authorities’ willingness to expand their toolkit to address below-threshold M&As, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Exploring The EU's Draft Standards On Crypto Authorization
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s recently published draft standards aim to promote fair competition and a safer environment for crypto providers and investors, detailing precisely the information to be provided to national authorities in charge of screening the acquisitions of a qualifying holding, says Mathieu de Korvin at Norton Rose.
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What The New Digital Markets Bill Will Mean For Companies
The recently passed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill will bring significant reform to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules for all businesses, but the introduction of a strategic market status regime and its reporting obligations means large tech organizations in particular need to think carefully about the forthcoming changes, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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Insurance Ruling Stresses High Hurdle To Fix Policy Wording
In Project Angel v. Axis, the Court of Appeal recently refused to rewrite the exclusion clause of an insurance policy, reminding parties in the warranty and indemnity market to carefully word clauses, as there is a high threshold before courts will intervene to amend policies, say Joseph Moore and Laura McCann at Travers Smith.