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  • June 20, 2025

    UK Miner Sweetens Bid For Aussie Rival To $128M

    U.K. miner Central Asia Metals said Friday it has increased its bid for Australian rival New World Resources to approximately AU$197 million ($128 million) and proposed an alternative method to complete the deal after it noted that another investor was bolstering its stake in the company.

  • June 20, 2025

    Octopus Renewables To Buy 6th Solar Site In Ireland For €27M

    Green assets investor Octopus Renewables said Friday that it has conditionally agreed to acquire an additional solar site in Ireland for approximately €27 million ($31 million), expanding its energy operations in the country.

  • June 20, 2025

    Dickson Minto Aids Bagnall's £175M Downing Renewables Bid

    Renewables investor Bagnall Energy said Friday that it will buy the shares in Downing that it does not already own in a £174.55 million ($235.5 million) cash deal, as the green infrastructure investment sector consolidates amid pressure caused by volatility in interest rates and inflation.

  • June 26, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Adds Spheres GC To London PE Team

    Greenberg Traurig has recruited a senior lawyer from European private investment firm Spheres, the third new shareholder in its private equity team in London in recent months.

  • June 19, 2025

    Clear Group Expands UK Reach With Insurance Broker Buy

    Insurance broker Clear Group said Thursday that it has acquired CR Toogood & Co. Ltd., a commercial insurance broker based in the southeast of England, as the group strengthens its footprint in the region.

  • June 19, 2025

    Science Group Sells Ricardo Stake Amid £281M WSP Takeover

    Science Group said Thursday that it has sold its entire stake in automotive parts supplier Ricardo after the international science and technology consultancy agreed a £281 million ($378 million) takeover by Canadian engineering consultant WSP on June 11.

  • June 19, 2025

    Dentons-Led Oryx Consortium Pulls Kenmare Takeover Bid

    A consortium led by asset manager Oryx said Thursday it has ended its proposed acquisition of Kenmare Resources PLC, after it failed to agree an increased price for the Irish titanium miner.

  • June 19, 2025

    Finance Advisory Biz Openwork Buys Partner Firm

    The Openwork Partnership, a U.K. financial advice network, said Thursday it has completed a transaction to acquire partner firm Milecross Financial Solutions Ltd. as part of its expansion plan.

  • June 19, 2025

    Henderson, Fidelity European To Merge To Create £2.1B Trust

    Henderson European Trust, advised by Stephenson Harwood LLP, and Fidelity European Trust said Thursday that they plan to merge in order to create a combined London-listed entity with £2.1 billion ($2.8 billion) of net assets.

  • June 19, 2025

    EU Clears £1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Bid For Property Biz Assura

    The European Commission has approved the planned £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) acquisition of healthcare property business Assura PLC, co-bidder KKR said on Thursday.

  • June 19, 2025

    Miner Weir Expands In N. America With £111M Townley Deal

    Global miner Weir Group PLC has agreed to acquire Townley, a minerals processing products maker, for an enterprise value of £111 million ($149 million), as it moves to "enhance" its presence in North America.

  • June 18, 2025

    Howden Expands In Latin America With Chilean Broker Buy

    International insurance broker The Howden Group has acquired Chile-based rival Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Ltd. to strengthen its existing position in the South American market.

  • June 18, 2025

    Covington Advises Draig Therapeutics On $140M Financing

    Welsh biotechnology company Draig Therapeutics Ltd. said Wednesday that it has raised $140 million in its first financing round to help develop drug candidates for severe depression.

  • June 18, 2025

    UK Law Firm Mergers Plunge 25% As PE Deals Lure Partners

    The number of law firm mergers in the U.K. fell by 25% in 2024, as senior partners hold out for potentially more lucrative private equity offers, research published Wednesday has shown.

  • June 18, 2025

    PE Firm's £570M Buy Of Tech Biz Clears US Antitrust Check

    U.S. private equity firm TA Associates said Wednesday that the U.S. antitrust authorities have not objected to its approximately £570 million ($756 million) cash acquisition of British tech businesses FD Technologies PLC.

  • June 18, 2025

    CPP Sells Turkish Unit For £4.6M To Focus On Tech Platform

    CPP Group, an insurance products business, said Wednesday that a German company has agreed to buy its Turkish firm for £4.6 million ($6.2 million) cash, as it looks to focus on Blink, its insurance technology website.

  • June 18, 2025

    Palm Oil Producer Starts Share Buyback Under £12M Program

    M. P. Evans Group PLC began a share buyback program on Wednesday worth up to £2 million ($2.7 million) as part of a £12 million plan to repurchase stock, amid concerns that the palm oil producer's assets are undervalued.

  • June 17, 2025

    Bunge Gets Last-Needed Approvals For $18B Viterra Deal

    Grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd. announced that it has cleared the last antitrust regulatory hurdle to close its $18 billion acquisition of global grain trader Viterra Ltd.

  • June 17, 2025

    DOJ Clears $1.8B Safran-RTX Aerospace Deal With Divestiture

    French aerospace company Safran will have to divest its North American actuation business to move forward with its $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace's flight control unit from RTX, U.S. and British antitrust regulators announced Tuesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ireland Completes AIB Exit With €305M Final Share Sale

    Ireland said Tuesday that it has sold its remaining 2.06% stake in Allied Irish Banks for €305.3 million ($352 million), completing the bank's return to private ownership.

  • June 17, 2025

    Dentons-Led Bermuda Investment Firm Hansa To Buy Rival

    Bermuda investor Hansa said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire local rival Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd. in an all-stock deal to create an investment company with total net assets of more than £900 million ($1.2 billion).

  • June 17, 2025

    CMS Guides 'Landmark' £55M Pension Superfund Deal

    Britain's only defined benefit superfund said Tuesday that it has taken on £55 million ($75 million) in assets from a plan sponsored by a Christian missionary society, in a deal steered by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

  • June 17, 2025

    Aviva Gets Green Light For £3.7B Direct Line Acquisition

    Aviva said Tuesday that it has passed all the regulatory hurdles for its £3.7 billion ($5 billion) cash and stock acquisition of rival insurer Direct Line, bringing it one step closer to creating a motor and home insurance giant in Britain.

  • June 17, 2025

    Autodoc To Raise Up To €464M In Frankfurt IPO

    German online car parts store Autodoc SE said Tuesday that it plans to raise up to €463.6 million ($535.8 million) in its planned flotation in Frankfurt.

  • June 17, 2025

    Birketts Steers BP Marsh Investment In Underwriting Agency

    B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC said Tuesday it has acquired a 27% interest in underwriter Cameron Specialty, as the private equity investor adds to its portfolio of insurance intermediaries.

Expert Analysis

  • Discovery Blocking Reform Better Protects French Companies

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    The 2022 reforms to France's 1968 blocking statute gives French companies more tools to resist abusive discovery requests from foreign competitors and public agencies, but France should do more to defend confidential information and assert its sovereignty, says Raphael Gauvain at Betto Perben.

  • A Look At New Vertical Laws, Their Opportunities And Pitfalls

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    Looking at trends that have gained the most traction under the new vertical laws in the EU and U.K., it is clear that brands should use the transition period wisely, ensuring that lessons have been learned on what to avoid and that go-to-market strategies are future-proof, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Why 2023 Could Be The Year Of The Restructuring Plan

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    As U.K. businesses face a challenging economic environment going into 2023, the stage may be set for a rise in restructuring plans, with early signs such as an increasing body of case law, the pragmatic approach taken by the judiciary to date and the cross-class cramdown mechanism, say Rachael Markham and Charlotte Møller at Squire Patton.

  • How Mur Ruling May Affect Force Majeure Considerations

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    The recent U.K. Court of Appeal decision in Mur Shipping v. RTI demonstrates that exercising reasonable endeavors can include payment in an alternative currency to overcome a force majeure event, and is topical for contracting parties in light of Russia-related sanctions, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • ECJ Fiat Ruling Sets Clear Boundaries For EU State Aid Law

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    The European Court of Justice's recent landmark decision in Fiat v. Commission limiting the commission’s attempts to circumvent the lack of EU powers in the area of tax law has important implications in EU state aid law and beyond, say Andreas Reindl and Pietro Stella at Van Bael.

  • Cos. Can Expect Intense Antitrust Enforcement This Year

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    In 2023, authorities in the U.K. and Europe are expected to push the boundaries of antitrust enforcement, merger control and foreign investment screening with the goal of achieving positive outcomes for consumers, say Nicole Kar and Tara Rudra at Linklaters.

  • Foreign Direct Investment Considerations For Buyers, Sellers

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    The rapidly developing legal and regulatory foreign direct investment landscape means the challenge for deal makers is in navigating the continuously changing rules and understanding the manner in which regulators interpret them, says Kurt Ma at BCLP.

  • Widely Forecast UK Recession Is Likely To Reshape M&As

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    Despite the economic downturn in the U.K., transactions will continue to get done in 2023, albeit with more complex terms and a greater focus on undertaking vigorous due diligence on customer relationships and contracts, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Czech Z-Trade Ruling Shows Benefit Of Compliance Program

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    With its recent Z-Trade fine reduction decision, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has for the first time put into practice its compliance program consideration policy, providing a further incentive for companies to implement such programs and underlining the office's intention to pay attention to them, say Vojtech Chloupek and Martin Taimr at Bird & Bird.

  • Lessons That May Be Learned From The Demise Of Made.com

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    With Made.com going into administration, companies that may face similar challenges should take on board that the earlier adequate preemptive planning is considered, the more financial and legal options there will be to avoid last minute firefighting and to focus instead on strengthening the business, says Eleni Michaela at Faegre Drinker.

  • Link Ruling Shows FCA's Wide Change-In-Control Powers

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    The Financial Conduct Authority's recent decision regarding the proposed acquisition of Link Fund Solutions is a reminder that the regulator has significant powers to attach conditions to its approvals and the advent of the Financial Services and Markets Bill could lead to the widening of those powers, say Charlotte Hill and Daniel Hirschfield at Taylor Wessing.

  • Takeaways For Transaction Parties After UK Acquisition Block

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    The U.K. government recently used its retrospective powers under the National Security and Investment Act for the first time to block Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab, highlighting the considerations that parties have to evaluate when contemplating transactions in high-risk areas, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Understanding The EU's New Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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    The European Parliament’s newly adopted Foreign Subsidies Regulation extends already wide-ranging European Union state aid powers and adds new layers of deal conditionality, so companies will need to carefully consider how the regulation may affect their EU-bound activities, say Peter Camesasca and Sophie Bertin at Covington.

  • A Look At The Increase In Employee Ownership Trusts

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    The rise in employee ownership trusts has brought certain challenges, but with tax advantages and a proven positive impact on individuals, businesses and regional economies, employee buyouts are set to become more popular and could outstrip mainstream deal activity, says ​​​​​​​Lisa Hayward at Birketts.

  • EU Basel III Bank Reforms May Weaken Securities Market

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    Recent proposals from the Council of the European Union's review of Basel III bank capital regulatory reforms did not adopt substantive changes urged by the market for the securitization framework, and may have a dampening effect on the competitiveness of European securitizations, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

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