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July 10, 2025
Weil Rehires Private Funds Partner From A&O Shearman
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Thursday that an expert in private investment funds is returning to the firm in London from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as part of the Weil's growth plan.
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July 03, 2025
Citgo, Castrol Field Billion-Dollar Bids, And More Deal Rumors
Vitol submitted a more than $10 billion bid to buy the parent of Venezuela-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum, according to Wednesday reports, but subsequent news indicated that it might not be enough to beat out the competition. Castrol, which is BP's lubricant arm, is also running an auction process, with private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice reportedly emerging as one of the latest bidders.Â
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July 03, 2025
UK Insurance Agency M&A Down 35% In 1st Half
The pace of domestic mergers and acquisitions in the U.K. insurance market slowed down considerably in the first half of 2025, making it the slowest six-month period for M&A activity in the sector since the first half of 2019, a financial services consultancy said Thursday.
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July 03, 2025
Fasken Martineau, Orrick Guide Rare Earth Biz's Merger, Float
Mkango Resources Ltd., a miner of rare earth elements, said Thursday that it has agreed to merge its subsidiary Lancaster Exploration Ltd. with a Cayman Islands-based blank-check company to list it on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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July 03, 2025
Athora Eyes Stake In Pension Insurance Corp. In £5.7B Deal
Luxembourg investor Reinet said Thursday that retirement group Athora has approached it to buy its 49.5% stake in Pension Insurance Corp. in a deal that values the U.K. buyout specialist at £5.7 billion ($7.8 billion).
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July 03, 2025
Nigerian Bank Owner Plots $100M Share Offer, London Listing
Guaranty Trust Holding Co., the parent of Nigerian lender GTBank, said Thursday that it aims to raise $100 million in a sale of new shares to recapitalize the bank to a level required by regulation, and to list the shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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July 03, 2025
Investor EQT To Acquire Stake In Life Sciences Products Biz
Swedish investor EQT Group said Thursday that its healthcare business has agreed to acquire a majority stake in life sciences research company Europa Biosite.Â
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July 03, 2025
Pinsent Masons-Led Chesnara To Buy HSBC Life For £260M
British pensions company Chesnara PLC said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the specialist life protection and investment bond provider of banking giant HSBC for £260 million ($355 million) to give the group a "material step up in scale."
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July 03, 2025
Italy Clears Monte Dei Paschi's €13.3B Mediobanca Deal
Italian lender Monte dei Paschi has said that the country's competition authority has given the green light to its €13.3 billion ($15.7 billion) proposed takeover of rival Mediobanca SpA.
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July 02, 2025
FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire
FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
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July 02, 2025
Ingersoll Rand Buys Italy's Termomeccanica For $188M
Ingersoll Rand Inc. has acquired Termomeccanica Industrial Compressors SpA and its subsidiary Adicomp SpA in a €160 million ($188 million) deal aimed at expanding its presence in the renewable natural gas and industrial compressor markets.
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July 09, 2025
MoFo Bags HSF Kramer Leveraged Finance Partner In London
Morrison Foerster has hired a borrowing specialist as a partner to join its finance and private equity groups team in London as the firm responds to "building momentum" in the market.
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July 02, 2025
Brainlab Delays Frankfurt IPO Amid Market Uncertainty
German medical technology business Brainlab SE said Wednesday that it will postpone its planned approximately €520 million ($612 million) initial public offering on the Frankfurt stock exchange, after it failed to announce the final price of its shares expected a day earlier.
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July 02, 2025
Fletchers Acquires Shoosmiths' Serious Injury Practice
Private equity-backed Fletchers Solicitors said Wednesday it has bought the serious injury unit of rival Shoosmiths LLP, continuing a series of high-profile deals for the claimant law firm.
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July 02, 2025
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust Considers Wind-Down
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust PLC said Wednesday that it may wind down its business soon as the ethical investment arm of Schroders PLC battles with attracting new investors and growing its assets, citing "challenging market conditions over recent years."
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July 02, 2025
Private Stock Market Plan Could Disrupt London IPO Goals
A world-first regulated market for private company shares might harm the U.K.'s objective of stimulating the market for initial public offerings in London if it offers corporate founders a new alternative to the scrutiny of flotations.
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July 02, 2025
Aviva Completes £3.7B Direct Line Acquisition
Aviva said Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of insurance rival Direct Line in a £3.7 billion ($5.1 billion) cash and stock acquisition, after clinching final regulatory clearance.
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July 02, 2025
K3 Eyes Canceling AIM Listing, Returning £29M To Investors
Fashion software firm K3 said Wednesday that it wants to return up to £29 million ($40 million) to investors via a share buyback, amid plans for the company to quit the London Stock Exchange's junior investment market.
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July 02, 2025
Euronext Considers €399M Athens Stock Exchange Deal
Euronext is in negotiations to acquire the Athens Stock Exchange SA in an all-share transaction worth €399 million ($470 million) as it aims to add another European bourse to its portfolio
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July 02, 2025
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher Guide KKR's £4.1B Spectris Bid
High-tech instruments manufacturer Spectris said on Wednesday that it has given its backing to a £4.1 billion ($5.6 billion) takeover by U.S. private equity giant KKR, which has outbid a £3.8 billion offer by another PE firm, Advent.
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July 01, 2025
5 Firms Guide In Intralot's €2.7B Buy Of Bally's Business
Greek gambling company Intralot SA, with guidance from Milbank LLP and a second firm, will acquire Bally's Corporation's international interactive business in a cash-and-shares deal valuing the division at €2.7 billion ($3.19 billion), with three firms, including Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Nixon Peabody LLP, advising Bally's.
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July 01, 2025
Spain's Santander To Buy TSB From Sabadell For $3.6B
Spain's Banco Santander said Tuesday it has agreed to buy British bank TSB from Banco de Sabadell in a £2.65 billion ($3.64 billion) all-cash deal, a move that would expand Santander's footprint in the U.K. retail banking market as Sabadell faces a hostile takeover attempt.
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July 01, 2025
Mayer Brown-Led Aviva Seals Pension Deal For Packaging Co.
Aviva said Tuesday that it has completed a £249 million ($341 million) buy-in transaction to acquire the pensions of approximately 3,500 members of the Molins UK Pension Fund.
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July 01, 2025
Swedbank To Buy Digital Mortgage Biz Stabelo For $37M
Swedish multinational banking group Swedbank AB said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire mortgage lender Stabelo to reach more prospective homeowners for an initial price of 350 million Swedish krona ($37 million) from Avanza Bank AB and other owners.
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July 01, 2025
Southern Water Secures £1.2B Macquarie Equity Financing
A consortium led by asset management giant Macquarie said Tuesday that it has agreed to invest up to £1.2 billion ($1.65 billion) in Southern Water as part of a refinancing program aimed at slashing the debt of the utility's holding company.