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July 09, 2025
Energy Biz Wins Regulatory Nod For $88M Sale Of Assets
Caspian Sunrise said Wednesday that it has received the required regulatory nod for the $88 million sale of two drilling sites in Kazakhstan to Absolute Resources LLP.
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July 09, 2025
Crédit Agricole Nets €183M In Exit From Loto Owner
French insurer Crédit Agricole said Wednesday that it has sold its remaining stake in FDJ United for approximately €183.3 million ($215 million), marking its exit from the international lottery gaming operator.
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July 09, 2025
Freshfields Guides Merck's $10B Deal For Verona Pharma
U.S. biomedical heavyweight Merck said Wednesday that it will buy Verona Pharma for $10 billion to add a drug used to treat lung disease to its portfolio of respiratory therapies.
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July 09, 2025
CMS Guides Utmost On 4 Pension Deals Worth £177M
Utmost Life and Pensions said on Wednesday that it has penned four retirement savings deals worth £177 million ($240 million) since the start of 2025.
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July 09, 2025
Nigerian Bank Owner Guaranty Trust Debuts In London
Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC, the parent of Nigerian lender GTBank PLC, said Wednesday that it has started trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, after raising $105 million through a share sale.
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July 09, 2025
LSE Needs Global Reach To Revive Floats, Industry Warns
The London Stock Exchange needs to work at attracting secondary listings from overseas issuers to offset a thinning flow of domestic flotations, a leading British industry group said Wednesday.
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July 09, 2025
Engineering Biz To Launch Buyback Of Up To $40M
Hunting PLC said Wednesday that it plans to roll out a share repurchase program worth up to $40 million, a move the precision engineering company expects will lower its share capital.
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July 08, 2025
Epiq Expands Global Footprint With Case Pilots Acquisition
Epiq expanded its class action administration services in the U.K. and Europe by acquiring the claims administration company Case Pilots, the legal technology and services provider announced Tuesday.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting
Attorneys at Freshfields consider the future of antitrust law and competition enforcement amid agency leadership changes and other emerging developments likely to dominate discussion at the American Bar Association's Antitrust Spring Meeting this week.
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What To Note In EU Tech Transfer Agreements Consultation
Robert Klotz at Steptoe explains the European Commission’s main contemplated amendments to a regulation that exempts certain technology transfer agreements from European Union restrictions, the current political context around the ongoing reform, and as its potential consequences for businesses.
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UK Refusal Of US Extradition Request May Set New Standard
The recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling in El-Khouri v. U.S., denying a U.S. extradition request, overturns a long-held precedent and narrows how U.K. courts must decide such requests, potentially signaling a broader reevaluation of U.K. extradition law, say lawyers at Dechert and Kingsley Napley.
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Key Findings From EU Report On Antitrust Remedies
Although the European Commission’s recent report assessing the effectiveness of its antitrust policy on behavioral remedies is not binding, it may influence future cases and promote coherence, providing useful insights for national competition authorities and courts when considering remedies in their own jurisdictions, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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New UK Order Offers Welcome Clarity To Crypto Staking Rules
The recently effective Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Amendment Order clarifies that arrangements for qualifying crypto-asset staking do not amount to a collective investment scheme, and by addressing an issue that curtailed staking activities in the U.K., facilitates the use of that practice, says Andrew Henderson at Goodwin.
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How EU Competition Policy Will Affect State Aid Rules
The European Commission’s recent competitiveness compass policy indicates its ambitions for the European Union to become an economic powerhouse, leveraging a new coordination tool that would affect state aid rules and boost public support for green energy investments, say lawyers at Linklaters.
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Banker Remuneration Proposals Could Affect More Than Pay
The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority’s pending proposals to reduce banker remuneration restrictions bring obvious personal financial advantages for bankers, but may have repercussions that result in increased scrutiny of bonus payments and wider changes to workplace culture and overall accountability, say lawyers at Fox Williams.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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EU Paper Urges Data Protection And Competition Law Unity
A recent European Data Protection Board position paper calls for closer cooperation among data protection and competition authorities, and provides valuable insight for businesses seeking to ensure compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Equal Rights Limit State Immunity
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales' recent determination that Spain’s London embassy could not dodge a former U.K.-based employee’s discrimination claims by invoking sovereign immunity reaffirms its position that employment and human rights should come before the privileges of foreign powers, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.
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How Proposed Private Share Trading System May Benefit Cos.
The government's proposal for a private securities and capital exchange system intends to enhance market practices and risk tolerances, offering a significant way for firms to free up liquidity by allowing investors to trade existing private company shares, say lawyers at Mishcon de Reya.
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Managing Transatlantic Antitrust Investigations And Litigation
As transatlantic competition regulators cooperate more closely and European antitrust investigations increasingly spark follow-up civil suits in the U.S., companies must understand how to simultaneously juggle high-stakes multigovernment investigations and manage the risks of expensive new claims across jurisdictions, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.
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What To Know As EU Urges Outbound Investment Reviews
A recent European Commission recommendation urges European Union member states to review outbound investments in certain critical technologies sectors, but does not clarify the next steps for states once information on relevant transactions in third countries is received, say lawyers at Cleary.
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Competition Act Brings Important UK Merger Control Changes
Although recently effective sections of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act provide clarity on the transactions that may attract Competition and Markets Authority attention, some reforms potentially expanding the regulator's scope may be concerning to transacting parties, say lawyers at Fried Frank.
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How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds
Geopolitical uncertainty is perceived by corporate leaders as the biggest short-term threat to global business, but many of the potential crises are navigable if general counsel focus on what is being said about a company and what the company is doing, says Juliet Young at Schillings.