M&A
Sidley and Gibson Dunn lead on $2.7bn Soho House deal
US law firms score roles as the members’ club agrees a take-private deal
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Evelyn Partners’ private equity backers target NatWest and RBC for potential sale
Evercore has been called to advise on the deal which could value the UK wealth manager at £2.5bn
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Marex agrees to buy Winterflood Securities from Close Brothers
Marex snaps up UK broker in £104m deal
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Simpson Thacher names co-heads of European M&A
The New York law firm has appointed two London partners to lead its M&A team in Europe
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M&A lawyers optimistic on dealmaking bounce: ‘It has definitely picked up’
City lawyers are seeing green shoots of recovery in M&A activity after tariff-induced uncertainty led to a slowdown in deals
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Cavendish rejects takeover approach for M&A and debt advisory units
City investment bank rejects bid amid consolidation in sector
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Advent agrees £3.8bn deal for FTSE 250 group Spectris as KKR mulls fresh bid
The scientific instruments maker is the latest in a flurry of deals inked by Advent in the industrial and engineering sectors
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Citigroup’s top UK bankers see sharp dealmaking rebound after tariff hit
The Wall Street bank has ‘line of sight’ on a number of multibillion-dollar IPOs
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TP ICAP buys data firm Neptune in credit push
Neptune Networks deal to help the City broker launch dealer-to-client business
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Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling
Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought
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Royal London buys infrastructure asset manager in private assets push
The deal is part of the asset manager’s drive to ‘broaden its private assets capabilities’
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L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push
Deal is the latest for the UK asset manager amid plan to grow private markets assets to £85bn
Nomura to buy Macquarie’s US and European asset management business
Nomura strikes $1.8bn deal in asset management growth push
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin partners approve merger
Partners vote to approve $2bn transatlantic law firm tie-up
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Trump tariffs to chill M&A say advisers: ‘Crazy s*** is horrendous for deals’
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs expected to hit global M&A
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London & Capital rebrands after Waverton merger
£21bn wealth manager to be renamed W1M to help avoid confusion with an infamous mini-bond provider
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Ascot Lloyd overhauls fee model in brand refresh
Private equity-backed wealth manager brings in consultants for ‘transformation project’
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Diversity funds fall out of favour, and who will buy CCLA?
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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CCLA lines up Evercore bankers to explore sale
London headquartered asset manager could fetch up to £150m, sources tell FN
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