M&A
Goldman heads for biggest European M&A market share in 25 years
The Wall Street bank has worked on 43% of the deals and taken 9.3% of the fee pool
Bain still in hunt for UK wealth firm Amber River as bidding continues
Three firms circle Amber River after first round of bids
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Evelyn Partners opens first round of bids as ‘Project Condor’ kicks off
Buyers have been set a deadline as one of the UK’s largest wealth managers fires the starting gun on a sale
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Ashurst to merge with US law firm Perkins Coie
The deal will create a top 20 firm globally by revenue as law firms race for scale
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Astorg seeks €5bn exit for food ingredients maker Solina
The sale comes amid an M&A boom in the food ingredients sector in Europe
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Goldman Sachs joins Evercore ahead of Evelyn Partners sale
US giant takes co-adviser role as wealth firm lines up much-watched bidding process
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FCA warns over conflicts of interest and debt levels among wealth consolidators
UK regulator stops short of imposing new rules on buyout shops scooping up wealth managers
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Hargreaves Lansdown glitch leaves thousands of clients with incorrect balances
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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US firms eye more UK wealth M&A: ‘There’s appetite for the upper end of the market’
Corient’s double swoop on Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope shows demand in the sector remains red hot
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Why a bank might be the perfect buyer for Evelyn
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Evelyn Partners to kick off sale process next month
Bankers at Evercore are sounding out major banks and other potential buyers for the wealth giant
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US wealth firm Corient buys Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital
Tie-up creates a $430bn ultra high net worth wealth manager
UBS M&A boss Beck: European deals will catch up with US and Asia
The Swiss bank has upped its investment banking ambitions and European M&A work remains key despite a US push
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
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
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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