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As part of the UK government's proinnovation approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the Legal Services Board was recently asked to...

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Macfarlanes advises Peter Hargreaves on £5.443bn consortium buyout of Hargreaves Lansdown

Macfarlanes is advising Peter Hargreaves, the co-founder and largest shareholder of FTSE 100 company Hargreaves Lansdown plc, in respect of the recommended takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown by the buyout consortium led by CVC, together with Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, in a transaction attributing a value to Hargreaves Lansdown of £5.443bn.

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Macfarlanes advises Jupiter Asset Management on acquisition of the team and institutional assets of Origin Asset Management

Macfarlanes has advised Jupiter Asset Management (Jupiter) on their acquisition of both the investment team and £800m of mostly institutional assets of London-based global investment boutique Origin Asset Management (Origin).

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Macfarlanes advises Legal & General on establishment of £350m residential property development build-to-rent joint venture

Macfarlanes has advised longstanding client Legal & General’s Asset Management Division on the launch of a joint venture between Legal & General, Dutch pension fund, PGGM, and UK pension fund, Nest.

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