Transactions UK

Law360 UK Transactions delivers daily news, real-time alerts and forward-thinking analysis on corporate transactions trends and deals in the U.K. and EU including hostile takeovers, friendly mergers, IPOs, buyouts and shareholder disputes – and the laws and regulation surrounding them.

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Latest News in Transactions UK

  • October 15, 2025

    Altice Rejects €17B Bid From French Telecoms Operators

    Telecoms group Altice France said Wednesday that it has "immediately rejected" a €17 billion ($19.8 billion) joint offer from French telecommunications operators Orange, Iliad and Bouygues Telecom for the majority of its domestic operations.

  • October 15, 2025

    Advent's $1.3B Bid For Chipmaker Wins Shareholder Backing

    U.S. private equity entity Advent said Wednesday that it has persuaded 67.55% of shareholders in Swiss chipmaker U-blox Holding AG to sell their stakes, signaling the success of its 1.03 billion Swiss franc ($1.3 billion) takeover offer.

  • October 14, 2025

    London Investor Raises £7M, Plans To Adopt Ethereum Policy

    Life sciences investor Igraine PLC said Tuesday that it has raised approximately £7.1 million ($9.4 million) in one of the largest transactions completed by a company listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange in more than two years.

  • October 14, 2025

    Key Points From UK And Japan's Antitrust Cooperation Pact

    The memorandum of cooperation recently signed between the U.K. and Japan to promote collaboration in competition law enforcement is a meaningful step that offers cross-border businesses an improved foundation for earlier alignment and better risk management, say lawyers at Steptoe.

  • October 14, 2025

    Outsourcer Mitie Kicks Off £100M Buyback As Revenue Rises

    Mitie Group PLC launched a new £100 million ($133 million) share buyback program on Tuesday as the facilities management and compliance company reported continued "strong momentum" in its trading update for the six months to the end of September.

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Areas of Coverage

  • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSALS:
  • Share swaps & cash acquisitions
  • IPOs, Cash Calls and Buybacks
  • Management buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Leveraged-buyouts
  • Shareholder agreements & Poison Pills
  • Activist shareholders and proxy fights
  • Venture capital and private equity deals
  • Distressed M&A: insolvency, restructuring, bailouts
  • AGENCIES
  • The Competition and Markets Authority
  • The Financial Conduct Authority
  • The Pension Regulator
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • U.K. Takeover Code under the Companies Act
  • Financial Services and Markets Act
  • Market Abuse Regulation
  • The Enterprise Act

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.K.
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