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.

This essential newswire is a daily must-read for successful transactions lawyers to keep up with the latest deals and dealmakers, make informed business decisions and capitalize on opportunities as they unfold.



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Latest News in Transactions UK

  • February 03, 2026

    Aircraft Co. Settles $28M Claim Over Undersold Lessor

    An aviation business has settled its $28 million claim against an aircraft lessor it alleged had suppressed its own income and profitability, causing the business to undersell its shares in the lessor.

  • February 03, 2026

    FCA Backs Phillip Brokerage's £6M Walker Crips Buy

    Walker Crips said Tuesday the Financial Conduct Authority has approved an acquisition by a unit of Singapore-based capital markets giant Phillip Brokerage Pte Ltd., satisfying a critical condition in the wealth management and stockbroking firm's proposed takeover.

  • February 03, 2026

    UK Sets Financial Services Links With China To Boost London

    The government said Tuesday it had secured agreements with China to boost London's position as a global financial hub during Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent visit to the country.

  • February 03, 2026

    Bitcoin-Powered Web Design Biz Begins Trading On LSE

    The Smarter Web Co. PLC said Tuesday that it has started to trade on the London Stock Exchange as the U.K web design and development business upgraded its listing from the Aquis growth market.

  • February 03, 2026

    Osborne Clarke Steers £20M Inspection Biz Pension Buyout

    The U.K.'s construction certification body has completed a £20 million ($27 million) full scheme buyout with insurer Aviva, securing the pension benefits of all its members, Broadstone said Tuesday.

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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

Readership

  • M&A lawyers
  • Commercial disputes lawyers at top law firms
  • Executives and attorneys at insurance companies and corporate policyholders
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 and FTSE 350 companies
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies and companies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.K.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals