Transactions UK Archive » January, 2025

Transactions UK - January, 2025

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• CMA Clears Outbrain's $1B Altice Video Platform Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Brexit Five Years On: The Legal Landscape After Europe
• Ex-IP Co. Director Says Lawyer, Founders Hid $40M Takeover
• Explosives Biz Plugs €200M Into Finland TNT Facility
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Gibson Dunn, Milbank
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• JPMorgan Sues WeRealize In Widening Dispute Over JV
• Activists Fear Trump's Paris Exit Will Boost BigLaw Deals
• Jones Day-Led Heart Maker Buys Time By Raising €9.7M
• UK Military Tech Co. Seals Acquisition Of Telecoms Biz
• UK Engineer Smiths Group Eyes Asset Sales, Bigger Buyback
• Competition Act Brings Important UK Merger Control Changes
• Freshfields-Led Spanish Travel Group's IPO Values Biz At €3B
• UK To Ease Bond Issuance By Firms To Draw Retail Investors
• LSE Bets On Growth Firms To Secure Post-Brexit Status
• Amex GBT Calls Judge's Sept. DOJ Trial 'Manifest Injustice'
• JPMorgan, Fintech Each Claim Victory On Appeal In JV Spat
• M&A Shot To $3.7T In 2024 As IT/Tech, Finance Shined
• Data Biz Plans To Delist From AIM Citing Costs
• Social Housing Manager Mears Begins £18M Buyback
• Hogan Lovells Adds 5 Pros From White & Case In Italy
• Energy Group Urges UK To Link To EU's Carbon-Tax Measure
• Osborne Clarke Guides Aviva's £23M Pension Deal
• Growth Stocks Need Rule Changes, City Group Says
• Sidley, Mintz Guide Gene Biz Acquisition Worth Up To $7M
• How GCs Can Protect Cos. From Geopolitical Headwinds
• Shell Announces $3.5B Buyback Despite Profit Fall
• Molson Coors Buys Stake In UK Mixer Biz Fevertree For £71M
• Nelson Mullins-Led Serco Unit To Buy Defense Biz For $327M
• City Struggles With Compliance Amid Post-Brexit Rule Shifts
• $7.8B ChampionX Deal Gets Added Scrutiny Across The Pond
• CMS Steers £1.4B Pension Deal For Pharma Co.
• Pensions Watchdog Backs Gov't Surplus Investment Plans
• FCA Sets 1st Fine For Breach Of Transaction Reporting Rule
• Anglo American Completes $1B Sale Of Jellinbah
• Slaughter & May Steers Water Provider's £490M Rights Issue
• A&O Shearman Guides American Axle's £1.16B UK Biz Offer
• French Tech Biz Sopra Steria Seals €150M Share Buyback
• TravelPerk Hits $2.7B Valuation, Announces Yokoy Buy
• Wealth Manager Brooks Macdonald Begins £10M Buyback
• Gov't Floats Pension Reforms To Reinvest Surplus Funds
• Reading FC Owner Says Failed Buyer Seeks Forced Sale
• Cornish Metals To Raise £56M For Historic UK Tin Mine
• Danish Bank Launches $70M Share Buyback Program
• Mediobanca Rejects Monte Dei Paschi's €13.3B Bid
• Slaughter & May-Led JV To Buy 6 Warehouses Worth €470M
• Clyde & Co.-Led Abu Dhabi Biz Bids £100M For Good Energy
• Royal London Hits Back In £27M Company Sale Row
• Former Construction Execs Sued For £1.4M Over Rival Biz
• Simmons Hires Restructuring Pro From Dechert
• Latham, Gibson Lead Diversified Energy's $1.3B Maverick Buy
• Luxury Goods Shipper Ferrari Announces Amsterdam IPO
• Key Points From FCA Financial Crime Guide Updates
• UK Pension Deals Market Set To Hit £70B In 2025, WTW says
• Swedish PE Group EQT To Buy Italian Warehouses For €230M
• Amex GBT Faces Sept. Trial In DOJ Case Against $570M Deal
• Norway's Orkla Selling Hydropower Portfolio In $545M Deal
• EU Approves Int'l Paper's $7.2B DS Smith Deal With Fix
• Chinese Co. Buys Stake In Amp Maker Marshall In $1.2B Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson Thacher
• Eversheds Guides £53M Pension Deal For Building Co.
• FD Technologies To Complete £120M Share Buyback
• Tax Directive Marks Milestone In Harmonizing EU System
• Broker SRG Expands Into Europe With German Partner
• Clean Fuel Maker Raises £4.5M Via Placing, Subscription
• 2 Firms Guide Monte Dei Paschi's €13.3B Mediobanca Bid
• Spotless Brands' Sale Could Make Splash, And More Rumors
• Kirkland-Led Francisco Partners Wraps Credit Fund At $3.3B
• Pinsent Masons-Led Fintech To Buy £114M Asian Finance Biz
• 5 Questions For Katten Partner Nathaniel Lalone
• Macquarie Gets Extension On £700M Renewi Bid
• Helix Exploration Raises £5M To Fund Montana Project
• Energy Investor Urges Shareholders To Back Liquidation
• Paul Weiss Repping Aptiv On Plans To Split Into 2 Companies
• Energy Transition Co. Triple Point Sells Final Assets
• Weil Hires Credit Funds Pro From PSP Investments
• Petra Diamonds To Sell Stake In Mine Biz For Up To $16M
• UK Oil Co. EnQuest To Buy Harbour Energy's Vietnam Biz
• EU OKs £3.6B Sale Of Royal Mail Owner To Czech Tycoon
• Norway Pays £306M For Stake In London Property Portfolio
• Tritax Buys £70M Data Center Site For £365M Project
• Bain-Backed Kantar Group Selling Media Arm In $1B Deal
• Mining Tech Co. To Cancel London Listing Citing Costs
• Infrastructure Biz Kier Launches £20M Share Buyback
• British Gas And E.ON Fight To Overturn Gov't Buyout Of Rival
• Clifford Chance Adds White & Case Euro Private Credit Vet
• Medical Supplier Deltex To Cancel AIM Listing
• UK Defense Consultancy Plans To Raise £5M In London IPO
• Retail Votes The Key To Deciding Investment Trusts' Future
• BoE Backs Gov't Call For Growth-Friendly Regulation
• Drinks-Maker Britvic Leaves LSE After £3.3B Takeover
• Gaming Biz XL Media To Return £16M To Shareholders
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Biz To Quit London Junior Market
• White & Case Hires Tech Deal Pro From Travers Smith
• Drill Engineer Enteq Puts Itself Up For Sale As Cash Runs Out
• Arnold & Porter Guides Touchlight In Ceva Animal Health Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Vows Regulatory Review As Gov't Pushes Growth Agenda
• Simmons Taps DLA For New Antitrust Chief, MoFo For RE Pro
• B&Q Owner Begins Final Tranche Of £300M Buyback
• Travel Retailer Avolta To Launch $220M Share Buyback
• KKR Takes Stake In Dubai Data Hub To Drive $5B Investment
• Game-Maker Winking Studios To Buy Rival For Up To $20M
• UK CMA Settles Sports Betting Company Divestiture
• McDermott Adds Restructuring Pro In London
• Ardian Lands $30B For Historic Secondaries Investment Fund
• Carr's Group To Sell Nuclear Engineering Unit For £75M
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Awards Versus EU Judgments
• Medical Supplier Deltex To Delist From AIM To Cut Costs
• Petershill Partners Cuts Stake In General Catalyst For $726M
• UK Electronics Biz Buys German Rival For Up To €43M
• UK Probes Keysight's £1.2B Offer For Telecoms Biz Spirent
• Fintech Co. IG Group Buys Investment Platform For £160M
• Maloney Accuses ICG-Backed Fund Of 'Intimidatory' Tactics
• Amex GBT Blasts Bid To Block $570M Travel Services Deal
• Canada Greenlights $18B Viterra-Bunge Grain Deal
• TowerBrook's £283M Deal For Equals Wins FCA Backing
• Slaughter And May-Led Fortress Ups Loungers Bid To £366.6M
• Cellnex Telecom To Roll Out €800M Share Buyback Program
• Travers Smith-Led Wealth Manager To Move To Main Market
• Eversheds Helps Switch On Lighting Biz's £24M Pensions Deal
• Clifford Chance, Wachtell Help Pfizer To Cut Haleon Stake
• Orrick Adds Paris Tax Partner From Latham
• Maloney To Testify As Trial Over ICG Stake Opens
• Apollo, Standard Chartered Form $3B Strategic Partnership
• Clifford Chance Hires M&A Pro Bruce Embley From Skadden
• Darag Buys Loss Portfolio Of Troubled Insurtech Wefox
• Luxembourg Investor Sells Dunhill Parent Shares For £1.2B
• Building Software Co. Buys Tech Manager For Up To €8.4M
• Security Screening Biz Thruvision Puts Itself Up For Sale
• Bird & Bird-Led Comms Biz To Buy German Rival For €196M
• BoE 2025 Pension Deal Focus Dubbed A 'Reassurance'
• WJM-Led Packaging Biz Macfarlane Wraps Up Peer For £18M
• Hill Dickinson Helps Bitcoin Miner Debut On London Exchange
• Investor's €92M Data Centers Deal Wins Regulatory Nods
• Dutch Insurer Aegon Begins €150M Buyback Scheme
• GSK To Buy US Biotech Biz IDRx For Up To $1.15B
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EU Greenlights $35B Synopsys-Ansys Deal With Remedies
• Weil Leads EQT Buy Of US Energy Biz Scale Microgrids
• Clifford Chance Adds 2 Fund Finance Pros From Mayer Brown
• Sports Betting Company Challenges CMA Order To Sell Biz
• Travers Smith-Led DBAY Bids £350M For Alliance Pharma
• DOJ Sues To Block Amex GBT's $570M Deal For Rival CWT
• Vodafone Wraps Sale Of Final Indus Towers Stake For $325M
• FCA Objects To Proposed Acquisition Of Payments Firm
• Fieldfisher Hires Disputes Pro From DWF In Birmingham
• Irish Housebuilder Glenveagh Extends €50M Buyback To €65M
• TowerBrook Pulls £315M Bid For UK Software Biz
• AI Startup Anthropic Seeks $60B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
• Ex-Yodel Director Denies Stripping Millions Off Courier
• Reed Smith Steers Bauer On $625M Clear Channel Buy
• Insurer Utmost Formally Enters Pension Deal Market
• Freshfields Steers £1.5B Pension Megadeal For Catering Co.
• Boohoo Braces For Frasers' Latest Board Proposals
• Insider Info Compliance Highlights From New FCA Guidance
• Tech Investor IP Group Launches £25M Buyback Extension
• UK Scrutinizes Bidvest's Plan To Buy Hygiene Products Biz
• 3 Firms Steer Galapagos' Plan To Spin Off New Drug Company
• Loss Adjuster QuestGates Buys Insurance Investigation Biz
• Skadden-Led Dutch Chips Maker To Buy $625M Car Tech Co.
• ACG Metals Hires Ex-Kirkland Partner As Chief Legal Officer
• Key Points From EU's Latest FDI Screening Regulation Review
• Roche Completes Biopharma Acquisition Worth Up To $1.5B
• UK Property Investor Victoria Submits £32.5M Bid For Rival
• Two More Firms Join Fight Against Hedge Fund Saba Capital
• Shein GC Avoids Labor Abuse Claims At UK Inquiry
• London Software Co. Receives Two £315M Takeover Bids
• Trust Says Investment Co.'s Record Label Purchase Is Void
• Gallagher Sues Ex-CEO For £1.85M Over 'Fraud' In Exit Talks
• Fagron Expands In Americas With 2 Acquisitions For €30M
• Travers Smith Steers £540M Pension Deal For UK Retailer
• Swiss Bank Julius Baer To Sell Brazilian Biz For $100M
• UK Consultant Ricardo Seals $64M Stake In Adviser E3
• PE Firm Lovell Minnick Invests In UK Consultancy Broadstone
• Investor Joins Fight Against Saba's Plans To Oust Boards
• Royal London Sued For £27M Over Company Sale
• France's New Finance Minister Hints At Capital Gains Hike
• Balfour Beatty Begins Initial £50M Tranche Of Buyback
• 3rd BCLP Partner Joins Shoosmiths In 6 Months
• UK Engine Maker Equipmake Confirms Sale Interest
• Diversified Energy Buys Appalachian Gas Assets For $45M
• More Investment Firms Fight Saba's Plans To Oust Boards
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Animal Health Co. Completes $74M Deal For Vet Biz
• PE Firm Permira To Buy Stake In Energy Adviser Westbridge
• Revolution Beauty Settles Chrysalis Legal Claim Over Shares
• UK Investment Firm To Fight Plan By Saba To Oust Board
• UK Electrics Biz To Make Deferred Payout In 2023 Turkish Deal
• Ex-Kennedys Manager Fined £27K For Due Diligence Failures
• Mayer Brown Hires Structured-Finance Pro From White & Case
• Ad Agency Sells Unit For £17.4M, Begins £1.5M Buyback
• Legal Expenses Insurer Restructures After DAS Acquisition
• How Lawyers Can Work On Unmasking Beneficial Ownership
• British Biotech Firm To Sell COVID-19-Focused Unit For $10M
• New Superfund Expected In 2025 Pension Deals Market
• Vodafone Completes €8B Sale Of Italian Biz To Swisscom
• Coventry Building Society Completes £780M Co-Op Deal
• European Tax Policy To Watch In 2025
• Anticipating The UK's Top M&A Trends In 2025
• Advisers See Revival For UK Transactions In 2025