Transactions UK Archive » April, 2025

Transactions UK - April, 2025

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• Morgan Lewis Expands Tax Practice With Milbank Hire
• UBS To Buy Back Further $2.5B Worth Of Shares In 2025
• White & Case Hires Back PE Pro From Kirkland In London
• Lender Says Company Owner Gifted Biz To Son To Evade Debt
• Media Production Equipment Firm Completes £8M Fundraising
• Novartis Buying Regulus In Up To $1.7B Kidney Drug Deal
• Tycoon's £3.6B Royal Mail Takeover Wins Stamp Of Approval
• Inspired PLC Investors Line Up To Rebuff £109M Regent Offer
• HSF Leads Weir In £624M Acquisition Of Mine Tech Biz
• Portuguese Energy Biz Floats In London After SPAC Deal
• Linklaters Hires Arbitration Pro From A&O Shearman
• Stonepeak Buying Stake In Spain's Repsol For $340M
• US Biotech Firm To Quit London Listing After IP Deal
• Burness Paull Guides £7.5M Pension Deal For Fuel Biz
• BP Announces $750M Share Buyback Despite Profit Fall
• Ex-Russells Partner Denies Role In Alleged Share Sale Plot
• HSBC Banks On $3B Buyback After Strong Figures
• Travel Group Jet2 Gets £250M Share Buyback Off The Ground
• Bakkavor Completes China Exit, Eyes Greencore Acquisition
• Hogan Lovells Leads Royal London's College Pension Buy-In
• Compliance Firm Marlowe Unveils £15M Buyback, Acquisition
• Alpine Ski Resort Biz Buys 33% Of Terresens For €6.9M
• Airbus To Acquire Assets Of Aircraft Parts Maker For $439M
• Sullivan & Cromwell-Led Merck To Buy SpringWorks For $3.9B
• Italy's Mediobanca Offers €6.3B For Rival Banca Generali
• EU Probing Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown
• DoorDash Woos Deliveroo With $3.6B Acquisition Bid
• Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick
• UK Law, Accounting Bodies Queried On Poor SAR Records
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Identity Verification Firm GBG Begins £10M Share Buyback
• South Korean Co. To Buy Norwegian Silicon Biz For $89M
• Argentex CEO Exits As Stricken FX Firm Mulls £3M Bid
• Portuguese Energy Biz To Float In London On April 30
• Aegon Defeats Worker's Contract Claim After Work Transfer
• Slaughter And May Leads Coach Biz's $600M US Unit Sale
• Ex-EY, PwC Execs' New Venture Backed By $300M PE Funding
• Ardonagh Group Acquires Swiss Broker SRB Assekuranz
• Certification Firm Bureau Veritas Sets €200M Buyback
• Shareholders Back Miami's £70M Bid For European Exchange
• EDF Offers To Buy EV Charger Manufacturer For £4.8M
• FCA Bulletin Highlights Risks Of Leaking Inside M&A Info
• Vet Services Biz CVS To Sell Crematoria Operations For £42M
• UK Gov't Clears Tile Biz's £9M Deal To Buy Rival
• Science Group Calls For Board Changes At Rival Ricardo
• Walker Morris Steers £28M Pension Deal For Metals Trader
• BT Sells Rest Of Italian Telecoms Biz To Local B2B Service
• Insurance Group JMG Buys 3 UK Brokers To Boost Presence
• Argentex Weighs Sale To Rival IFX Amid Liquidity Crisis
• THG Rejects £600M Approach From Selkirk For Myprotein
• SME Loans Firm To Launch New £25M Share Buyback
• Swiss Drug Developer Veraxa To List In US In $1.6B SPAC Deal
• Stakeholders Sell £21M Of Shares In Gold Miner Serabi
• Sidley Steers Admiral's Sale Of US Insurance Biz
• Sidley Adds Former Latham Capital Markets Pro In London
• Generali Launches Secondaries Fund With Partners Group
• Simmons & Simmons Guides Regent's £109M Bid For Inspired
• Simpson Thacher-Led KKR Bids $1.2B For Sweden's Biotage
• Fieldfisher Steers Swedish Investor's UK Monitoring Biz Buy
• Milbank, Paul Weiss, Chiomenti Steer PE Group's £1B Buy
• Helvetia, Baloise Merge To Form 2nd-Largest Swiss Insurer
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher
• OpenAI Eyes Windsurf, Activist Targets HP, And More Rumors
• Mubadala Joins $14.5B Education JV With $600M Investment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• InPost Expands In UK With £106M Buy Of Yodel
• IT Company Capgemini Buys Delta Capita Compliance Unit
• Sainsbury's To Launch Fresh Buyback Worth At Least £200M
• How CMA Is Responding To UK Gov't Pro-Growth Agenda
• Rental Services Biz Aims To Seek New Investors Via AIM Float
• VietJet Must Pay Investor $180M In Plane Lease Dispute
• BoE Insurance Reforms Could Harm Pension Deal Prices
• Insurer Markel Buys Marine Specialist Underwriter Meco
• Oryx-Led Consortium Gets More Time For Titanium Miner Bid
• Barclays To Offload Payments Business To Brookfield
• 84% Of M&A Pros Plan To Use GenAI By 2027, Study Finds
• Baker McKenzie-Led Lyft To Buy Rival Freenow For €175M
• Outsourcer Mitie Unveils £125M Share Buyback
• PE Unit HSQ Wins Backing For Wealth Manager Deal
• Hengeler Mueller-Led KKR To Buy German IT Biz For €451M
• FCA Plans More Changes To Simplify Investment Information
• Reinsurer Compre Boosts Portfolio With Covéa US Unit Deal
• Cloud Startup Figma Confidentially Files IPO Amid Volatility
• Ideagen Says K10 Vision Misled Clients With False Product Ties
• Professional Services Biz Debuts On AIM After Raising £98M
• Kirkland-Led Canadian Biz Buys Auto Parts Maker For £1B
• Haleon Paying $221M For Full Control Of Chinese Pharma JV
• King & Spalding Leads Atlas In £263M Bid For De La Rue
• What Latest VC Model Document Revisions Offer UK Investors
• Cooley Advises Cell Therapy Biz On London Market Exit
• DLA Piper Helps KKR Buy £100M Properties From L&G
• Irish Watchdog OKs Telecoms Firm's €22M BT Unit Buy
• Freshfields-Led Insurtech Biz Raises $90M, Hits $2B Valuation
• Norton Rose Leads TowerBrook On £283M Buy Of Equals
• Slaughter And May-Led Wood In £242M Bid After £1.6B Offer
• French Pipe Maker To Sell Welder For Up To €79M
• 3 Firms Guide $3.1B KKR Purchase Of S&P, CME Trading Unit
• Mobile Comms Firm Link Acquires Messaging Biz For £9.7M
• Squire Patton Guides £120M Pensions Deal For Utilities Co.
• A&O Shearman-Led Ageas Inks £1.3B Deal For UK Insurer
• LondonMetric Eyes Deal For Property Investor Urban Logistics
• Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
• Hannover Re To Buy Swiss Re's Australian Insurance Portfolio
• Helical Announces £333M New Bridge St. Building Sale
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Vinge-Led Volkswagen Unit To Buy Swede Battery Biz
• Irish Food Biz Gets More Time For £1.2B Bid For UK Rival
• What Cos. Must Note From FCA Bulletin On Leaking M&A Info
• Ropes & Gray-Led PE Biz Ends £322M Buy Amid Market Storm
• UK Probes $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan
• Amazon CEO, Bain Take Spotlight Amid Recent Rumors
• UK Open To SLB-ChampionX Fixes For $8B Oil Services Deal
• Prada Bags Versace From Capri Holdings In $1.37B Deal
• JD Sports Kicks Off Share Buyback Of Up To £100M
• Baker Tilly Unit To Raise £102M Ahead Of AIM Listing
• Tesco Announces £1.45B Buyback For Shareholders
• Emirates' Renewables Co. Completes €3.2B Buy Of Greek Biz
• Goldman-Backed Broker Buys UK Rival Moore Robinson
• FCA Boss Rathi Appointed To 2nd Term With Growth Focus
• White & Case-Led EQT Inks Nearly $3B Health Deal With KKR
• Blackstone Clinches $10.8B European Real Estate Fund
• Scottish Friendly Acquires £2.16B In Fidelity Pension Assets
• CMS, A&O Shearman In €131M Fitness Clubs Firm Deal
• EU Preps Law To Tighten Screening Of Foreign Investment
• Simmons Leads E-Retailer To Buy UK Rival For $154M
• Wikborg Rein Leads Belgian Biz In €900M Energy Firm Buy
• Rothesay Seals £105M Pensions Deal With Skipton
• Assura Backs KKR's £1.6B Takeover Offer, Rejects PHP
• Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
• Morrison Foerster-Led Infineon Paying $2.5B For Auto Tech Biz
• Taylor Wessing Hires Finance Pro From DWF
• Estate Agent Foxtons Kicks Off £3M Share Buyback
• RPC, Weil-Led Howden Closes Buy Of UK Consultant
• PureTech Health Rejects PE Firm's Approach
• Gas Shipping Company BW Launches $20M Share Buyback
• Science Group Ups Shareholding In Rival Ricardo To 20%
• PHP Wins Extension To Make £1.5B Bid For Assura
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Slaughter And May Guides Tech Biz's Acquisition Deal
• Bird & Bird-Led Banknotes Maker Nears £300M Sale Of Unit
• Doubts Grow Over Impact Of UK Capital Market Deregulation
• Birketts-Led Tech Biz Enters Boiler Market With £2.2M Buy
• Wealth Manager Quilter Buys NHS Pensions Analyst
• Royal Mail's £3.6B Sale To Tycoon Wins 33% Approval So Far
• Fidelity Japan Rejects Merger Approach From AVI Japan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jones Day Hires 4 Pros In Madrid For Financial Markets Team
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings
• HSF Private Equity Pro Moves To Dechert As Merger Looms
• Fieldfisher Steers Quantum Base On AIM Debut, Fundraising
• Lidström Guides Nordic Miner Beowulf On $6M Equity Raising
• Swiss Firm Guides Crédit Agricole Unit To Buy Banque Thaler
• UK Says Aerospace Co. Fix Could Ease Buyout Antitrust Fears
• Moonpig To Reward Shareholders With £60M Share Buyback
• Aspiring Mining Biz Debuts On AIM After Raising £2M
• Pinsent Masons Promotes 24 Partners In Latest Global Round
• Partners Group To Invest Over €120M In Spanish Waste Biz
• CMS-Led Real Estate Biz Puts In £1.5B Rival Bid For Assura
• AVI Japan Proposes Merger With Fidelity Japan Trust
• What To Know About FCA's UK Listing Rules Proposal
• UK Gov't Needs To Take Action To Support Whistleblowing Bill
• Siemens Buying Scientific Software Co. Dotmatics For $5.1B
• As Global Markets Struggled, Private Equity Pounced In Q1
• Experian Completes $350M Deal For Brazil Biz ClearSale
• Ankle Tag Maker Sues Sacked CEO Over Ties To Shareholders
• Travers Smith Hires Restructuring Pro From Fried Frank
• Builders' Merchant Grafton To Buy Tool Hire Biz For €32M
• Brighton Pier Operator Plans To Quit London's AIM
• ​​AP Moller To Take Former Maersk Unit Private In $690M Deal
• UniCredit To Bid On BPM As Credit Agricole Ups Stake
• Greencore To Buy Freshfields-Led Meals Maker For £1.2B
• DLA Piper Hires Insurance Heavyweight From Keystone
• Deutsche Bank Units Fined €25M In 'Greenwashing' Case
• Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting
• Jones Day Hires Energy Pro From Addleshaw Goddard
• European Ingredients Biz To Return €580M To Shareholders
• Science Group Ups Stake In Ricardo To Over 17%
• Reform Pensions To Tackle Retirement Risks, Think Tank Says
• Lobbying Giant PPHC Buys US Comms Adviser For $33M
• Spire Healthcare Buys Occupational Health Biz For £3.3M
• Norton Rose-Led Zurich To Buy Stake In £150M M&A Insurer