Transactions UK Archive » January, 2026

Transactions UK - January, 2026

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• Rio Tinto, Chalco Acquire Stake In Brazil's CBA For $903M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IG Group Completes $125M Cryptocurrency Exchange Deal
• Freshfields-Led Permira's Investment Values Carne At €1.4B
• Shoosmiths Advises Centaur On Share Buyback, Quitting LSE
• UK Pension Deal Market Slumps In 2025 By 18% To £39B
• Europa Metals To Withdraw From AIM After Acquisition Failures
• Apax In Talks To Buy Auto Dealer Tech Biz For £583M
• AstraZeneca Seals China Obesity Drug Deal For Up To $18.5B
• Wachtell-Led International Paper To Split Into 2 Public Cos.
• Swedish Safety Co. Buys UK Aircraft Tire Safety Biz For £2.3M
• Lloyds Bank Plans £1.75B Share Buyback After Strong Results
• Investment Co. Duroc To Sell Austrian Business For $20M
• Minerals Explorer Buys 85% Stake In African Uranium Supplier
• Linklaters-Led Vet Biz CVS Moves To LSE Main Market
• Lukoil Open To Offers Despite Deal With Carlyle
• Housing Biz Unite Seals £723M Acquisition Of Rival Empiric
• FitzWalter Won't Boost £491M Bid For Online Auctions Biz
• Abrdn Urges Shareholders To Reject Halt To Wind-Down
• Ropes & Gray Adds 10-Lawyer Linklaters Team In Paris
• Pensions Adviser Isio Launches Deals Service For Small Plans
• HSF Kramer Guides British Land In £150M UK REIT Buy
• Linklaters-Led Atalaya Raises £130M For Copper Projects
• FCA Urged To Clarify AI Rules For Senior Managers
• EU Advances Brookfield, GIC's Australian Storage REIT Buy
• LSL Property Services Launches £12M Share Buyback
• Pinsent Masons Steers AUB's Buy Of UK Insurance Broker
• DLA Piper Guides £6.6M Pension Deal For Norwegian Food Biz
• FCA Studying Impact Of AI On Financial Services, Markets
• LSE Looks To Relax Rules For Overseas Cos. Joining Indexes
• Staffing Biz Announces Further £20M Buyback, Lower Profit
• Freshfields-Led Sportswear Biz To Buy €1.5B Puma Stake
• Poultry Cos. Told To Stay Separate Amid UK Antitrust Probe
• PE Targets 70% Of Midsized Law Firms, Report Says
• Costain's New Pension Deal Boosts Shareholder Returns
• Hill Dickinson Boosts London Finance Practice With 2 Hires
• Paul Weiss Guides KPS In €230M Buy Of Novacel
• Arc Guides Finnish Airline's £4M Pension Deal With Aviva
• Czech Tycoon Launches €1.1B Bid For French Retailer
• Squire Patton Adds New Head Of IP, Tech In Dublin
• Freshfields, Fried Frank Aid CVC's $1.2B Buy Of US Credit Biz
• HSBC's $14B Hong Kong Bank Buyout Gets Court Approval
• Property Co. Aroundtown Begins €250M Share Buyback
• Taxation With Representation: Vinge, A&O Shearman, Cassels
• Danish Regulator Hits Saxo Bank With $49M AML Fine
• Clifford Chance Guides €3.8B Czech Defense Group's IPO
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSF Kramer-Led Fintech Co. Buys Mortgage Biz Acre
• A&O Shearman-Led Telenor To Exit Thailand In $4B Deal
• Abrdn Sells French Logistics Asset Amid Wind-Down
• Gowling, Sackers Steer Japanese Bank's £24M Pension Deal
• Tech Biz TruFin To Buy Back £6M Worth Of Shares
• Norton Rose Steers £213M Oxford Instruments Pension Buy-In
• Ex-Trading Co. CEO Denies Signing Fake Contract In $19M Trial
• Mayer Brown, Cooley-Led Biotech Biz Buys Accellix For €35M
• Football Club Owner Textor Fails To Overturn $97M Ruling
• How To Navigate AI M&A Risks, Compliance In Europe
• Fried Frank Advises Next On £3.8M Russell & Bromley Buy
• Slaughter And May Aids Deutsche Börse's €5.3B Allfunds Deal
• M&G Posts 65% Growth In Pension Deal Business For 2025
• 3 Telecoms Giants Eye Altice's French Assets Again
• UK Publisher Buys Fashion Brand SheerLuxe For £40M
• Ropes & Gray, Vinge Guide EQT's $3.7B Coller Capital Deal
• Norton Rose-Led PE Biz To Buy UK Wholesaler For £251M
• Slaughter And May Leads Pub Chain On Move To Main Market
• Gowling Advises Minerals Explorer On £4M Fundraising
• Beazley Rejects £7.7B Zurich Offer, Says 'Undervalues' Biz
• UK's NCC Selling Escode Business For $370M
• Drax To Buy DLA Piper-Led Flexible Energy Biz In £42M Deal
• Latham-Led Biz To Acquire Mapping Software Co. For £87M
• Optio Group Takes Full Ownership Of Italian Intermediary
• UK Investment Trust Rejects Saba's Bid To Unseat Board
• Gov't Overhaul Plan For CMA Merger Reviews Sparks Doubts
• Baker McKenzie Leads Logistics Co.'s $300M Share Sale
• Pearson Kicks Off First Part Of £350M Shares Buyback
• Publisher Informa To Launch £200M Buyback
• Flowtech Fluidpower Buys Compressed Air Biz For €6M
• Clear Group Buys UK Vet Broker Shire Insurance Services
• Predator Oil & Gas Announces £4.5M Fundraising
• Baker McKenzie, HSF Kramer Tie Up £37.5M UK Pension Deal
• A&O Shearman Steers GSK's $2.2B Rapt Therapeutics Deal
• Sainsbury's Completes £92M Share Buyback Program
• UK Unveils Major Revamp Of Merger Reviews To Spur Growth
• Lax AI Policy In UK Finance Sector Risks Harm, MPs Warn
• Slaughter And May Guides Zurich's £7.7B Bid For Beazley
• Ropes & Gray Launches Antitrust Practice In Milan
• Online Auctions Biz Rejects FitzWalter's Sweetened Bid
• Insurance CEOs Have 'High M&A Appetite,' KPMG Says
• ​Eversheds Sutherland-Led Fintel Buys Data Biz For £11M
• Trethowans Advises Property Franchise Firm On Acquisition
• Taxation With Representation: Stibbe, A&O Shearman, Latham
• ICG Sells Austrian HQ Back To Former Owner For $160M
• Rockhopper Raises £6.9M In North Falkland Basin Offer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Travelers Latest Insurer To Pen AI Agreement With Anthropic
• Impax Offers Shareholders Exit Amid Saba Spat
• Abraaj Loses Claim To $37M Debt In Fight With UAE Bank
• Thermal Processing Biz Grows US Presence With $8M Buy
• What To Expect From UK Prospectus Regime Changes
• Aramark Ordered To Sell UK Caterer Over Competition Fears
• Aussie Gold Miner Artemis Resources To Cancel AIM Listing
• CMA Reviews Merger Efficiencies To Boost UK Economy
• How AI Can Support Dealmakers On Business Exits
• Energy Co. DCC To Buy 4 EU Liquid Gas Suppliers For €48M
• Pensions Co. Vidett Acquires London Governance Biz
• Gym Group Launches £10M Buyback After Revenue Jumps
• Dr Pepper Maker Launches €15.5B Offer For JDE Peet's
• Irish Housebuilder Glenveagh Launches €25M Share Buyback
• Oxford Biomedica Attracts Approach From PE Group EQT
• Sixth Street Closes European Fund With €3.75B In Tow
• GlobalData Plans LSE Main Market Move In March
• Swiss Cyber Co. To Buy Quantum Computing Firm For $200M
• UK, EU Ink MoU On Overseeing Third-Party Service Providers
• Montefiore Sells Full Stake In Vending Machine Biz For £16.5M
• FRC To Continue Removing 'Unnecessary' Business Burdens
• Swedish Property Group Kicks Off $3M Share Buyback
• Saba Capital Urges Workspace To Start Managed Wind-Down
• Osborne Clarke Steers £35M Pension Deal For Ferry Co.
• Gamma Communications To Return £42.5M To Shareholders
• PE Firm Inflexion Launches Insurance Broker Platform
• LondonMetric Buys 9 Premier Inns For £89M
• Intuitive Investments Group Raises £20M In Shares Sale
• Nexus Underwriting Acquires UK Medical Travel Insurer
• Pinsent Masons Guides £213M Pension Deal For Siemens
• Trustpilot Increases Share Buyback By £10M To £40M
• Sidley-Led Smith & Nephew Inks $450M Orthopaedics Deal
• FCA Warns Wealth Managers Sell ETPs To Wrong Consumers
• EQT To Sell Stake In Irish Biz To Haemonetics In €185M Deal
• Filtration Co. Porvair Buys German Rival For €20.5M
• REIT Abrdn Logistics Sells 2 French Assets For €15.6M
• UK Bitcoin Treasury Co. To Move To Main Market From Aquis
• Mining Giants Glencore, Rio Tinto Confirm Merger Talks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Charity Watchdog Probes City And Guilds' Business Arm Sale
• UK Safety Biz Halma Buys Italian Firm Safetec For €72.5M
• ASR Nederland To Buy Bovemij's Insurance Arm For €185M
• WH Ireland Investors Back £13M Buy Of Rival Asset Manager
• Unite Student Halls Biz's £100M Buyback Sign Of Confidence
• CMA Fast-Tracks In-Depth Probe Into Kingsmill, Hovis Deal
• What Cos. Can Expect From CMA Consumer Protection Drive
• Computacenter To Buy US Services Biz For $120M
• 3 Firms Steer PIC's £155M Engineering Co. Pension Deal
• Gold Explorer ECR Minerals Raises £1.5M In Share Sale
• UK Insurance Distribution M&A Has 'Quietest Year' Since 2017
• REIT Palace Capital Disputes Shareholder's Call To Oust Chair
• Willkie Helps Mutares Buy Thermoplastics Biz For $450M
• IT Firm Softcat To Buy Back Shares Worth £45M
• Simpson Thacher Advises As Data Center Biz Gets $1.9B
• UK Broker Snaps Up Cambridge Benefits Biz
• Reckitt To Return £1.6B To Shareholders After Unit Sale
• Saba Capital Queries Investment Trust Cut In SpaceX Stake
• Ex-Jefferies Banker To Face 2028 Trial For Insider Dealing
• Gold Miner Galantas To Buy Chilean Project For $32M
• Great Portland Estates Buys West End Property For £51M
• Latham & Watkins Adds 3 A&O Shearman Pros In London
• Squire Patton Fights £3.7M Claim Over Advice On Tech Deal
• Tech Biz Claims £20M Loss Over Concealed Business Flaws
• Prudential Launches $1.2B Share Buyback Program
• Broadstone Helped Steer Record £500M Pension Deals In 2025
• US Investor Amends Terms Of £340M Buy Of Tech Biz Idox
• Latham-Led Howden To Buy US Broker Atlantic Group
• Admiral Completes Sale Of US Motor Insurance Biz To PE Firm
• AB InBev To Buy Back 49.9% Stake In Metals Plants For $3B
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Bridgepoint In Talks To Acquire Interpath Majority Stake
• Munich Re Unit Completes €80M Acquisition Of Baltic Insurer
• Shareholders Approve Sale Of Falcon's Australian Unit
• Simpson Thacher-Led PE Firm To Buy Debt Manager Stake
• UK Pensions Deal Market Could Hit Record £55B In 2026
• Latham Helps Auction Tech Biz Bat Away 11 Unsolicited Offers
• UK, EU Steering For Easier M&A, Competition Controls
• FCA Expected To Boost Fines, Name More Companies In 2026
• FCA Ends 150 Investigations And Sharpens Enforcement
• What To Expect From Financial Crime Regulation In 2026
• FCA Enforcement Trends In 2025 And Expectations For 2026
• HSF Kramer Guides Energy Biz's $496M Exit From Seplat
• Infrastructure Investor To Sell Scottish Assets For £42M
• John Wood Seals $151M Sale Of 50% Stake In Energy Biz
• Investors Hope For 2026 Dealmaking Rebound After Budget
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year
• The Top 10 UK Commercial Litigation Cases To Watch In 2026
• UK Legal Sector Braces For M&A Surge, AI Boom In 2026