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May 05, 2026
Bullish said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction steered by three law firms, as the institutional digital asset platform aims to create a global transfer agent for tokenized securities.
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May 05, 2026
Margate Dreamland's operator has sued Cripps LLP for £3.4 million ($4.6 million), alleging the law firm misread a key part of its catering deal that left it unable to exit the agreement after Live Nation bought the popular seaside venue.
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May 05, 2026
A London court sanctioned North Sea oil company Waldorf Production's debt restructuring plan on Tuesday, rejecting HM Revenue and Customs' argument that the proposals would unfairly wipe out some £69.8 million ($95 million) in unpaid windfall tax liabilities.
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May 05, 2026
The owner of fashion brand AllSaints urged a London judge Tuesday to block the company's former chair from issuing new claims linked to his dispute about a 2011 agreement to sell his shares in the chain.
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May 05, 2026
Insurance giant Aviva has acquired specialist business DisasterCare Group, which connects insurers and customers with local disaster recovery and restoration suppliers.
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May 05, 2026
Insurance broker WTW said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Cushon, a workplace pension and savings provider, from NatWest Group after getting the thumbs-up from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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May 05, 2026
Artificial intelligence company RWS said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire intellectual property managing business Obviously for £40 million ($54 million) in a deal that will expand its footprint in the new £2 billion trademark and brand protection market.
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May 12, 2026
McDermott Will & Schulte has hired 12 lawyers led by a private equity specialist from Italian firm Gitti and Partners for its office in Milan as it continues to invest in its legal services in Europe.
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May 05, 2026
Private equity group EQT said Tuesday it has raised its takeover bid for testing and inspection company Intertek to £58 ($78) per share in cash, intensifying pressure on the British company ahead of a looming regulatory deadline.
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May 05, 2026
Westmount Energy Ltd. said Tuesday it is supporting Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas' proposed takeover of the privately held JHI Associates Inc., a company in which it has been a long-term stakeholder.
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May 05, 2026
Bakkavor Foods Ltd. has completed a £160 million ($217 million) full scheme buy-in with its pension program, securing the retirement benefits of the plan's 2,216 members, U.K. pensions insurer Rothesay said Tuesday.
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May 05, 2026
The former owner of a traffic management company has rejected claims he owes £6.2 million ($8.4 million) for misleading the buyer of the business about the status and decline of a major client relationship.
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May 05, 2026
Amrize confirmed on Tuesday that it will kick off a $1 billion share repurchase program after the building materials business reported improved revenue.
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May 05, 2026
Vodafone Group PLC will buy out CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. for £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) to become the sole owner of their £13.85 billion VodafoneThree U.K. telecoms joint venture, the companies said Monday.
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May 05, 2026
Duane Morris LLP said Tuesday that it has hired a team of three lawyers from Clyde & Co. LLP to help rebuild the firm's corporate practice in London following attrition from retirements.
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May 01, 2026
The past week in London has seen a Swiss energy trader bring a Financial List claim against shipping benchmarking company Baltic Exchange, law firm Slater and Gordon sued by a former client, Slack and Salesforce hit Microsoft with an antitrust claim, and Stephen Fry bring a personal injury claim after he broke bones falling off a stage. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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May 01, 2026
IT services company Redcentric said Friday that it has completed the sale of its data center business to an affiliate of Deutsche Bank for approximately £123 million ($168 million), marking its exit from the data center operations.
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May 01, 2026
Insurers could be forced to hike prices for bulk purchase annuity deals as a result of a crackdown by regulators on risky forms of offshore reinsurance, analysts said Friday.
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May 01, 2026
Johnson Matthey defeated on Friday a claim that it acted fraudulently in the £325 million ($444 million) sale of one of its pharmaceutical businesses, despite a finding by a London court that the chemicals business had failed to disclose to the buyer significant details about the transaction.
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May 01, 2026
Britain's financial regulator has approved Swedish investor Verdane Fund Manager AB's £185.7 million ($253 million) acquisition of Augmentum Fintech, the venture capital trust said Friday.
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May 01, 2026
Banco Santander SA said Friday it has finalized its £2.86 billion ($3.9 billion) acquisition of TSB from Banco de Sabadell, in one of the biggest deals in Britain's banking sector in years.
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May 01, 2026
McBride PLC said Friday it has kicked off a share repurchase program worth up to £15.5 million ($21.1 million) — the second phase of the cleaning products business' wider £20 million buyback that it expects will lower its share capital.
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May 01, 2026
The owner of the Daily Mail has agreed to sell its U.S. property data business Trepp Inc. for $1 billion in cash to financial services provider Fitch Group Inc.
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April 30, 2026
A pair of door manufacturers ended a landmark private merger challenge, state enforcers are gearing up for a potential Live Nation breakup bid following a crucial jury win, and a separate group of states and DirecTV are challenging Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal for rival broadcaster Tegna.
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April 30, 2026
A Gymshark co-founder has sued his former business partners in Abyl, another sportswear brand he helped launch, accusing them of hanging him out to dry after he refused to sell 10% of his shares to move forward with an initial public offering.