Transactions UK

  • June 04, 2026

    Oil Co. Afentra Raises $40M To Fund Drilling Programs

    London-listed oil and gas company Afentra said Thursday that it has raised $40 million through a placing in order to fund its drilling programs in Angola.

  • June 04, 2026

    Sweden's Formpipe Software Backs $94M Consortium Bid

    Swedish IT business Formpipe Software AB said Thursday that it has backed a $94 million cash offer from a consortium of investors from Denmark, the U.S. and its home country.

  • June 03, 2026

    EU Approves BASF Buy With Conditions

    The European Commission on Monday approved the acquisition of BASF's coatings division by investment company Carlyle Group and the Qatar Investment Authority.

  • June 03, 2026

    PE-Backed Brokerage JMG Buys 3 UK Insurance Firms

    Private equity-backed JMG Group has said that it has bought three more insurance and risk service businesses across England and Scotland as the insurance broker continues to grow.

  • June 03, 2026

    Investment Vehicle IIG Extends Deadline For £600M Takeover

    Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Wednesday that acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures has been given more time to finalize its offer to acquire the investment company for approximately £600 million ($807 million).

  • June 03, 2026

    Insurer L&G Takes On £10M Pension Plan For Property Co.

    A property management company has offloaded £10 million ($13.4 million) of its workplace pension liabilities to insurer Legal & General, advisers said Wednesday, in a deal steered by Neon Legal.

  • June 03, 2026

    Howdens To Buy Parent Co. Of DIY Kitchens In £390M Deal

    Trade-only kitchen maker Howdens said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire the parent company of DIY Kitchens in order to step into the direct-to-consumer market, in a deal that values the online business at £390 million ($524 million).

  • June 03, 2026

    WTW Snaps Up Crypto Company In Digital Finance Expansion

    Broker WTW has acquired a web-based insurance platform designed to provide access to insurance products for cryptocurrency and digital assets, a move the broking and advisory business said would help "shape the future of risk transfer" in the digital economy.

  • June 03, 2026

    Tritax Sells 6 Assets For £199M To Sweden's EQT Real Estate

    The real estate arm of Swedish private equity firm EQT AB said Wednesday that it has bought a portfolio of six logistics assets in the U.K. from Tritax Big Box REIT PLC for £199 million ($268 million).

  • June 03, 2026

    Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Drop €12.5B AkzoNobel Bid

    U.S. paint maker Sherwin-Williams and Nippon Paint of Japan said Wednesday that they have abandoned their €12.5 billion ($14.5 billion) pursuit of AkzoNobel after the owner of the Dulux brand rejected their advances.

  • June 02, 2026

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    Nexstar and Tegna defended their merger from multiple challenges on both coasts, federal rail regulators said they need more information to review Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion purchase of Norfolk Southern and U.K. officials cut a deal allowing Getty Images to buy its rival Shutterstock.

  • June 02, 2026

    Indian MP Seeks Assets Moved Amid Helicopter Bribery Probe

    An Indian politician has sued his business partner and their family members in a fight over assets — including half of the $220 million profits from a hotel — that were partly dispersed amid an Indian government bribery probe into a military helicopter deal.

  • June 02, 2026

    Elementis Sells Pharma Biz To ABF For €34M, Plans Buyback

    Chemicals maker Elementis said on Tuesday that it will launch a share buyback program after having sold its pharmaceutical manufacturing business to Associated British Foods PLC in a deal that valued the German business at €34.3 million ($40 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Windhorst Loses Challenge To Prison Sentence For Contempt

    Entrepreneur Lars Windhorst lost his bid on Tuesday to quash an 18-month suspended prison sentence for refusing to attend a hearing to provide evidence of his company's assets after it failed to pay €27 million ($31 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Payments Biz Boku Extends Share Buyback Program

    Payments company Boku said Tuesday it will extend its completed £6.4 million ($8.6 million) share buyback program by repurchasing up to a further 4 million shares.

  • June 02, 2026

    Furniture Biz Staff Win Bid To Hold Buyers Liable For Pay

    A tribunal has ruled that workers from a defunct furniture store operator transferred to two new companies specifically set up to take over operations of the high-end Danish design stores in Scotland, making the new companies liable for their employment.  

  • June 02, 2026

    Freshfields-Led London Miner To Buy Aussie Rival For $166M

    Central Asia Metals said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Cygnus Metals Ltd. in an all-share transaction that values the Australian miner at about 232 million Australian dollars ($166 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Admiral Completes £80M Purchase Of Fleet Insurer

    Financial services provider Admiral has said it has completed the acquisition of Flock in a transaction that values the vehicle fleet insurer at £80 million ($108 million).

  • June 02, 2026

    Insurer Sabre Launches £5M Share Buyback Program

    Motor insurance underwriter Sabre Insurance Group PLC rolled out on Tuesday a share repurchase program worth up to £5 million ($6.7 million) as it seeks to reward investors and cut its share capital.

  • June 02, 2026

    Stock Exchanges Seek Fixes To Fragmented Green Rules

    An international group of securities exchanges called on governments and regulators around the world on Tuesday to patch together fragmented regulations on sustainability to help ease the movement of capital across borders.

  • June 01, 2026

    UK Fintech OpenPayd To Go Public Via $1.15B SPAC Deal

    Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Winston & Strawn LLP are steering a deal under which financial infrastructure platform OpenPayd will be acquired and taken public at an estimated equity value of $1.15 billion by Titan Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company purportedly focused on high-growth fintechs, the parties announced Monday.

  • June 01, 2026

    EU Merger Guidelines Overhaul Leaves Door 'Slightly Open'

    Antitrust lawyers are optimistic that European Union merger reforms will be more favorable toward transactions' potential efficiencies and benefits, but they are waiting to see if that new leniency is granted in practice.

  • June 08, 2026

    Katten Hires Crowell Duo To Launch London Derivatives Team

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has hired two new partners from Crowell & Moring LLP to launch a dedicated structured products and derivatives practice in London, the firm said Monday.

  • June 01, 2026

    Latham Steers DB Insurance In $1.65B US Insurer Buy

    South Korean insurer DB Insurance has completed the $1.65 billion cash acquisition of U.S. insurance company the Fortegra Group from Tiptree Inc. and private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC after receiving all the required approvals from regulators and shareholders.

  • June 01, 2026

    Hardware Firm To Bolster Windows Biz With £1M Acquisition

    Titon Holdings PLC, a British window and door business, said Monday that it has bought components company G-Pack in a transaction worth £1 million ($1.3 million), a move it anticipates will expand its product line.

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