Transactions UK

  • April 20, 2026

    Web Developer Biz Raises £1.54M Through Share Placing

    The Smarter Web Co. PLC said Monday that it has raised about £1.54 million ($2.1 million) in its latest sale of shares as part of a program it revealed in December.

  • April 20, 2026

    London SPAC Ikigai To Buy Tech Biz Dotlines For £55.7M

    Shell company Ikigai Ventures Ltd. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Dotlines Group, a U.K.-based international technology business, for £55.7 million ($75.3 million) in a reverse takeover.

  • April 20, 2026

    UniCredit Presses Commerzbank Deal With Overhaul Pitch

    UniCredit SpA unveiled plans on Monday to combine its German subsidiary with Commerzbank AG as it set out a transformation program that it said would increase its target's net income by €600 million ($706 million) in 2028.

  • April 20, 2026

    Miner Secures £8M To Boost Growth In Commodities Market

    Tin producer Andrada Mining said Monday it has conditionally raised approximately £8 million ($11 million) through a share sale, boosting its ambitions to expand its programs in southwest Africa amid what it described as "strong" commodity markets.

  • April 17, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Amazon.com Inc. buys satellite communications company Globalstar Inc., waste management company GFL Environmental Inc. acquires Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp., and Standard Life PLC buys the British subsidiary of Dutch insurer Aegon.

  • April 17, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

  • April 17, 2026

    US Broker Gallagher Acquires UK Insurance Biz

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd. in order to expand its U.K. and Ireland retail business.

  • April 17, 2026

    CMA Seeks Views On $25B Paints, Coatings Tie-Up

    The Competition and Markets Authority has invited public comment on the proposed merger between Dulux paint-maker AkzoNobel NV and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., marking an initial step in its review of the deal.

  • April 17, 2026

    Uber To Buy Delivery Hero Stake From Prosus For €270M

    Prosus said Friday that it has agreed to sell a stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for approximately €270 million ($319 million) to satisfy a regulatory condition to complete its €4.1 billion acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com.

  • April 17, 2026

    French Telecoms Giants In Talks To Buy SFR For €20.4B

    French telecoms groups Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Iliad said Friday that they have entered into exclusive talks to buy SFR from Altice Group for €20.35 billion ($24 billion) in a move that would help to consolidate the sector in Europe.

  • April 16, 2026

    Gibson Dunn-Led Diginex Snags Resulticks In $1.5B Deal

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP-advised Diginex Ltd. on Thursday announced plans to acquire customer engagement solutions provider Resulticks Global Companies Pte. Ltd., led by Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, in an all-share deal valued at $1.5 billion.

  • April 16, 2026

    BCLP-Advised Esco Inks $2.35B Deal For Megger Group

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is advising Esco Technologies Inc. on an agreement to acquire the Megger Group Ltd. business of TBG AG, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, for about $2.35 billion. 

  • April 16, 2026

    Investor JZCP To Get €10.8M From Sale Of Stake In Energy Biz

    JZ Capital Partners Ltd. said Thursday that its buyout fund has sold its holding in power firm Factor Energia, which the investment company expects to generate cash proceeds of €10.8 million ($12.7 million).

  • April 16, 2026

    Investment Biz Shifts Listing From AIM To Main Market

    Investment company Onward Opportunities Ltd. said Thursday that it has moved its listing on the junior Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange to the main market of the LSE.

  • April 16, 2026

    UK Product Testing Biz Rebuffs EQT's Indicative Takeover Bid

    EQT Fund Management SARL said Thursday that it is weighing its options after product testing and certification business Intertek Group PLC rejected its preliminary takeover approach earlier this week.

  • April 16, 2026

    Power Infrastructure Biz Inks $7M Deal To Buy Contractor

    Qben Infra, an energy infrastructure investor in Sweden, said Thursday that its indirect subsidiary has signed the final purchase agreement to buy a Norwegian specialist contractor in a cash-and-shares transaction worth 66.5 million Norwegian kroner ($7 million).

  • April 16, 2026

    JD Sports Exits Investment In Applied Nutrition For £49M

    Sports apparel retailer JD Sports has sold its entire stake in Applied Nutrition for approximately £49 million ($66.4 million), ending its journey as a strategic minority shareholder of the premium supplements maker, a broker said Thursday.

  • April 16, 2026

    A&O Shearman Steers PE Firm On £235M Animalcare Deal

    Veterinary pharmaceuticals company Animalcare Group PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to be pulled from London's junior market by U.K. private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP in a deal worth £235.2 million ($318 million).

  • April 16, 2026

    Cleary Helps Uzbekistan Fund Win $300M Backing In UK IPO

    Uzbekistan's sovereign wealth fund said Thursday that investors including BlackRock and Franklin Templeton have agreed to plow $300 million into its proposed initial public offering as it confirmed plans to float in London and Tashkent.

  • April 15, 2026

    Payments Co., Owner 'Sabotaged' $175M Sale, Crypto Biz Says

    A cryptocurrency wallet platform seeks to enforce its $175 million deal to purchase a global payments company, accusing the company and its owner of "a blatant, reckless, and improper campaign" to keep the sale from closing.

  • April 15, 2026

    Gold Mining Boss Says £18M Share Payment Not Due

    A director of an ailing gold mining company has denied breaching an agreement to pay more than £17.5 million ($23.7 million) for shares in another mining business, arguing that he didn't have to pay because the price had not been determined.

  • April 15, 2026

    Windar Photonics Lands £20M Investment Deal

    Windar Photonics said Wednesday that investment group Global Emerging Markets has agreed to invest up to £20 million ($27 million) in the sustainable technology company.

  • April 15, 2026

    Rosebank Industries Names May 1 For LSE Main Market Move

    Rosebank Industries PLC said Wednesday that it expects its shares will start trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on May 1, in a switch from the market's junior investment platform.

  • April 15, 2026

    Investor Tiger Alpha To List AI Biz After £10M Acquisition

    Tiger Alpha PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Cyprus-based technology startup Potentially Ltd. for £10 million ($13.5 million) in an all-share transaction that will transform it into a publicly traded generative artificial intelligence company.

  • April 15, 2026

    Danish Space Biz Raises $4M To Boost Growth, Projects

    Danish Aerospace Co. AS has said that it has raised 24.7 million Danish kroner ($3.9 million) in a share sale which the maker of medical equipment for astronauts plans to use for growth and product development.

Expert Analysis

  • What EU Changes To Dual Distribution Mean For Franchises

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    Following the European Commission’s adoption of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and accompanying vertical guidelines regarding dual distribution, which took effect this month, franchisors should examine their flow of information to and from franchisees to determine whether it must be restricted, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • How ESG Matters Are Influencing M&A Due Diligence Trends

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    With a proliferation of environmental, social and governance-related regulatory developments and a desire to comply with best practice, ESG matters have become an increasingly important area of focus for both clients and advisers in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers

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    Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.

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