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June 01, 2026
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.
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June 01, 2026
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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June 01, 2026
Energy company Drax said Monday that it has agreed to acquire renewable energy investor Bluefield for approximately £561 million ($755 million) in a take-private deal that will grow Drax's renewable power generation business in Britain.
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June 01, 2026
Investment company Caledonian Holdings PLC said Monday that it has completed its purchase of financial technology firm Aspire for a nominal cash consideration, implying an enterprise value of £9.33 million ($12.5 million).
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June 01, 2026
A unit of insurance broker Howden Group has bought Dublin-based financial adviser Opes Private Clients Ltd.
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June 01, 2026
Finnish industrial machinery business Hiab said Monday that it will buy Labrie Environmental Group, the Canadian manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, from U.S. private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital LP for $1.035 billion in cash.
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June 01, 2026
European hostel group Safestay PLC said Monday that it has exchanged conditional contracts for the sale of its freehold property in Glasgow to an independent third-party investor for £5.1 million cash ($6.9 million).
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June 01, 2026
Budget airline EasyJet said Monday that a proposed £3.06 billion ($4.11 billion) bid from Castlelake LP, an alternative investment firm, is "highly opportunistic" because its share price has been depressed since the conflict in the Middle East started.
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May 29, 2026
The past week in London has seen the billionaire who donated £5 million ($6.7 million) to Nigel Farage sue Ben Habib, the leader of far-right party Advance UK, for defamation; Mashreqbank bring claims against three subsidiaries of dissolved private equity giant Abraaj Group for commercial fraud; and the property and investment vehicle of the State of Kuwait be targeted by four real estate figures who filed a miscellaneous claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 05, 2026
Dentons has hired a real estate partner from Maples and Calder for its practice in Dublin, the latest arrival to bolster its services to Irish and international clients.
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May 29, 2026
Insurers paid out $105 million in 2025 on claims linked to corporate mergers and acquisitions, a broker has revealed, marking a steep rise from previous years.
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May 29, 2026
The Church of Scotland has completed a £220 million ($296 million) pension buy-in transaction with Just Group PLC, securing the retirement benefits of around 3,500 members, the financial services company said Friday.
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May 29, 2026
A traffic management company has stood firm on its £6.2 million ($8.3 million) claim for breach of warranty against the former owner of a business it acquired, arguing that he failed to disclose a decline in work from his company's largest customer.
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May 29, 2026
Swedish consumer finance lender Morrow Bank AB said Friday that it will launch a sale of new shares to raise approximately 600 million Swedish kronor ($65 million) to help to finance its acquisition of MedMera Bank AB.
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May 29, 2026
Princes Group PLC rolled out a share repurchase program of up to £25 million ($34 million) on Friday, as the producer of canned foods moves to reduce its share capital.
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May 29, 2026
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for Aluminium Bahrain BSC to acquire major French smelter Aluminium Dunkerque in a transaction that the companies expect will create an industrial powerhouse.
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May 29, 2026
The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition by Arla Foods of DMK Group after concluding that the deal, which would create a farmer-owned dairy cooperative giant, raises no competition concerns in the European Economic Area.
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June 04, 2026
Latham & Watkins LLP said Thursday that it has hired three partners from Morrison Foerster LLP into its London mergers and acquisitions team, with two of the lawyers rejoining the firm they left 10 years ago.
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May 28, 2026
Nanoco Group PLC has said that it will seek the go-ahead from shareholders to exit the main market of the London Stock Exchange, which the nanotechnology company hopes will help slash its operating costs.
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May 28, 2026
The European Union said Thursday that it had opened a probe into Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com's €2.2 billion ($2.6 billion) takeover bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy, linked to concerns the Chinese firm had been granted distortive foreign subsidies.
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May 28, 2026
Fattal Hotel Group has tabled a non-binding proposal for a £930 million ($1.2 billion) takeover of PPHE Hotel Group Ltd., offering £22 in cash per share in a move that would take the London-listed hospitality operator fully private.
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May 28, 2026
Britain's competition regulator said in a statement Thursday it has cleared a proposed $3.4 billion joint venture between Brazilian pulp producer Suzano and U.S. consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark.
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May 28, 2026
Half of the U.K.'s largest pension funds with assets of more than £1 billion are considering running on rather than striking an insurance deal, a broker said on Thursday.
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May 28, 2026
Property company Sirius said Thursday that it has officially completed the purchase of a business park in Germany for almost €50 million ($58 million) as it aims to expand its property portfolio in the country.
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May 28, 2026
British technology company Computacenter PLC said Thursday that it will buy Government Acquisitions Inc., an IT reseller to U.S. federal government agencies, in a deal worth up to $92 million in a move to boost its services to the public sector.