Transactions UK

  • 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.

  • June 01, 2026

    Pinsent Masons-Led Drax To Buy Renewable Biz For £561M

    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.

  • June 01, 2026

    Investor Caledonian Completes Acquisition Of Fintech Aspire

    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).

  • June 01, 2026

    Howden Ireland Unit Snaps Up Financial Adviser

    A unit of insurance broker Howden Group has bought Dublin-based financial adviser Opes Private Clients Ltd.

  • June 01, 2026

    Sidley Austin-Led Hiab To Buy Refuse Vehicle Co. For $1B

    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.

  • June 01, 2026

    Shepherd & Wedderburn Advises Hostel Biz In £5M Deal

    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).

  • June 01, 2026

    EasyJet Deems £3B Castlelake Bid 'Highly Opportunistic'

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

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

    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.

  • June 05, 2026

    Dentons Adds Real Estate Pro From Maples In Dublin

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Insurers Paid Out $105M For Rising UK M&A Claims

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Addleshaw Goddard Steers £220M Church Pension Deal

    ​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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Traffic Co. Buyer Says Seller Hid Looming Client Loss

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Nordic Lender Seeks $65M To Fund MedMera Bank Deal

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

    Tinned Fish Biz Princes Starts £25M Share Buyback

    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.

  • May 29, 2026

    EU Greenlights Bahrain Aluminum Giant's French Smelter Buy

    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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