Transactions UK

  • May 14, 2025

    Homebuilder Persimmon To Sell Broadband Arm For £100M

    British homebuilder Persimmon PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its broadband arm FibreNest to utility infrastructure company BUUK Infrastructure for up to approximately £100 million ($133.1 million).

  • May 14, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Equity Firm To Buy UK Insurance Broker JMG

    GTCR Inc. has said that it has penned a deal to acquire JMG Group in an acquisition the U.S. private equity firm hopes will help to drive the broker's expansion across the British insurance market.

  • May 14, 2025

    Macfarlanes-Led US Pawnshop To Buy UK Rival For £300M

    U.S. pawn store giant FirstCash said Wednesday that it is expanding its geographical footprint by acquiring a British rival, H&T Group PLC, for approximately £297 million ($396 million) in a deal guided by Alston & Bird, Macfarlanes and Gowling.

  • May 14, 2025

    UK Optics Biz Agrees $17.5M Buy Of US Military Kit Supplier

    Optical systems maker Gooch & Housego said Wednesday that it has agreed to buy U.S.-based Global Photonics in a $17.5 million transaction, in which it was advised by Burges Salmon and Goulston & Storrs.

  • May 14, 2025

    Aviva's £3.7B Deal To Buy Direct Line Gets UK Investigation

    Britain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it is investigating Aviva's proposed £3.7 billion ($4.9 billion) cash and stock acquisition of rival insurer Direct Line, saying it has concerns about competition.

  • May 14, 2025

    HP's $4B Fraud Case To Resume After Mike Lynch's Death

    A London court unjammed Hewlett Packard's $4 billion fraud case against Mike Lynch on Wednesday by approving an administrator to his estate, reactivating the case after the technology entrepreneur died when a yacht he was aboard sank in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • May 14, 2025

    Cleary Guides GSK's $2B Buy Of Liver Disease Drug

    Pharmaceutical giant GSK PLC said Wednesday that it plans to buy a drug for treating liver disease for up to $2 billion from Boston Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. to boost its hepatology supply.

  • May 13, 2025

    British Oil Biz Lands $100M For Developing US Assets

    Oil and gas company Zephyr Energy PLC said Tuesday that a "highly respected" investor has agreed to provide it with up to $100 million to develop its dormant assets in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana.

  • May 13, 2025

    Energy Biz DCC Announces £800M Returns For Shareholders

    DCC PLC, an Irish energy supplier and marketing company, said Tuesday it plans to return £800 million ($1.06 billion) to shareholders from the sale of its healthcare division, beginning with a share repurchase program of up to £100 million.

  • May 13, 2025

    Sheikh Fights Liability Over Share Transfer At Top UK Court

    An Arab tycoon told Britain's top court Tuesday that he did not breach a fiduciary duty to his former company by transferring shares out of it after it went into liquidation, because he was no longer its director by that point.

  • May 13, 2025

    Renewables Biz To Sell Assets For €156M, Float In Joburg

    Greencoat Renewables PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to sell six Irish onshore wind farms for a total of €156 million ($173 million) to European energy investor HitecVision as it revealed plans for a secondary listing in South Africa.

  • May 13, 2025

    EU Insurtech Sells Italian Arm To Private Equity Firm

    Wefox Insurance AG said Tuesday it has sold its Italian business to private equity giant JC Flowers & Co., as it wraps up a restructuring of the wider business.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pinsent Masons Leads Tech Biz On Purchase Of Up To £7.9M

    Information management software business Idox PLC said Tuesday it has bought Trojan Consultants Ltd., which trades as Plianz, for up to £7.9 million ($10.4 million), a move it expects will increase its reach in the social care sector.

  • May 13, 2025

    Peugeot Invests $125M In Insurance Broker BroadStreet

    The company that represents the interests of French industrial dynasty Peugeot said Tuesday that it plans to plow $125 million into U.S. insurance brokerage BroadStreet as it moves to diversify its investments away from the automobile sector.

  • May 13, 2025

    Latham Helps Partners Group Invest $400M In Digital Platform

    Swiss private equity firm Partners Group said Tuesday that it will invest $400 million in Digital Halo, a data center platform based in Singapore, in a move to add to its $4 billion portfolio in the booming sector.

  • May 12, 2025

    AI Powers Next Wave Of Telehealth M&A After 2024 Uptick

    Telemedicine-focused deal activity is poised for a transformative shift in 2025 as strategic buyers increasingly seek companies that embed artificial intelligence across their platforms, according to a new report from tech investment bank Drake Star.

  • May 12, 2025

    JP Morgan Plans To End UK WeRealize Case Amid Greek Suit

    J.P. Morgan International Finance has said it intends to drop a legal claim in England that accused fintech company WeRealize of planning to breach the terms of a joint venture agreement in the latest chapter of the protracted legal battle between the business partners.

  • May 12, 2025

    Blackstone Gets More Time For Warehouse REIT Offer

    Britain's mergers and acquisitions watchdog has handed the U.S. private equity shop Blackstone more time to make a firm offer for Warehouse REIT, the U.K. company said Monday, after Blackstone reduced its £489 million ($646 million) price tag for the real estate investor.

  • May 12, 2025

    London Business Advisory Firm To Buy Rival For £8.1M

    FRP Advisory Group PLC said Monday that it has acquired a London-based rival, One Advisory Group, for up to approximately £8.1 million ($10.7 million) in a cash-and-stock deal in a move to increase its market share.

  • May 12, 2025

    Latham-Led Cobalt Buyer Seeks $230M From London Flotation

    Cobalt Holdings PLC said Monday that it is seeking to raise about $230 million in a flotation in London as it hopes investors will take advantage of the low price of the metal, which is used in batteries for electric vehicles.

  • May 12, 2025

    Self-Care Biz Venture Life To Sell Manufacturing Arm For €62M

    Consumer self-care company Venture Life said Monday that it has agreed to sell its manufacturing business and some non-core assets to an Italian company, BioDue SpA, for approximately €62 million ($69 million), as it refocuses on its essential brands.

  • May 12, 2025

    Mayer Brown, Gowling Guide £120M Charity Pension Deal

    Pensions insurer Rothesay said Monday that it has secured retirement savings plan liabilities worth £120 million ($160 million) for a scheme sponsored by charity and exam board AQA Education, in a deal guided by Mayer Brown LLP and Gowling WLG.

  • May 12, 2025

    Japan's Dai-Ichi Increases Stake In UK Asset Manager To 15%

    Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life said Monday that it will increase its stake in Capula, a British hedge fund, to 15% as it seeks to grow its asset management business and diversify risk.

  • May 09, 2025

    CMA Weighs Viagogo Bid To Buy Back IP From StubHub Sale

    The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Friday it has launched a consultation into a request from online ticket reseller Viagogo to reacquire the rights to some non-British domain names and trademarks from its former business StubHub International.

  • May 09, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen a subsidiary of State Street Corp. sue British sports betting giant Entain, Manolete Partners and HSBC tackle action just weeks after signing a £17 million revolving credit facility agreement, and a commercial fraud claim launched by EFG Bank against Mirabaud & CIE.

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