Transactions UK

  • October 01, 2025

    Investment Biz Wins 97.4% Stake In Legal Services Co.

    Investment company Dbay Advisors said Wednesday that approximately 97% of the shareholders of Anexo, a credit hire and legal services business, have now accepted its joint takeover offer of about £71 million ($96 million).

  • October 01, 2025

    Antitrust Watchdog Reviews DLA Piper-Led S&P Merger Deal

    The Competition and Markets Authority said it is looking into whether it will launch an in-depth investigation into S&P Global's planned acquisition of Orbcomm Inc.'s data services business.

  • October 01, 2025

    Irish Food Co-Op Sells €230M Worth Of Nutrition Biz Shares

    Agribusiness Tirlán said Wednesday it has sold a €230 million ($270 million) stake in Glanbia PLC to institutional investors, with the secondary share sale's proceeds to repay a loan used to buy the food and nutrition business' Irish subsidiary.

  • October 01, 2025

    TotalEnergies Sells Renewable, Oil Assets To Cut Debt

    French fuel company TotalEnergies said Wednesday it has disposed of its stake in a renewable energy portfolio for €132.5 million ($155 million) and offloaded its interests in mature oil fields off Norway.

  • October 01, 2025

    Engineering Firm Arcadis Launches €175M Share Buyback

    Arcadis NV launched a share repurchase program worth up to €175 million ($205 million) on Wednesday, as the Dutch engineering company looks to reward investors and reduce its share capital.

  • October 01, 2025

    Diversified Energy To Move Primary Listing From UK To US

    Oil and gas producer Diversified Energy said Wednesday that it will move its primary listing to New York, dealing the latest high-profile blow to the London Stock Exchange, which is struggling to attract companies and retain them.

  • September 30, 2025

    Hogan Lovells-Led Prax To Sell North Sea Assets For $26M

    British oil and gas company Serica Energy PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire assets in the North Sea from energy company Prax, which went into administration in June, for $25.6 million upfront.

  • September 30, 2025

    Biopharma Giant GSK Launches 3rd Chunk Of £2B Buyback

    GSK PLC said Tuesday it will reward investors with a share buyback program worth up to £300 million ($403 million), the third part of the British biopharmaceutical giant's £2 billion stock repurchase plan to lower its share capital.

  • September 30, 2025

    Latham-Led Aussie Oil Biz To Acquire Rival In £128M Deal

    International oil and gas company Falcon said Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Australian rival Tamboran for approximately 239 million Canadian dollars (£127.7 million/$172 million) in a cash-and-stock deal guided by law firms including Latham and White & Case.

  • September 30, 2025

    Ageas Gets Digital Boost As It Completes £1.3B Acquisition

    The insurance giant Ageas said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Esure Group PLC in a "milestone" transaction worth £1.295 billion ($1.74 billion) that it believes will boost its tech efficiency.

  • September 30, 2025

    Air Liquide To Invest €130M To Back Asian Semiconductor Biz

    Gas supplier Air Liquide said Tuesday it will invest €130 million ($153 million) in building and operating two industrial gas facilities to support the growth of a leading semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore.

  • September 30, 2025

    Kirkland Leads Oaktree's $420M Buy Of Ambac's Legacy Units

    Oaktree Capital Management LP has bought Ambac's legacy financial guarantee businesses for $420 million in cash, the insurance company has said, after the deal won backing from the regulator for the sector in Wisconsin.

  • September 30, 2025

    Royal Mail Owner Buys 49% Parcel Network Stake For £44M

    The new owner of Royal Mail said Tuesday that it has acquired a 49% stake in a U.K. parcel collection and drop-off network for £43.9 million ($59 million) from PayPoint PLC, amid a shift in the way consumers manage their postal deliveries.

  • September 29, 2025

    Iconic Claims Textor Lacked Funds In $93M Buyout Dispute

    A billionaire-backed investment company has claimed the owner of a portfolio of football clubs was not "ready and willing" to pay it $93 million for its shares in his company, arguing on Monday at a preliminary trial over the construction of the agreement that he lacked the funds to do. 

  • September 29, 2025

    4 Firms Advise On Genmab's $8B Merus Acquisition Plan

    Genmab AS announced Monday it has agreed to purchase Dutch clinical-stage biotechnology firm Merus NV in an all-cash transaction valued at about $8 billion, with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling and Kromann Reumert advising Genmab and Latham & Watkins LLP and NautaDutilh representing Merus. 

  • September 29, 2025

    Real Estate Tech Co. Ex-Owners Claim $6M Payment Owed

    The ex-owners of a real estate software company have asked a London court to order the new owner to pay more than $6 million in performance-based payments after an acquisition, arguing that the buyer has misinterpreted their agreement.

  • September 29, 2025

    CVC Income Launches Retail Offer, Placing Worth Up To £60M

    CVC Income & Growth Ltd. said Monday that it has kicked off a sale of new shares worth up to £60 million ($80.5 million), as the Jersey-based closed-ended investment company seeks to meet ongoing demand from investors.

  • September 29, 2025

    Coca-Cola Bottler Launches 4th Stage Of €1B Buyback

    Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC said Monday it will begin a share repurchase program of up to €382 million ($448 million), the fourth phase of the bottling giant's €1 billion share buyback program aimed at lowering its outstanding share capital.

  • September 29, 2025

    Marsh Sells Ireland Personal Lines Business To Cornmarket

    Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has sold its Ireland personal lines insurance business to Cornmarket, the Belfast-based broker has said.

  • September 29, 2025

    Hilton Food Sells Fairfax Meadow To Sysco For £54M

    Sysco Corp. said Monday that its U.K. subsidiary has acquired Fairfax Meadow Europe Ltd., an industrial butcher, from rival Hilton Food Group PLC for £54 million ($72.5 million), as the global food giant attempts to bolster its meat manufacturing business.

  • September 29, 2025

    Pipe-Maker Genuit Acquires Bathroom Supplies Biz For £49M

    Plastic pipe maker Genuit Group PLC said Monday that it has bought plumbing and heating Davidson Holdings Ltd. for £49 million ($66 million) amid an anticipated rise in interest in water conservation.

  • September 29, 2025

    Investment Biz Helios To Return £7.3M To Shareholders

    Helios Underwriting PLC said Monday that it plans to launch a share buyback worth up to approximately £7.3 million ($9.8 million) as the insurance industry investment vehicle noted the strong performance of the Lloyd's specialist market.

  • September 29, 2025

    KKR Secures EU Approval For £4.2B Spectris Takeover

    The proposed £4.2 billion ($5.6 billion) takeover of high-tech instrument maker Spectris by private equity firm KKR has won backing from the European Commission, the companies said Monday, as they leap another barrier to completion.

  • September 29, 2025

    AstraZeneca Revamps NYSE Listing To Woo US Investors

    Pharmaceutical heavyweight AstraZeneca PLC said on Monday that it is overhauling its New York listing in an effort to attract U.S. investors but will retain its primary listing and headquarters in the U.K.

  • September 26, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: De Brauw, Hengeler Mueller

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, power grid operator TenneT Holding sells a stake in its German transmission business to institutional investors, Pfizer Inc. acquires biotechnology company Metsera Inc., and Dutch brewer Heineken NV buys most of Costa Rica's FIFCO beverage and retail operations.

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