Transactions UK

  • March 26, 2025

    Bain Nabs Majority Stake In Italian SaaS Biz In $1.2B Deal

    Private equity giant Bain Capital on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to take a majority stake in Italian software-as-a-service company Namirial in a $1.2 billion deal built by at least five law firms.

  • March 26, 2025

    WeRealize Denies JPMorgan's Breach Claim In JV Dispute

    Fintech business WeRealize has hit back at a JPMorgan Chase & Co. unit's latest claim in a protracted battle, denying allegations that it was planning to breach the terms of a joint venture shareholder agreement.

  • March 26, 2025

    UK Antitrust Arm Probing Food Services Merger

    Britain's antitrust watchdog has launched an initial enforcement order into global catering giant Aramark Group's acquisition of Entier, a Scottish rival, over concerns the transaction could result in a "substantial lessening of competition" in the food services sector.

  • March 26, 2025

    Prysmian To Acquire Channell Commercial For Up To $1.15B

    Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian said Wednesday it will spend up to $1.15 billion to acquire Texas-based Channell Commercial Corp., a telecommunications equipment provider, in a transaction advised by Freshfields LLP and DLA Piper.

  • March 26, 2025

    Virgin Wines To Buy Back 15% Of Shares In Growth Plan

    Online wine retailer Virgin Wines UK PLC said Wednesday that it will buy back up to 15% of its shares to return excess capital to its shareholders as it disclosed plans to "turbocharge growth" and introduced a new capital allocation plan.

  • March 26, 2025

    Australian Miner To Raise $25M For Malawi Mining Project

    Mining company Sovereign Metals Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has provisionally raised 40 million Australian dollars ($25.3 million) for its titanium and graphite project in Malawi.

  • March 26, 2025

    UK Insurer Beam Buys Commercial Lines Broker KDH

    Beam Insurance Solutions has acquired commercial lines broker KDH, as The Broker Investment Group-backed company strengthens its presence in the U.K.'s Midlands and targets hitting £22 million ($28 million) in gross written premiums by the end of 2025.

  • March 25, 2025

    Tariffs, Economic Concerns Bring Record Q1 Deals Lull

    U.S. deal transaction numbers plummeted in the first quarter of 2025 to the lowest levels seen since the financial crisis, driven by volatile trade policies and rising geopolitical tensions, but a March bump provided hope for an upswing, according to a Tuesday report from Mergermarket.  

  • March 25, 2025

    Johnson Matthey Loses Bid To Strike Veranova Fraud Claim

    Sustainable technology firm Johnson Matthey PLC on Tuesday lost its bid to have a fraud claim from pharmaceutical manufacturer Veranova dismissed, with a judge ruling that Veranova's allegations of fraud during an acquisition have enough merit to head to trial.

  • March 25, 2025

    Communications Firm Gamma Launches £50M Buyback

    Gamma Communications PLC on Tuesday began a share purchase program worth up to £50 million ($64.8 million) aimed at lowering its outstanding capital as it reported increased revenue.

  • March 25, 2025

    Avacta Completes £13M Sale Of Diagnostics Biz

    British life sciences company Avacta Therapeutics said Tuesday that it has completed the £12.9 million ($16.6 million) cash sale of one of its two diagnostics businesses and its subsidiaries to Duomed Belgium NV.

  • March 25, 2025

    Howden To Buy Pensions Adviser Barnett Waddingham

    Insurance broker Howden Group said on Tuesday that it is acquiring U.K. professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham to provide the group with expertise in pensions and fuel its continued global expansion.

  • March 25, 2025

    B&Q Owner Announces £300M Share Buyback

    Kingfisher PLC said Tuesday it will return £300 million ($388.5 million) to investors through a new share repurchase program as the home improvements firm reported a fall in pretax profit but increased e-commerce sales.

  • March 25, 2025

    Blackstone To Offer £489M For Warehouse REIT

    Private equity giant Blackstone said Tuesday that it has made an approximately £489 million ($633 million) provisional final offer for British logistics property company Warehouse Real Estate Investment Trust.

  • March 25, 2025

    E-Retailer THG Raises £90M From CEO And Shares Sale

    THG PLC said on Tuesday that it has raised £90 million ($116 million) after the U.K. health and cosmetics retailer's chief executive injected £60 million into the company and it sold £30 million of new shares to investors.

  • March 25, 2025

    Ithaca Energy To Buy Japex's North Sea Biz In $193M Deal

    Britain's Ithaca Energy PLC said Tuesday that it will buy the U.K. subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. in a $193 million deal to increase its holding in a North Sea crude oil and natural gas project.

  • March 25, 2025

    Pinsent Masons Guides Drax's £200M Harmony Energy Deal

    U.K. power generation business Drax Group PLC said Tuesday that it will buy battery storage investor Harmony Energy Income Trust PLC for £200 million ($259 million), an increase to an earlier £190.8 million bid from investment manager Foresight Group Holdings Ltd.

  • March 25, 2025

    FCA Boss Presses Pro-Reform MPs For Clarity On Risk

    The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority called Tuesday on MPs pressing for regulatory reform for clarification of how much risk is acceptable in the pursuit of growth as he warned of a potential rise in money laundering and property defaults.

  • March 24, 2025

    A&O Shearman Dials In £10B Pension Deals For BT Scheme

    One of the U.K.'s largest private-sector pension funds said it had offloaded £10 billion ($13 billion) in longevity risk to two reinsurers, in a deal steered by A&O Shearman and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

  • March 24, 2025

    Global M&A Rebound Drives Insurance Boom, UK Broker Says

    Insurers are seeing growing demand from businesses for protection from risk connected to mergers and acquisitions, amid a global recovery in deal making in 2024, a survey by Marsh McLennan has found.

  • March 24, 2025

    4 Firms Advise On $8.75B James Hardie, Azek Deal

    Dublin-based building products company James Hardie Industries PLC has agreed to acquire The Azek Co. Inc. in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.75 billion, including debt, in a deal steered by four law firms. 

  • March 24, 2025

    Celadon To Delist From AIM After Director Resignations

    Troubled British cannabis pharmaceutical company Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC said Monday that it has agreed to go private by delisting its shares from the junior investment market of the London Stock Exchange, after four of its directors resigned Friday.

  • March 24, 2025

    Cake Box Completes £22M Takeover Deal Of Ambala

    Cake Box Holdings PLC on Monday said it has completed its takeover of Asian confectionery maker Ambala Foods Ltd. in a £22 million ($28.5 million) transaction it expects will boost its product range and enhance earnings.

  • March 24, 2025

    UK Pension Deal Market Hit £47.6B In 2024

    The total value of pension deals carried out last year hit a near-record £47.6 billion ($61.6 billion) — a level that could prove to be a new norm for the market, a consultancy said.

  • March 24, 2025

    Roschier Advises Nordic IT Group On €300M Sale

    Tietoevry Oyj has agreed to sell its technology services business to funds advised by pan-European private equity firm Agilitas for up to €300 million ($325 million), which the Finnish IT group will use to pay off debt.

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