Transactions UK

  • 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.

  • March 24, 2025

    Wood Group Gets More Time To Discuss Sidara Takeover

    Britain's mergers and acquisitions watchdog has handed engineering consultancy Wood Group and Sidara more time to firm up a deal after the Middle Eastern rival pulled out of a £1.6 billion ($2 billion) takeover in August.

  • March 21, 2025

    Former BNP Paribas Solicitor Fined Over Offensive Nicknames

    A former senior solicitor at BNP Paribas has been fined by a London tribunal after he used derogatory nicknames such as Jabba the Hutt for work colleagues and used inappropriate language to describe senior staff.

  • March 21, 2025

    Reading FC Owner Fails To Release Unreturned Loan Security

    The owner of Reading Football Club has failed to release assets used to secure a loan for the botched sale of the outfit, after a judge held Friday that this would render a claim bought by a potential buyer "effectively worthless."

  • March 21, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen a sub-postmaster sue the Post Office and Fujitsu, Russian insurer Ingosstrakh hit the Financial Times with a defamation claim, and Britvic-owned Robinsons Soft Drinks file a passing off claim against Aldi. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 21, 2025

    Insurance Giant Howden Buys Scotland Broker SKB

    Insurance broking giant Howden Group said it has bought Scotland-based SKB Independent Insurance Brokers.

  • March 21, 2025

    Bird & Bird, Shoosmiths Guide Australian Biz On AIM Debut

    Wellnex Life Ltd., an Australian health and wellness products business, on Friday announced the admission of its stock on London's alternative investment market, advised by Bird & Bird LLP, Piper Alderman and Shoosmiths LLP.

  • March 28, 2025

    O'Melveny Rehires Antitrust Partner From Gibson Dunn

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP has rehired Stephane Frank as a partner in its antitrust and competition group after he served a five-year stint at Gibson Dunn LLP, as the firm continues to attract what it describes as "boomerang laterals" back to its practice.

  • March 21, 2025

    White & Case Leads Alfa Laval In €800M Cryogenics Biz Deal

    Swedish company Alfa Laval AB said Friday that it has agreed to acquire the cryogenics business of French industrial giant Fives Group for €800 million ($870 million) in an all-cash and debt-free deal guided by White & Case LLP.

  • March 21, 2025

    Baker McKenzie-Led Agri Biz To Buy 41% Stake In Farming Co.

    Agriculture business MHP said Friday that it has agreed to acquire at least 41% of the share capital of Uvesa, a Spanish producer of meat and animal feeds, for €225 ($244) per share in cash, as the Ukraine-based company expands its global presence.

  • March 20, 2025

    Gallagher Hits Back At Former CEO's £1.5M Claim For Losses

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s benefits and consulting arm denies that it owes a former chief executive of a company it acquired £1.55 million ($2 million) on his claim that it failed to manage the business correctly, as legal wrangling over the acquisition continues.

  • March 20, 2025

    DIY Firm Wickes To Roll Out £20M Share Buyback

    Wickes Group PLC said Thursday that it plans to launch a share repurchase program worth up to £20 million ($26 million) in April, as it reported a drop in its revenue amid challenging market conditions.

  • March 20, 2025

    Gowling, Sackers Steer £785M Pension Deal For Crops Biz

    An agricultural giant has offloaded £785 million ($1 billion) of its pension liabilities to Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd., the insurer said Thursday, in a deal guided by Gowling WLG, Sacker & Partners LLP and Clifford Chance LLP.

  • March 20, 2025

    Energy Production Biz Begins £52M Share Buyback Program

    Diversified Energy Co. PLC launched on Thursday a share buyback program worth up to £52.3 million ($68 million), a week after the natural gas producer said it had completed the purchase of energy business Maverick.

  • March 20, 2025

    EDX Medical To Raise £3M For New Cancer Test

    Medical technology company EDX Medical Group PLC said Thursday that it has provisionally raised £3 million ($4 million) from existing and new investors to help roll out a new "super test" for cancer.

  • March 20, 2025

    Shakespeare Martineau-Led One Health Group Debuts On AIM

    One Health Group PLC said Thursday that it has started trading on the junior investment market of the London Stock Exchange after raising approximately £7.8 million ($10.1 million) in an equity offering guided by Shakespeare Martineau LLP.

  • March 20, 2025

    CMA Clears Iberdrola's €5B Electric Power Co. Deal

    Britain's antitrust authority said Thursday it has approved the acquisition by Spanish utility company Iberdrola of an 88% stake in British power distributor Electricity North West, allowing it to proceed.

  • March 20, 2025

    Norway Fund Buys 25% Of Covent Garden Estate For £570M

    Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Thursday that it has acquired 25% of a property portfolio in Covent Garden for £570 million ($739 million) from investor Shaftesbury Capital — the latest U.K. land acquisition by the fund.

  • March 20, 2025

    Metal Exchange Fined £9.2M For Failures In 2022 Nickel Spike

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it has fined the London Metal Exchange £9.2 million ($11.9 million) for failures in 2022 that "undermined the orderliness" of the market and led to a sudden surge in nickel prices.

  • March 19, 2025

    4 Firms Steer Apollo's Buy Of Majority Stake In Energy Biz

    Private equity giant Apollo on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to take a majority stake in offshore energy solutions business OEG Energy Group, in a $1 billion deal that was built by four law firms.

  • March 19, 2025

    Freshfields Guides €3.5B Sale Of Life Insurer Viridium

    A consortium that includes German insurer Allianz said Wednesday that it would buy a controlling stake in European life insurance consolidator Viridium Group from Cinven Group Ltd, a private equity firm, for €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion).

  • March 19, 2025

    Reed Smith-Led Miami Bids £70M For European Stock Market

    The owner of Bermuda Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Guernsey-based The International Stock Exchange for approximately £70.4 million ($91 million) in a deal guided by Reed Smith LLP, Ashurst LLP, Mourant Ozannes LLP and Walkers LLP.

  • March 19, 2025

    Oil Well Services Biz Plans To Raise £3.5M As Demand Gushes

    Plexus Holdings PLC said Wednesday that it plans to raise up to £3.5 million ($4.5 million) by a share placing as the oil well services company looks to bolster its rental business amid "strong" demand.

  • March 19, 2025

    UK Clears Boparan's Poultry Feed Supply Acquisition

    Britain's antitrust authority has approved U.K. restaurant group Boparan's planned acquisition of two chicken feed mills, after finding one of the sites has sufficient competition from rivals.

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