Transactions UK

  • June 29, 2026

    Freshfields, Kirkland Advise BT-Verizon International JV

    BT Group and Verizon said in a joint statement Monday that they have agreed to combine their international operations to create a telecoms business expected to generate almost $4 billion in combined revenue every year.

  • June 29, 2026

    Cash Shell Co. To Buy Media Rights Biz PowerPlay For £6M

    Cash shell company Cloudified Holdings Ltd. said Monday that it has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire media rights business PowerPlay Media and Entertainment Ltd. in a reverse takeover worth £6 million ($7.9 million).

  • June 29, 2026

    Finnish Energy Biz Fortum To Buy Norway's Elmera For $513M

    Finnish energy provider Fortum Consumer Solutions AS said Monday that it will buy Norwegian rival Elmera Group ASA for 5.1 billion Norwegian kroner ($513 million) in cash as it looks to expand its Nordic consumer business.

  • June 29, 2026

    Simpson Thacher Steers Bridgepoint On $1.4B Investor Buy

    Private investment company Bridgepoint Group PLC said Monday that it will buy Kayne Anderson, an alternative real estate investor, for $1.4 billion in a deal steered by Simpson Thacher and Kirkland.

  • June 26, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Paul Weiss, Kirkland

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Germany's Merck KGaA acquires life sciences tools supplier Bio-Techne Corp., drugmaker AbbVie buys clinical-stage biotechnology company Apogee Therapeutics, and building materials supplier CRH acquires infrastructure products maker Arcosa Inc.

  • July 03, 2026

    Weil Hires Senior Finance Pro From A&O Shearman In London

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP said Friday that it has boosted its team in London with the hire of a fund finance leader at A&O Shearman.

  • June 26, 2026

    Online Payment Biz Demands Release Of $12M In Held Funds

    Online payment company QuidPay urged a London judge Friday to order a digital bank to pay out funds worth more than $12 million withheld after suspending its accounts as a result of suspected fraudulent transactions, saying that it is facing "total destruction."

  • June 26, 2026

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

    The past week in London has seen Michelle Mone sued by PPE Medpro, Broadfield Law sued by the founders of an international aid company, and litigation funder Fortress bring a claim against Edwin Coe and businesses the law firm represented in a cartel claim.

  • July 03, 2026

    Sullivan & Worcester Adds 10-Lawyer VC Team In London

    Sullivan & Worcester LLP has recruited 10 lawyers from German technology-focused law firm YPOG GmbH & Co. KG to launch an emerging companies and venture capital practice in London.

  • June 26, 2026

    Defense Technology Business Raises £4M From Placing

    Defence Holdings PLC said Friday it has conditionally secured £4 million ($5.3 million) from a fundraising program, which it wants to use to finance its working capital needs and undertake partnerships with companies in the defense sector.

  • June 26, 2026

    FCA Eyes Conflict Curbs For London Investment Trusts

    The Financial Conduct Authority proposed rule changes Friday for investment trusts listed on the London Stock Exchange that would manage conflicts of interest when a substantial shareholder tries to become a director with a financial interest.

  • June 26, 2026

    Brown Rudnick Advises Data Firm On £5M Share Sale

    Data management business Cirata PLC said Friday that it has successfully raised £5.1 million ($6.7 million) in a funding round that was oversubscribed.

  • June 26, 2026

    Osborne Clarke Guides XPS Pensions In Buy Of Up To £16.3M

    London-listed XPS Pensions Group said Friday that it will buy U.K. actuarial consultancy Austin Professional Resourcing for up to £16.3 million ($22 million) in order to expand its business.

  • June 26, 2026

    Aircraft Lease Investor Exits LSE After £190M Qatari Takeover

    Amedeo Air Four Plus Ltd. said Friday it has ceased trading on the London Stock Exchange after a subsidiary of Lesha Bank LLC (Public) in Qatar completed its £190 million ($251 million) acquisition of the aircraft leasing investor.

  • June 25, 2026

    White & Case Leads Aerospace Parts Biz's Upsized $919M IPO

    Aerospace engine maker DPC Holdings, known as Doncasters Group, hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $919 million in its upsized initial public offering.

  • June 25, 2026

    2 Firms Lead Merck's $11.3B Bio-Techne Life Sciences Deal

    Germany's Merck has agreed to acquire Bio-Techne Corp. in an all-cash deal valuing the U.S.-based life sciences tools company at about $11.3 billion, including debt, the companies said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Kirkland, Paul Weiss Guide Bain's €7.4B VW Unit Deal

    U.S. investment company Bain Capital will buy a majority stake in Volkswagen's marine and power engines subsidiary Everllence in a deal valued at €7.4 billion ($8.4 billion), the companies said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Fieldfisher, Burges Salmon Steer 'Landmark' Pension Deal

    James Neill Pension Plan has penned a "landmark" capital-backed investment deal with Portunes Pension Capital, marking only the second such transaction in Britain's retirement savings market, legal advisers on the deal have said.

  • June 25, 2026

    Tropic Biosciences Buys Banana Biz For $20M

    Venture capital firm Agronomics said Thursday that its portfolio company Tropic Biosciences has acquired banana propagation company Rahan Meristem for $20 million to become "a fully integrated banana genetics leader."

  • June 25, 2026

    ArentFox Schiff Advises BP Marsh On $5M Investment

    B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to put $5.1 million into Autonomy, a new investment vehicle that aims to back independent U.S. insurance distribution businesses.

  • June 25, 2026

    Business Parks Owner To Sell 2 Sites, Buy 3 For £12.6M

    Business parks owner Sirius said Thursday that it has agreed to sell two non-core assets for £5.3 million ($7 million) and use the proceeds to partially fund the purchase of three British self-storage projects for £12.6 million.

  • June 25, 2026

    Eversheds Steers £35M Pension Deal For UK Architect Body

    The Royal Institute of British Architects has completed a retirement savings plan's buy-in worth £35 million ($46 million) with Pension Insurance Corp. PLC to secure the retirement benefits of 168 members, PIC said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Ashurst, Perkins Coie-Led HB Fuller Bids £715M For UK Biz

    H.B. Fuller has agreed to acquire British wound care technology developer Advanced Medical Solutions for £715 million ($943 million) as the U.S. adhesives maker expands its medical business, the companies said on Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    EasyJet Rebuffs £4.9B Castlelake Bid, Open To Higher Offer

    The board of easyJet said Thursday that it has batted away a fourth approach from Castlelake LP for "substantially undervaluing" the budget airline at £4.9 billion ($6.5 billion), but said that it is open to "a more attractive proposal."

  • June 24, 2026

    Hipgnosis Founder Beats Music Catalog Investment Idea Row

    Elton John and Beyoncé's former manager has beaten a multimillion-pound claim accusing him of improperly diverting a music catalog investment opportunity for his own benefit, with a London judge ruling he was entitled to pursue the idea behind the Hipgnosis music investment fund. 

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