Transactions UK

  • August 07, 2025

    Ousted Big Tech CEO Denies £320M Conspiracy Claim

    The ousted chief executive of a company that makes security ankle tags has denied a £320 million ($430 million) claim, arguing that she had not caused the business loss or lied about her interest in its shareholders.

  • August 07, 2025

    Ardonagh Unit Exits BP Marsh In £23.6M Share Sale

    A subsidiary of British insurance giant Ardonagh Group sold its entire stake in investment firm BP Marsh & Partners PLC for approximately £23.6 million ($31.6 million) in a secondary placing, its broker Panmure Liberum said Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    Global Funding For Insurance Tech Cos. Declines 16.7%

    Global funding for insurance technology companies fell to nearly $1.1 billion between April and June, Gallagher Re said Thursday, marking a 16.7% dip from the previous three months.

  • August 07, 2025

    IFX Ends £3M Bid For Argentex After Administration

    Foreign exchange provider IFX Payments said Thursday it has formally terminated its plans to buy Argentex Group PLC two weeks after the troubled currency risk manager entered administration.

  • August 07, 2025

    Insurer Warns Of Pause In Pension Deals Over Gov't Reforms

    Many larger pension schemes have hit pause on plans to carry out insurance transactions while waiting on the government's plan for reforming the sector, an insurer warned Thursday, as it posted falling revenue from the first six months of the year.

  • August 07, 2025

    ABN AMRO Launches €250M Buyback After ECB Clearance

    ABN AMRO has launched a share repurchase program worth as much as €250 million ($292 million) after receiving regulatory clearance, a move expected to lower the Dutch bank's outstanding share capital.

  • August 07, 2025

    Banca Generali To Weigh €6.3B Takeover Bid By Rival Lender

    Italian lender Generali has said it still needs to evaluate a takeover offer from investment bank Mediobanca to acquire it for an estimated €6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) in a deal expected to spur consolidation in the banking industry.

  • August 07, 2025

    Osborne Clarke Leads Building Co.'s £167M Bid For Rival

    Laumann Stiftung & Co. KG said Thursday its subsidiary has agreed to acquire U.K. building products maker Epwin for £167 million ($224 million) in cash, as the German conglomerate seeks to expand internationally in the construction sector.

  • August 07, 2025

    Harbour Energy To Reward Investors With $100M Buyback

    British oil and gas producer Harbour Energy PLC unveiled a share buyback program of up to $100 million on Thursday, aimed at downsizing its share capital.

  • August 06, 2025

    CMA Clears $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Merger

    Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has cleared the approximately $13 billion merger of U.S.-based marketing communications heavyweights Omnicom Group Inc. and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., following a similar decision in the U.S. in June.

  • August 06, 2025

    Freshfields-Led Sanofi Wraps Up $470M Vigil Buy

    Sanofi said Wednesday that it has completed the approximately $470 million acquisition of U.S. biotechnology company Vigil Neuroscience, which specializes in neurodegenerative diseases, strengthening the French pharma titan's early-stage medicine pipeline in neurology.

  • August 06, 2025

    Commerzbank Plans €1B Share Buyback After Record Results

    Commerzbank AG said Wednesday it is seeking approval to kick-start a share buyback of up to €1 billion ($1.15 billion), as the European lender disclosed record financial results for the first half of 2025.

  • August 06, 2025

    Financial Services Biz TP ICAP To Launch 5th Share Buyback

    TP ICAP unveiled plans on Wednesday to reward investors with another share repurchase program worth up to £30 million ($40 million), a move the financial markets intermediary said reflects its strong position.

  • August 06, 2025

    E-Commerce Group THG To Sell Food Flavoring Biz For £103M

    THG PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its food ingredients business to Italian food-flavoring business Nactarome Group for £103 million ($137 million), which the global retailer and brand owner will use to reduce its debt.

  • August 06, 2025

    Insurer L&G Expects £42B Of Pensions Deals In 12 Months

    Insurer Legal & General said Wednesday that it expects at least £42 billion ($56 billion) in transactions designed to reduce risk in U.K. pension plans over the next 12 months, amid surging demand from businesses.

  • August 06, 2025

    HSF Kramer Guides Marsh On £1.9B Pensions Mega-Deal

    British insurer Standard Life said Wednesday that it has acquired £1.9 billion ($2.5 billion) in pension liabilities from broking giant Marsh McLennan, in a deal guided by Linklaters, HSF Kramer and Eversheds Sutherland.

  • August 06, 2025

    Hiscox Hikes Buyback To $275M To Reward Investors

    Insurer Hiscox Ltd. said Wednesday that it plans to boost its current share buyback program worth up to $175 million by $100 million, saying it now has the flexibility to reward investors.

  • August 06, 2025

    Finnish Insurer To Launch €200M Buyback After Profits Jump

    Sampo PLC said Wednesday that it will reward investors with a share buyback worth up to €200 million (£234 million) of surplus cash the Finnish insurer generated in 2024 it as reported higher underwriting profits.

  • August 06, 2025

    Glencore Shelves US Listing Plans In Favor Of London

    Mining giant Glencore PLC said Wednesday that it will maintain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange as it ditches plans for a move to New York for now.

  • August 05, 2025

    CMA Launches In-Depth Probe Of Catering Services Merger

    United Kingdom antitrust enforcers are officially launching an in-depth review of Aramark Group's acquisition of Scottish catering company Entier Ltd., saying Tuesday that Aramark declined to volunteer any remedies that would assuage competition concerns during the government's initial review phase.

  • August 05, 2025

    Franchise Brands Delays Main Market Listing To Late 2027

    Franchise Brands PLC said Tuesday that it has decided to push back its plans to move its listing to the main market of the London Stock Exchange by more than two years "following a number of questions from shareholders."

  • August 05, 2025

    Latham-Led Nordic Driller Signs $380M Deal With Saudi Rival

    Norwegian oil rig group Shelf Drilling said Tuesday that its Saudi competitor ADES has agreed to acquire all of its shares for approximately 3.9 billion Norwegian krone ($380 million) in a deal guided by Latham, Schjødt and others.

  • August 05, 2025

    UK Insurance Co.'s 5th Deal Is With Essex Broker Buy

    The Broker Investment Group has announced it bought a commercial insurance broker based in Essex, marking the fifth deal penned by the company this year.

  • August 05, 2025

    Football Club Owner Accused Of Dodging $93M Share Deal

    An investment vehicle has sued John Textor, the former owner of Crystal Palace FC, for allegedly refusing to buy its stake in his company that owns a portfolio of football clubs for $93.6 million, which it claimed is required under an investment deal.

  • August 05, 2025

    Beauchamps LLP Advises Software Circle On €9M Buy

    Software Circle PLC said Tuesday it has bought around 95% of the issued share capital of software supplier Artificial Intelligence Finance Ltd. in a deal worth up to €9 million ($10.4 million).

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