Transactions UK

  • July 07, 2026

    Cleary Boosts PE Team In Paris With Kirkland Hire

    Cleary said on Tuesday that it has hired a corporate partner at the Paris office of Kirkland in a move to boost the firm's capability in private equity transactions.

  • June 30, 2026

    Italian Investor Buys 10% Stake In LNEnergy For €1.4M

    Beacon Energy PLC said Tuesday a leading Italian energy distribution company has subscribed for new shares in a gas field owner for €1.4 million ($1.6 million).

  • June 30, 2026

    Chinalco Mining To Acquire Namibian Cobalt Asset For $15M

    Australian mining company Celsius Resources said Tuesday that it has agreed to sell one of the biggest cobalt deposits in the world located in the Southern African country of Namibia for $15 million to a subsidiary of Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.

  • June 30, 2026

    Building Materials Co. Grafton Kicks Off £25M Share Buyback

    Grafton Group PLC launched a stock repurchase program Tuesday worth up to £25 million ($33 million) and intended to lower the building materials supplier's share capital.

  • June 30, 2026

    Freshfields Guides New MGA Platform On Underwriter Deal

    Global insurance intermediary ANV Group Holdings has agreed to acquire Assured Underwriting Group, a U.K. specialist managing general agent for the travel industry, to expand its European presence.

  • June 30, 2026

    Mayer Brown Helps Acquisition Co.'s £600M Investor Biz Buy

    Acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures will promote Intuitive Investments Group to trading on the flagship listing category on the main market of the London Stock Exchange by buying the investment company for £600 million ($794 million), the companies said Tuesday.

  • June 29, 2026

    FCA Finalizes Landmark Crypto Regime, Cuts Capital Rules

    The Financial Conduct Authority has slashed potential capital requirements for issuing stablecoins in its landmark crypto-assets regime that was finalized Tuesday, the biggest expansion of its regulatory power in over a decade.

  • June 29, 2026

    Korn Ferry Buys PE-Backed AMS In $1.1B Deal

    Organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry, advised by Blank Rome LLP, on Monday announced plans to acquire private equity-backed British talent and consulting firm AMS in a roughly £850 million ($1.1 billion) transaction.

  • June 29, 2026

    Orrick-Led Ipsen To Buy US Cancer Biz For Up To $1.75B

    French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen said Monday that it has agreed to acquire cancer-focused pharma business Kartos Therapeutics Inc. for up to $1.75 billion to expand its blood oncology drugs portfolio.

  • June 29, 2026

    Cleary, Debevoise Lead Sixth Street Monument Re Stake Buy

    U.S. investment firm Sixth Street said Monday that it will buy a majority stake in Monument Re to support the long-term growth of the reinsurer.

  • 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.

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