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August 15, 2025
PE Biz Says £184M Bid For Energy Adviser On Track
U.S. private equity shop HGGC said Friday that its £183.6 million ($249 million) bid to buy Inspired PLC is now legally and contractually clear to continue, after enough shareholders of the energy and sustainability consultant accepted the offer.
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August 15, 2025
Greeting Card Biz Completes £24M Buy Of Rival Funky Pigeon
Card Factory said Friday that it has completed its purchase of online rival Funky Pigeon from WH Smith PLC for £24 million ($33 million), a deal the greeting cards business believes will accelerate its move into the online market.
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August 15, 2025
Cooley Steers £60M Shares Sale By UK Biopharma Biz
Oxford Biomedica PLC said on Friday that it has conditionally raised approximately £60 million ($81 million) from selling its shares, which the British biopharmaceutical firm plans to invest in improving productivity.
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August 14, 2025
WTW Trust Invests £450M In Schroders Renewables Fund
Insurance broker WTW said Thursday that its defined contribution master trust will invest $450 million in a fund of renewable energy-focused investment manager Schroders Greencoat LLP.
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August 14, 2025
Retail Assets Under Management Overtake Pension Assets
The Investment Association said that for the first time, pension assets fell below retail assets as a proportion of assets under management by investment managers, driven by the continued impact of the 2022 gilts sell-off and by direct benefit pension scheme wind-downs.
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August 14, 2025
HSF Kramer-Led Unite Bids £723M For Gowling-Led Rival
Student accommodation developer Unite Students said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire its rival Empiric Student Property PLC for approximately £723 million ($982 million) to create a student housing giant with a £10.5 billion combined portfolio.
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August 14, 2025
Eversheds Steers UK Property Investor's £36M Share Buyback
NewRiver Reit PLC has repurchased its shares worth £35.7 million ($48.4 million) from a property company, which the U.K. real estate investment trust said is an "attractive allocation of capital."
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August 14, 2025
Liverpool Hotel Owner Fights Alleged Undervalued Sale Plot
The owner of a hotel in Liverpool is trying to block its sale, alleging that a property developer is behind a scheme to acquire the hospitality business at less than market value.
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August 14, 2025
Aviva Reports Dip In Pension Deals Amid Market Slowdown
Insurance giant Aviva said Thursday that it penned £2 billion ($2.7 billion) worth of bulk annuity deals in the first half of 2025, marking a fall compared with the corresponding period the previous year.
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August 14, 2025
Latham, Slaughter And May Help Steer £1.5B UK LNG Buy
Energy heavyweight Centrica said Thursday that it has jointly acquired Europe's largest liquefied natural gas terminal from National Grid PLC together with a U.S. infrastructure investor for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion ($2 billion).
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August 14, 2025
Hill Dickinson Guides UK Investor On £1.9M Share Buyback
Investor Seed Innovations launched a share buyback program worth up to £1.91 million ($2.6 million) on Thursday as it seeks opportunities in the robotics and artificial intelligence markets.
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August 13, 2025
Aerospace Co. Claims £11.5M Buyout Was For Worthless Firm
The new owner of an aerospace component maker that supplied BAE Systems is fighting for a refund after an £11.5 million ($15.6 million) acquisition, claiming the company could be worthless because it knowingly sold faulty parts.
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August 13, 2025
Fund Manager Sued Over Unpaid Fee In $300M Financing Deal
A corporate finance adviser has alleged that an investment fund manager is refusing to pay a $3.75 million success fee after the adviser introduced investors for the manager's fleets of supply vessels across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and West Africa.
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August 13, 2025
Football Club Owner's $93.6M Buyout Dispute Gets Trial Date
A dispute over whether the owner of a portfolio of football clubs was required to buy for $93.6 million an investment vehicle's stake in his company will be determined in a preliminary issue trial in September.
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August 13, 2025
HSF Kramer, CMS Guide £36M Pension Deal For German Bank
Pension Insurance Corp. has completed a £36 million ($49 million) buy-in transaction involving the pensions of 156 members of The Helaba Group in a deal guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP.
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August 13, 2025
Property Owner Beats KKR To Deal For Rival With £1.8B Bid
Healthcare real estate owner Primary Health Properties can go ahead with its takeover of Assura PLC for approximately £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) after most of the rival landlord's shareholders rejected a competitive bid from private equity firm KKR.
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August 13, 2025
Private Equity Biz's £184M Bid For Energy Adviser To Proceed
U.S. private equity firm HGGC LLC's £183.6 million ($249 million) bid to acquire the commercial energy and sustainability adviser Inspired PLC can proceed after a rival offer by Regent International Holdings Ltd. failed to secure sufficient support from shareholders.
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August 13, 2025
Squire Patton Steers £23M Pension Deal For UK Steelmaker
Reinforced-steel supplier Rom Ltd. has agreed a £23 million ($31 million) full pension scheme buy-in with Just Group, the financial services company said Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025
Infrastructure Biz Hill & Smith Launches £100M Buyback
Hill & Smith, a supplier of materials to the infrastructure industry, kicked off a £100 million ($136 million) share repurchase program on Wednesday, saying that its strong balance sheet enables it to reward investors.
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August 12, 2025
Specialist Risk Group Acquires City Quarter Brokers
U.K. insurance intermediary Specialist Risk Group said Tuesday it has bought the London-based City Quarter, an international insurance and reinsurance broker, to bolster the group's growing wholesale platform.
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August 12, 2025
Insurer Utmost Group's Assets Grow To £107B After Rival Buy
Utmost Group said Tuesday that its gross cash inflows increased to £5.3 billion ($7.1 billion) in the first half of 2025 after the British insurer completed the acquisition of rival Lombard International in December.
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August 12, 2025
Power Line Sellers Sue Engineering Co. Over Unpaid £20M
A group of Northern Irish companies has sued an engineering business for £20 million ($27 million) over its alleged refusal to pay in full for two overhead power line contractors.
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August 12, 2025
Sirius Expands UK Holdings With £101M Regional Buy
Business parks owner Sirius said Tuesday that it has acquired a business park in the English Midlands for approximately £101.1 million ($136 million) from Schroders Capital UK Real Estate Fund in a "transformational" deal which grows its U.K. portfolio by 18%.
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August 12, 2025
Osborne Clarke-Led Wilmington To Buy Tech Biz For €121M
Wilmington PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire a software business from Spanish investor Arraigo Midco SL for €121.6 million ($141.6 million), as the data company attempts to grow its governance, risk and compliance business.
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August 12, 2025
UK Military Tech Co. To Sell US Data, Cyber Units For $31M
QinetiQ said Tuesday it has agreed to sell the data and digital subsidiaries of its Federal IT Services business to V2X Inc., a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company, for $31 million.