Transactions UK

  • June 08, 2026

    France's SFR Inks $24B Deal For Sale To Telecom Companies

    French telecom operators Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to acquire rival SFR in a deal valuing the business at about €20.35 billion ($23.5 billion). 

  • June 08, 2026

    UK Launches Probe Into EBay's $1.2B Depop Deal

    Britain's competition watchdog said Monday that it has initiated a formal probe into eBay's planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop, an online marketplace for used apparel, after seeking initial views on the deal.

  • June 08, 2026

    Shoosmiths, Brown Rudnick Guide Verici Dx's Fundraising

    Verici Dx, an organ transplant tests business, on Monday announced a stock issue to raise up to £200,000 ($372,000), in addition to the £2.5 million it secured under a recent share sale.

  • June 08, 2026

    Canadian Energy Co. Touchstone Exploration Raises $10.9M

    Touchstone Exploration Inc., a Canadian energy company, said Monday it has completed a fundraising program under which it secured $10.9 million.

  • June 08, 2026

    Linklaters Guides Tate & Lyle's Sweetened £3.7B Buy By Rival

    Ingredion said Monday it has agreed to acquire U.K. rival Tate & Lyle in a deal worth about £3.7 billion ($5 billion), including debt, as the U.S. ingredient maker seeks to expand its global reach and "help shape the future of food."

  • June 08, 2026

    MPs Seek Rules Revamp For £200B In New Annual Investment

    Lawmakers have called for sweeping reforms to the way that businesses seek investment from banks, pension funds and the capital markets in order to raise an additional £200 billion ($267 billion) each year to match the performance of the strongest economies.

  • June 08, 2026

    Addleshaw Goddard Guides BRCK's £31M Acquisition

    Building materials distributor BRCK said Monday that it has agreed to buy steel fencing supplier Jacksons for up to around £31 million ($41 million), a transaction it expects will boost its product range.

  • June 08, 2026

    Roche To Pay Nurix Up To $2.3B In Cancer Drug Deal

    Swiss healthcare giant Roche said Monday that it will pay U.S. biopharmaceutical company Nurix up to $2.3 billion to codevelop and sell a therapy being developed to treat certain cancers and autoimmune diseases through targeted protein degradation.

  • June 08, 2026

    Intesa Sanpaolo Makes €30.6B Bid For Monte Dei Paschi

    Italy's largest lender, Intesa Sanpaolo, said Monday that it is making a €30.6 billion ($35.2 billion) takeover offer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena — a day after rival Banco BPM called on MPS to open talks on a "merger of equals."

  • June 05, 2026

    Biopharma Avacta Raises £9M In Equity

    Biopharmaceutical company Avacta said Friday it has conditionally raised approximately £9 million ($12 million) to fund bond repayments.

  • June 05, 2026

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

    The past week in London has seen the U.K.'s oldest Indian restaurant launch an appeal against King Charles III's property company in an effort to stop its eviction, trustees of a bankrupt former EY tax partner file a claim against his wife, and 37 leading insurers bring a lawsuit against agrichemical company Syngenta over an insurance dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • June 05, 2026

    Howard Hughes Completes $2.1B Deal For Insurer Vantage

    Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. has said its subsidiary's $2.1 billion acquisition of insurer and reinsurer Vantage Group has completed successfully.

  • June 05, 2026

    Insurers Hit With Spike In Claims From M&A Cover

    Claims are mounting on insurance policies that shield dealmakers from costly surprises after corporate transactions, a broker has warned.

  • June 05, 2026

    Morgan Lewis Advises Norwegian Co. On $30.5M Acquisition

    Norwegian company Photocure said it has acquired U.S. business Vesica Health in a $30.5 million cash and stock transaction that it expects will expand its bladder cancer diagnostics business.

  • June 05, 2026

    Apollo Abandons $2B Approach For UK Heat Treatment Co.

    Private equity giant Apollo confirmed on Friday that it does not intend to make a firm offer for Bodycote in a potential deal that would value the U.K. industrial services company at more than $2 billion.

  • June 05, 2026

    Milbank Guides Intralot's £283M Bet On William Hill Owner

    Greek gambling company Bally's Intralot SA said Friday that it will buy William Hill owner Evoke PLC in a £243 million ($381 million) all-share deal amid looming increases in U.K. gambling duties.

  • June 04, 2026

    Advent Co-Leads $200M Funding Round For AI Biz Coralogix

    Data processing company Coralogix has raised $200 million in its latest funding round, which was led by private equity firms Advent International, Greenfield Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities.

  • June 04, 2026

    CMS Steers £160M Pension Deal For Auto Group

    A motor dealership has offloaded £160 million ($215 million) of its pension scheme liabilities to insurer Just Group, in a deal guided by CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP.

  • June 04, 2026

    Homeware Brands Biz To Raise £19M In Equity

    Homeware brands owner Portmeirion said Thursday that it has raised £17 million ($23 million) in a share placing and is in the process of raising £2 million in a separate retail offer to reduce its debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

  • June 04, 2026

    Mining Exploration Biz Plans Share Sale To Raise £2.5M

    Technology Minerals PLC said on Thursday that it is planning a share sale to raise as much as £2.5 million ($3.4 million) to settle debt and to strengthen its balance sheet.

  • June 04, 2026

    Oil Co. Afentra Raises $40M To Fund Drilling Programs

    London-listed oil and gas company Afentra said Thursday that it has raised $40 million through a placing in order to fund its drilling programs in Angola.

  • June 04, 2026

    Sweden's Formpipe Software Backs $94M Consortium Bid

    Swedish IT business Formpipe Software AB said Thursday that it has backed a $94 million cash offer from a consortium of investors from Denmark, the U.S. and its home country.

  • June 03, 2026

    EU Approves BASF Buy With Conditions

    The European Commission on Monday approved the acquisition of BASF's coatings division by investment company Carlyle Group and the Qatar Investment Authority.

  • June 03, 2026

    PE-Backed Brokerage JMG Buys 3 UK Insurance Firms

    Private equity-backed JMG Group has said that it has bought three more insurance and risk service businesses across England and Scotland as the insurance broker continues to grow.

  • June 03, 2026

    Investment Vehicle IIG Extends Deadline For £600M Takeover

    Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Wednesday that acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures has been given more time to finalize its offer to acquire the investment company for approximately £600 million ($807 million).

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