Transactions UK

  • April 22, 2025

    Milbank, Paul Weiss, Chiomenti Steer PE Group's £1B Buy

    Investindustrial Advisors Ltd. said on Tuesday that one of its divisions has agreed to acquire the healthcare unit of Irish sales and marketing giant DCC PLC for up to £1.05 billion ($1.4 billion), as the private equity group seeks to exploit socio-demographic trends.

  • April 22, 2025

    Helvetia, Baloise Merge To Form 2nd-Largest Swiss Insurer

    Swiss insurers Helvetia and Baloise said on Tuesday that they plan to merge in a move to create the second-largest insurance group in Switzerland, taking approximately 20% of the domestic market.

  • April 18, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Global Payments Inc. buys Worldpay from GTCR and FIS, Intel Corp. sells a stake in its Altera business to Silver Lake, KKR acquires OSTTRA from S&P Global and CME Group, and Canada's Capital Power Corp. nabs two U.S. natural gas power plants.

  • April 17, 2025

    OpenAI Eyes Windsurf, Activist Targets HP, And More Rumors

    OpenAI is preparing to bid about $3 billion to acquire coding developer Windsurf, activist fund Elliot Investment Management has purchased a major stake in Hewlett Packard with an eye toward pushing changes at the information technology giant, and private equity giant KKR is considering selling Atlantic Aviation for $10 billion.

  • April 17, 2025

    Mubadala Joins $14.5B Education JV With $600M Investment

    Mubadala Investment Co. said Thursday it will acquire a minority stake in Nord Anglia Education for $600 million, joining an EQT-led consortium that purchased the international schools organization in a $14.5 billion deal that closed last month.

  • April 17, 2025

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

    The past week in London has seen the producers of West End show "Elf the Musical" face a contract dispute, Korean biotech company ToolGen Inc. bring a fresh patents claim against pharma giant Vertex, and ousted car tycoon Peter Waddell bring a claim against the private equity firm that backed his business. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • April 17, 2025

    InPost Expands In UK With £106M Buy Of Yodel

    Parcel delivery service InPost said Thursday that it has acquired rival Yodel for approximately £106 million ($141 million) in a "game-changing move," becoming the third-largest agnostic logistics player in the U.K., which will "dramatically" accelerate its growth.

  • April 17, 2025

    IT Company Capgemini Buys Delta Capita Compliance Unit

    French tech giant Capgemini SE said Thursday it has acquired the Dutch subsidiary of consultancy Delta Capita Group Ltd., as it strengthens its financial crime and regulatory compliance services in Europe.

  • April 17, 2025

    Sainsbury's To Launch Fresh Buyback Worth At Least £200M

    Retail giant Sainsbury's unveiled a share repurchase program worth at least £200 million ($265 million) on Thursday as it reported a jump in profit and a record-breaking year in groceries.

  • April 17, 2025

    Rental Services Biz Aims To Seek New Investors Via AIM Float

    RentGuarantor Holdings PLC said Thursday that it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange later in 2025 as the rental services company looks to attract a broader spectrum of investors.

  • April 17, 2025

    VietJet Must Pay Investor $180M In Plane Lease Dispute

    A Vietnamese budget airline must pay the subsidiary of an international private investment company more than $180 million for failing to return its planes, as a judge ruled Thursday that a termination clause in the lease agreement was not a penalty provision.

  • April 17, 2025

    BoE Insurance Reforms Could Harm Pension Deal Prices

    New freedoms that would allow insurers to invest more easily in a wider range of instruments could lead to reduced pricing for pension funds approaching the bulk purchase annuity market, a broker has said.

  • April 17, 2025

    Insurer Markel Buys Marine Specialist Underwriter Meco

    Insurance company Markel has said it has penned a deal to buy The Meco Group, a specialist marine managing general agent, as it seeks to boost its range of services

  • April 17, 2025

    Oryx-Led Consortium Gets More Time For Titanium Miner Bid

    Ireland's takeover watchdog has given a consortium led by asset manager Oryx an additional month to make a firm offer for Kenmare Resources PLC or walk away from the deal, the titanium miner said Thursday.

  • April 17, 2025

    Barclays To Offload Payments Business To Brookfield

    British lender Barclays Bank PLC said Thursday that it plans to sell most of its payments business to U.S. asset manager Brookfield in a move to realize the money it has invested in the subsidiary.

  • April 16, 2025

    84% Of M&A Pros Plan To Use GenAI By 2027, Study Finds

    Legal professionals anticipate the majority of mergers and acquisition engagements will be completed using artificial intelligence within the next five years, according to a survey published Tuesday by legal technology giant Litera, with nearly all respondents believing AI tools will become a standard part of document review and due diligence during the transaction process.

  • April 16, 2025

    Baker McKenzie-Led Lyft To Buy Rival Freenow For €175M

    Ride hailing service Lyft Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire European competitor Freenow from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for approximately €175 million ($199 million) in a deal guided by Baker McKenzie and DLA Piper.

  • April 16, 2025

    Outsourcer Mitie Unveils £125M Share Buyback

    Mitie Group PLC rolled out a £125 million ($166 million) share repurchase program and unveiled a positive trading update for the new financial year on Wednesday.

  • April 16, 2025

    PE Unit HSQ Wins Backing For Wealth Manager Deal

    Private equity firm Pollen Street subsidiary HSQ said Wednesday it has nearly completed its acquisition of Kingswood that values the business at £48 million ($63.7 million), having now bought or agreed to buy 99.27% of its shares.

  • April 16, 2025

    Hengeler Mueller-Led KKR To Buy German IT Biz For €451M

    Private equity giant KKR & CO. Inc. has agreed to acquire German IT services company Datagroup SE for approximately €451 million ($512 million) in a deal guided by Heuking and Hengeler Mueller.

  • April 16, 2025

    FCA Plans More Changes To Simplify Investment Information

    The financial watchdog said Wednesday that it plans to further simplify information provided to U.K. retail investors in post-Brexit Britain by removing the requirement for fund managers to report on small price movements while trades are executed.

  • April 16, 2025

    Reinsurer Compre Boosts Portfolio With Covéa US Unit Deal

    Reinsurer Compre Group said Wednesday that it has bought a U.S. subsidiary of French mutual insurer Covéa, to add to its portfolio of legacy insurance companies.

  • April 15, 2025

    Cloud Startup Figma Confidentially Files IPO Amid Volatility

    Cloud-based design platform Figma Inc. said Tuesday it confidentially filed for an initial public offering, marking a first step toward going public during tense times for equity markets and coming more than one year after a failed merger with Adobe.

  • April 15, 2025

    Ideagen Says K10 Vision Misled Clients With False Product Ties

    Audit software company Ideagen Ltd. has accused the former owners of a business it acquired for over £19 million ($25.1 million) of tricking clients into defecting to a rival startup through false claims of involvement in developing a key Ideagen product.

  • April 15, 2025

    Professional Services Biz Debuts On AIM After Raising £98M

    Accountancy and advisory services provider MHA PLC began trading its shares on London's junior market Tuesday, after raising approximately £98 million ($130 million) through share sales.

Expert Analysis

  • What French Watchdog Ruling Means For M&A Landscape

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    Although ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence, the French competition authority’s recent post-closing review of several nonreportable mergers is a landmark case that highlights the increased complexity of such transactions, and is further testament to the European competition authorities’ willingness to expand their toolkit to address below-threshold M&As, say lawyers at Cleary.

  • Exploring The EU's Draft Standards On Crypto Authorization

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    The European Securities and Markets Authority’s recently published draft standards aim to promote fair competition and a safer environment for crypto providers and investors, detailing precisely the information to be provided to national authorities in charge of screening the acquisitions of a qualifying holding, says Mathieu de Korvin at Norton Rose.

  • What The New Digital Markets Bill Will Mean For Companies

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    The recently passed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill will bring significant reform to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules for all businesses, but the introduction of a strategic market status regime and its reporting obligations means large tech organizations in particular need to think carefully about the forthcoming changes, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Insurance Ruling Stresses High Hurdle To Fix Policy Wording

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    In Project Angel v. Axis, the Court of Appeal recently refused to rewrite the exclusion clause of an insurance policy, reminding parties in the warranty and indemnity market to carefully word clauses, as there is a high threshold before courts will intervene to amend policies, say Joseph Moore and Laura McCann at Travers Smith.

  • CMA Reports Signal Tighter Scrutiny Of AI Model Markets

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent reports on artificial intelligence foundation models suggest that competition in AI is not working as it should, so large digital firms can expect the regulator to use its full toolbox as it continues to monitor and investigate the sector, say lawyers at Cooley.

  • How Gov't Response Addresses Investment Act Concerns

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    The government’s recently published response to a call for evidence on the National Security and Investment Act is largely appropriate to stakeholder concerns raised and demonstrates in its five areas of focus that it is willing to respond to live issues, say lawyers at Watson Farley.

  • Pharma Remains A Key Focus Of EU Antitrust Enforcement

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    The recently published European Commission report on pharmaceutical sector competition law illustrates that effective enforcement of EU rules remains a matter of high priority for EU and national authorities, say lawyers at Dechert.

  • The Dangers Of Providing Misleading Info In A Merger Review

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    Although Kingspan's recent proposed acquisition of Trimo, brought before the European Commission, was abandoned following investigation for an alleged breach of EU Merger Regulation requirements, it has brought to light the importance of submitting accurate and complete information in merger reviews to avoid incurring a substantial fine, say lawyers at Steptoe.

  • Cum-Ex Prosecutions Storm Shows No Sign Of Abating

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    The ongoing trial of Sanjay Shah in Denmark is a clear indicator that efforts remain focused on holding to account the alleged architects and beneficiaries of cum-ex trading, and with these prosecutions making their way across Europe, it is a more turbulent time now than ever, says Niall Hearty at Rahman Ravelli.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

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    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • EU Inquiry Offers First Insight Into Foreign Subsidy Law

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    The European Commission's first in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation into a public procurement process, and subsequent brief on regulatory trends, sheds light on the commission's approach to such cases, as well as jurisdictional, procedural and substantive issues under the regulation, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • Key Points From EC Economic Security Screening Initiatives

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    Lawyers at Herbert Smith analyze the European Commission's five recently announced initiatives aimed at de-risking the EU's trade and investment links with third countries, including the implementation of mandatory screening mechanisms and extending coverage to investments made by EU companies that are controlled subsidiaries of non-EU investors.

  • Vodafone Decision Highlights Wide Scope Of UK's FDI Rules

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    The U.K. government’s recently imposed conditions required for its approval of Vodafone and Etisalat’s strategic relationship agreement under its National Security and Investment Act jurisdiction, illustrating the significance of the act as an important factor for transactions with a U.K. link, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • What Extension Of French FDI Control Means For Investors

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    The recently published French order on foreign investment control expands the regime's application to more sectors and at a lower threshold of share ownership, illustrating France's determination to maintain sovereignty over its supply chains in sensitive sectors, and adding new considerations for potential investors in these areas, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • What To Expect For Private Capital Investment Funds In 2024

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    As 2024 gets underway, market sentiment in the private fundraising sphere seems more optimistic, with a greater focus on deal sourcing and operational optimizations, and an increased emphasis on impact and sustainability strategies, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.

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