Transactions UK

  • 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.

  • June 25, 2026

    2 Firms Lead Merck's $11.3B Bio-Techne Life Sciences Deal

    Germany's Merck has agreed to acquire Bio-Techne Corp. in an all-cash deal valuing the U.S.-based life sciences tools company at about $11.3 billion, including debt, the companies said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Kirkland, Paul Weiss Guide Bain's €7.4B VW Unit Deal

    U.S. investment company Bain Capital will buy a majority stake in Volkswagen's marine and power engines subsidiary Everllence in a deal valued at €7.4 billion ($8.4 billion), the companies said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Fieldfisher, Burges Salmon Steer 'Landmark' Pension Deal

    James Neill Pension Plan has penned a "landmark" capital-backed investment deal with Portunes Pension Capital, marking only the second such transaction in Britain's retirement savings market, legal advisers on the deal have said.

  • June 25, 2026

    Tropic Biosciences Buys Banana Biz For $20M

    Venture capital firm Agronomics said Thursday that its portfolio company Tropic Biosciences has acquired banana propagation company Rahan Meristem for $20 million to become "a fully integrated banana genetics leader."

  • June 25, 2026

    ArentFox Schiff Advises BP Marsh On $5M Investment

    B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to put $5.1 million into Autonomy, a new investment vehicle that aims to back independent U.S. insurance distribution businesses.

  • June 25, 2026

    Business Parks Owner To Sell 2 Sites, Buy 3 For £12.6M

    Business parks owner Sirius said Thursday that it has agreed to sell two non-core assets for £5.3 million ($7 million) and use the proceeds to partially fund the purchase of three British self-storage projects for £12.6 million.

  • June 25, 2026

    Eversheds Steers £35M Pension Deal For UK Architect Body

    The Royal Institute of British Architects has completed a retirement savings plan's buy-in worth £35 million ($46 million) with Pension Insurance Corp. PLC to secure the retirement benefits of 168 members, PIC said Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    Ashurst, Perkins Coie-Led HB Fuller Bids £715M For UK Biz

    H.B. Fuller has agreed to acquire British wound care technology developer Advanced Medical Solutions for £715 million ($943 million) as the U.S. adhesives maker expands its medical business, the companies said on Thursday.

  • June 25, 2026

    EasyJet Rebuffs £4.9B Castlelake Bid, Open To Higher Offer

    The board of easyJet said Thursday that it has batted away a fourth approach from Castlelake LP for "substantially undervaluing" the budget airline at £4.9 billion ($6.5 billion), but said that it is open to "a more attractive proposal."

  • June 24, 2026

    Hipgnosis Founder Beats Music Catalog Investment Idea Row

    Elton John and Beyoncé's former manager has beaten a multimillion-pound claim accusing him of improperly diverting a music catalog investment opportunity for his own benefit, with a London judge ruling he was entitled to pursue the idea behind the Hipgnosis music investment fund. 

  • June 24, 2026

    UK Gov't Plans 22% Charge On Stock Interest Held In ISAs

    The Labour government is planning a 22% charge on interest gained on stocks and shares in individual savings accounts as part of overhauling rules for these tax-free saving options widely used to save for buying homes, Britain's tax authority said.

  • June 24, 2026

    Pinsent Masons-Led Energy Biz Ratio To Buy Rival For £116M

    Energy company Ratio Petroleum Energy LP has agreed to acquire oil and gas producer Pharos Energy PLC in an all-cash deal valued at £115.7 million ($152.1 million), the companies said on Wednesday.

  • June 24, 2026

    Insurance Bodies Promise Fix For Delayed Surveyor Payments

    A group of insurance trade bodies said Wednesday that they will provide a fix for long-standing delays in paying risk assessors, amid fears that independent experts could abandon the market.

  • June 24, 2026

    London Biotech Biz To Buy Cancer-Focused US Co. For £17M

    Thalia Therapeutics said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Sanmirna Therapeutics, which specializes in cancer treatments, for up to approximately £16.7 million ($22 million), a move that would transform the British biotech firm into a clinical-stage therapeutics development company.

  • June 24, 2026

    PayPoint Completes Acquisition Of Credit Reference Agency

    PayPoint PLC said Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of AperiData following an earlier £1 million ($1.3 million) investment in the credit reference agency and open banking platform.

  • June 24, 2026

    Finance Body Calls For More Regulatory Equivalence With EU

    UK Finance has called for greater regulatory equivalence as part of a stronger financial services partnership between the U.K. and European Union ahead of their annual leaders' summit in Brussels on July 22.

  • June 24, 2026

    UK REIT Segro Rejects £12.6B Bid By Linklaters-Led Prologis

    Real estate investment trust Segro said Wednesday that it has rebuffed an unsolicited £12.6 billion ($16.6 billion) bid from Prologis, saying the approach was "opportunistically timed" as the U.S. company seeks access to the U.K. rival's data center business.

  • June 23, 2026

    Metlen Launches €600M Buyback Running Through 2031

    Metlen Energy & Metals PLC said Tuesday that it will return up to €600 million ($683 million) to its shareholders in its latest share buyback program over the next five years.

  • June 23, 2026

    IP Group Rejects £615.8M Bid From Railway Pension Trustee

    IP Group PLC said Tuesday that it has rejected a takeover approach worth approximately £615.8 million ($814 million) from the trustee of a U.K. retirement savings plan for railway staff.

  • June 23, 2026

    Taylor Maritime To Sell 2 Ships, Return $45M To Shareholders

    Taylor Maritime Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to return at least $45 million to shareholders in July after the commercial shipping company agreed to sell two further assets as part of its managed wind-down.

  • June 23, 2026

    Hill Dickinson Advises Gold Explorer Talon On Move To AIM

    Talon Resources PLC said Tuesday that it has started to trade on London's junior Alternative Investment Market, marking its transition from a main-market cash shell to a North American gold exploration company.

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