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August 15, 2025
Patent Law Firm Beck Greener Buys UK Rival Graham Watt
U.K. intellectual property legal specialist Beck Greener LLP has acquired rival specialist Graham Watt & Co. LLP in order to expand its business.
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August 15, 2025
A&O Shearman, Macfarlanes-Led AB Foods To Buy Hovis
Associated British Foods PLC said Friday it has agreed to acquire British bread company Hovis Group Ltd. to create cost efficiencies and diversify its product portfolio.
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August 15, 2025
L&G Sees Near £1T Pension Deals Globally Over Next Decade
Legal & General has said global insurers could secure up to £1 trillion ($1.4 trillion) in pension liabilities over the next decade.
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August 15, 2025
PIB Group Adds Benefits Consultancy Atwood To Acquisitions
Insurance consolidator PIB Group has acquired Atwood Benefits, adding to a string of acquisitions by the private equity-backed business in recent months.
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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.