Transactions UK

  • August 13, 2026

    Stephenson Harwood Leads Royal Horticultural Society Buy-In

    The Royal Horticultural Society, a gardening charity, has completed a bulk purchase annuity transaction worth £22 million ($30 million), pensions investor Royal London Group said Thursday.

  • August 13, 2026

    Allens-Led EQT Offers To Buy Waste Manager For $6.6B

    Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure has made an offer to acquire Cleanaway for approximately 9.4 billion Australian dollars ($6.6 billion), the Melbourne-based waste management company said Thursday.

  • August 13, 2026

    Roschier-Led Betting Investor Makes $13.8B Bid For Evolution

    Cayman Islands-based betting investor Candle Lake Ltd. said Thursday that it has launched a mandatory cash offer for Evolution AB, which values the Swedish gaming technology giant at $13.8 billion.

  • August 12, 2026

    AI Coding Startup Lovable Raises $400M At $13.3B Valuation

    Swedish artificial intelligence coding platform Lovable on Wednesday revealed that it reached a $13.3 billion valuation after raising $400 million in its latest funding round.

  • August 12, 2026

    Birketts-Led Biz Buys Birmingham Office Assets For £60M

    British property investor Martley Capital has acquired two office and commercial properties in central Birmingham for £60 million ($81 million) as part of its ongoing investment in U.K. regional office assets, its legal adviser has said.

  • August 12, 2026

    Panel Urges FCA To Review Consumer Rules For Small Cos.

    The Financial Services Consumer Panel has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to review how banks and other finance businesses should apply the Consumer Duty and other rules to sole traders and smaller businesses.

  • August 12, 2026

    Brazilian FC Share Sale Blocked In £24M Ownership Dispute

    The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs won an injunction on Wednesday to block the administrators of one of his companies from selling off a stake of approximately £24 million ($33.5 million) in Brazil's Botafogo that he claims is his.

  • August 12, 2026

    Genel Is Sole Capricorn Energy Bidder After Rivals Drop Out

    Samos Energy and Saudi business Alamadiyaf al-Masiyyah have said they have abandoned their separate pursuits for British oil and gas company Capricorn Energy, leaving the field clear for Genel Energy's £271 million ($366 million) bid.

  • August 12, 2026

    Seventeen Group Expands With Insurance Broker Purchase

    Seventeen Group has said it has snapped up specialist broker Titan Insurance Services Ltd., adding to its portfolio of insurance intermediaries.

  • August 12, 2026

    CMA Probes £86M Purchase Of Paragon Car Fleet Unit

    Britain's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into a car-hire company's £85.6 million ($116 million) acquisition of the specialist vehicle and fleet subsidiary of Paragon Banking Group.

  • August 12, 2026

    Trafigura Exits Miner Atalaya With £154M Share Sale

    Singaporean commodities giant Trafigura will sell £154 million ($208 million) worth of shares in Atalaya Mining to exit its stake, J.P. Morgan SE, the bookrunner for the placing, said Wednesday.

  • August 18, 2026

    Simmons Hires 2nd Fund Finance Pro From Reed Smith

    Simmons & Simmons LLP said Tuesday that it has expanded its fund finance bench with a lawyer from Reed Smith LLP who joins as a partner, marking Simmons & Simmons' second hire from the U.S. firm's funds team in two months. 

  • August 11, 2026

    Latham Steers Biotech Co. Novonesis' Australian Biz Takeover

    Danish biotech company Novonesis has said it agreed to acquire Australia-based MicroBioGen, building on an existing stake in its longtime technology partner to strengthen its position in industrial biotechnology.

  • August 11, 2026

    UK Financial Ombudsman Revamps Complaints Rules

    The Financial Ombudsman Service introduced measures on Tuesday to improve how it rules on complaints between consumers and businesses.

  • August 11, 2026

    Simpson Thacher Guides Apax Deal With Goldman Sachs Unit

    British private equity firm Apax Partners has said its funds have agreed to sell Tosca, a food logistics services company, to a subsidiary of the alternative investments arm of Goldman Sachs Asset Management after almost a decade of ownership.

  • August 11, 2026

    Ex-Goodwin Lawyer's Plea Date Set For Insider Trading Case

    A former mergers and acquisitions solicitor at Goodwin Procter appeared at a London court on charges of insider trading on Tuesday, when his plea date was adjourned by a month.

  • August 11, 2026

    CMS Leads £83M PIC Pension Buy-In For Chemistry Body

    A professional body for U.K. chemists has offloaded £83 million ($112 million) of its staff retirement liabilities to Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said Tuesday, in a deal steered by CMS, Addleshaw Goddard and Osborne Clarke.

  • August 11, 2026

    Acquisition Biz Apertura To Buy Brazilian Oil Co. For £25M

    Apertura Energy PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Brazilian oilfield services company Conterp Group PLC for £25 million ($34 million), boosting its operational capabilities as it pursues oil and gas opportunities in Venezuela.

  • August 11, 2026

    Bellway Unveils £50M Buyback As £150M Plan Nears End

    Housebuilder Bellway PLC said Tuesday it will launch a £50 million ($67.5 million) share buyback program, which will be the first phase of its expected returns to shareholders. 

  • August 10, 2026

    Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta pushed back Monday against Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison's contention that a challenge of Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal was politically motivated, saying the case is a "straight up antitrust enforcement case."

  • August 17, 2026

    Paul Hastings Adds 2 Restructuring Pros From Hogan, Sidley

    Paul Hastings said Monday that it has hired two senior restructuring partners from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin LLP to continue its expansion in London.

  • August 10, 2026

    French Pharma Biz AB Science Raises €14.2M

    French pharmaceutical company AB Science said Monday that it has raised approximately €14.2 million ($16.4 million) in equity from selected investors to fund its research and development programs and cover its working capital for more than a year.

  • August 10, 2026

    SPAC Ashington To Buy Metal Recyling Biz For £160M

    Blank-check company Ashington Innovation PLC said Monday it has agreed to buy Singaporean recycling business World Metal Group Pte. Ltd. for about £160 million ($216 million), tapping into a growing global market.

  • August 10, 2026

    Vimto Owner To Buy Irish Health Drinks Co. For €75M

    Vimto owner Nichols PLC said Monday it has acquired low-sugar vitamin drinks brand VitHit for €75 million ($87 million), adding another soft drinks sub-category to its portfolio.

  • August 10, 2026

    Energy Biz Serica Won't Boost £146M Offer For Rival Pharos

    Serica said Monday that its £146 million ($197 million) offer for rival oil producer Pharos Energy is "final" and will not be increased, despite facing a higher competing bid.

Expert Analysis

  • How ESG Matters Are Influencing M&A Due Diligence Trends

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    With a proliferation of environmental, social and governance-related regulatory developments and a desire to comply with best practice, ESG matters have become an increasingly important area of focus for both clients and advisers in M&A transactions, say attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers

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    Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.

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