Transactions UK

  • March 13, 2025

    UK Data Biz Restore Buys Doc Manager Synertec For £22M

    Restore PLC said Thursday it has bought U.K. document management business Synertec (Holdings) Ltd. for an initial £22 million ($28.5 million) in cash, as the data manager moves to diversify its business.

  • March 13, 2025

    Euronext To Buy Norwegian Software Maker For $436M

    Euronext said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire governance software maker Admincontrol for 4.65 billion Norwegian kroner ($436 million) from a company backed by British private equity firm Hg Capital as it seeks to increase its subscription-based revenues.

  • March 13, 2025

    Model Trains Maker Hornby Eyes Quitting LSE

    Hornby PLC, a manufacturer of model train and locomotive sets, unveiled plans on Thursday to stop trading its stock on the London Stock Exchange and go private, saying that doing so will allow it to quicken its decision-making and cut costs.

  • March 13, 2025

    UK Clears Keysight's £1.2B Offer For Telecoms Biz Spirent

    Britain's antitrust authority said Thursday it has allowed U.S. technology company Keysight Technologies Inc. to proceed with its planned £1.16 billion ($1.5 billion) acquisition of Spirent Communications PLC, a U.K. telecoms testing specialist.

  • March 12, 2025

    Uber Drops $950M Foodpanda Buy Over Regulatory Issues

    German food delivery platform Delivery Hero SE has confirmed that ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies Inc. has decided to terminate its agreement to acquire Delivery Hero's Taiwanese Foodpanda for $950 million, citing regulatory hurdles.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ropes & Gray Opens Paris Office With Clifford Chance Trio

    Ropes & Gray LLP said Wednesday it has debuted in Paris with three former Clifford Chance LLP partners, with the boss of the new office attesting that the Magic Circle firms don't offer clients the best route to the U.S. market.

  • March 12, 2025

    Regulatory Rollback Gathers Pace As Programs Axed

    The City watchdog has dropped three of its top regulatory initiatives, responding on Wednesday to industry criticism and government pressure to boost competitiveness and economic growth.

  • March 12, 2025

    Gold Mining Co. Must Pay Adviser $2M For Merger Work

    A London court on Wednesday awarded an investment bank $2 million for work it did for a gold mining giant as part of a merger that created what was then the largest mining company in the world.

  • March 12, 2025

    EU Targets US Goods In Response To Trump's Tariffs

    The European Commission said Wednesday that it will impose tariffs on American goods imported into the European Union in response to U.S. tariffs placed on EU steel and aluminum exports.

  • March 12, 2025

    Balfour Beatty Discloses £125M Buyback For 2025

    Balfour Beatty PLC said Wednesday that it will buy back up to £125 million ($162 million) of its shares in 2025 to reduce its shares in the open market, as the infrastructure giant reported "strong progress" in its financial results for 2024.

  • March 12, 2025

    Vinge-Led Nordic Care Biz To Enter Finland With $137M Buy

    Scandinavian care provider Ambea said Wednesday that it has entered into the Finnish care market by agreeing to acquire another operator, Validia Oy, for approximately 1.38 billion Swedish kronor ($137 million) in a deal guided by Vinge.

  • March 12, 2025

    Charles Russell-Led Cake Biz To Buy Candy Co. For £22M

    Cake Box Holdings PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Asian confectionary maker Ambala Foods Ltd. for £22 million ($28.5 million), as the U.K. food retailer moves to expand its product range and grow the business.

  • March 12, 2025

    Real Estate Co. Sirius To Buy UK Business Park For £40.5M

    Sirius said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire a business park and adjoining land near England's south coast for a total of £40.5 million ($52.4 million), as the industrial property operator continues its European expansion.

  • March 12, 2025

    L&G Launches £500M Buyback, Reports 6% Rise In Profits

    Legal & General Group PLC said Wednesday that it plans to line shareholders' pockets with £500 million ($647 million) over 2025 as it reported a 6% rise in core operating profits for 2024.

  • March 11, 2025

    CMA's Big Tech Enforcement To Focus On UK Impact

    An official for the Competition and Markets Authority said the agency will focus enforcement efforts against technology companies on issues that have a local impact in the United Kingdom and is less likely to act on issues already being addressed by other authorities.

  • March 11, 2025

    Dublin's Eaton To Buy US-Based Fibrebond For $1.4B

    Irish power management company Eaton said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Louisiana-based Fibrebond Corp. for $1.4 billion as it looks to bolster its presence in data center markets.

  • March 11, 2025

    Financial Services Biz TP ICAP Starts 4th £30M Buyback

    Financial services firm TP ICAP Group PLC on Tuesday started a fourth share buyback of up to £30 million ($39 million), saying it could potentially proceed with plans to list its data business in the U.S. within months.

  • March 11, 2025

    Darrois-Led Zydus To Buy French Medical Tech Co. For €257M

    India-based life sciences company Zydus said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire French medical technology company Amplitude Surgical SA for an initial price of €256.8 million ($280 million) from European private equity firm PAI Partners and other investors.

  • March 11, 2025

    Norway Insurer Gjensidige To Buy Home Cover Rival For $40M

    Gjensidige Forsikring ASA said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire home coverage specialist Buysure AS and its subsidiary for up 430 million Norwegian krone ($40.4 million), as the insurance company moves to diversify its business.

  • March 11, 2025

    Jones Day-Led CareTrust Bids £448M For UK Care REIT

    U.S. seniors housing company CareTrust said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Care REIT PLC for approximately £448 million ($580 million) to enter the British care homes market in a deal guided by Jones Day and Travers Smith LLP.

  • March 11, 2025

    Parts Biz Rotork To Launch £50M Buyback, Korean Purchase

    Industrial valve maker Rotork said Tuesday that it plans to kick off a share buyback program worth up to £50 million ($65 million) amid the acquisition of a privately held company in South Korea.

  • March 11, 2025

    Nationwide To Pay £600M In Rewards After Virgin Money Deal

    Nationwide Building Society said Tuesday that it plans to reward its members with a total of £600 million ($775 million) after completing its £2.9 billion takeover of rival lender Virgin Money UK.

  • March 10, 2025

    Latham-Led Physical Therapy Startup Hinge Health Files IPO

    Artificial intelligence-focused physical therapy startup Hinge Health Inc. on Monday filed plans for an initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, joining a growing number of IPO prospects.

  • March 10, 2025

    Travers Smith-Led DBAY Ups Alliance Pharma Bid To £362M

    Asset manager DBAY Advisors said Monday that a bidding company it formed in partnership with a European private equity fund has agreed to increase its offer for British consumer healthcare company Alliance Pharma to approximately £362 million ($468 million).

  • March 10, 2025

    PIB Insurance Group Acquires Litigation Insurer Litica

    PIB Group said Monday it has bought litigation insurance provider Litica in the latest in a string of acquisitions announced by the U.K.-based business over recent months.

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