Transactions UK

  • April 29, 2026

    Skadden, Hannes Steer Kone's €29.4B Deal For German Rival

    Finnish lift engineering heavyweight Kone will buy TK Elevator GmbH in a cash and stock deal that values the German rival at €29.4 billion ($34 billion), the companies said Wednesday.

  • April 29, 2026

    Spanish Travel Tech Biz To Buy Biometrics Co. For €1.2B

    Spain's Amadeus said Wednesday it plans to acquire Idemia Public Security, a French biometrics firm, for €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) as the travel tech giant seeks to boost its border control capabilities.

  • April 28, 2026

    EU Flags Concerns Over Paper Joint Venture

    European enforcers launched an in-depth investigation Tuesday into a planned joint venture between paper manufacturers UPM and Sappi over concerns about the market for magazine paper and several other products.

  • April 28, 2026

    CMA Waves Through LDC's Buy Of Gressingham Parent

    U.K.'s antitrust regulator said on Tuesday that it has approved the acquisition of British duck breeder Gressingham's parent company Green Label Holdings Ltd. by French farming company Société LDC SA after a three-month investigation.

  • April 28, 2026

    Kingsmill Owner Defends Deal For Hovis To CMA

    Kingsmill owner AB Foods urged the U.K. competition watchdog on Tuesday to clear its proposed purchase of rival Hovis, arguing that the deal would not harm competition and would prevent the collapse of a struggling business.

  • April 28, 2026

    Barclays Launches £500M Buyback After 'Solid' Results

    Barclays unveiled a £500 million ($674 million) share buyback on Tuesday as the lender reported a steady rise in profit and income in the first three months of 2026.

  • April 28, 2026

    White & Case Guides Chip Co. On £13M Placing, Retail Offer

    IQE PLC said Tuesday that it has completed a placing and retail share offer, raising £13 million ($17.5 million) as part of a wider recapitalization to strengthen the British semiconductor company's balance sheet and to fund future growth.

  • April 28, 2026

    Party Goods Retailer Kicks Off £15M Share Buyback

    Card Factory PLC began a share buyback program on Tuesday to return up to £15 million ($20.3 million) to investors as the cards and party goods retailer reported a slump in pre-tax profit.

  • April 28, 2026

    EQT Raises €3.1B To Buy European Logistics Assets

    EQT AB said Tuesday that it has raised a total of €3.1 billion ($3.6 billion) for a real estate fund that will invest in modern logistics assets across Europe.

  • April 27, 2026

    Nick Candy Beats Startup Founder's Freezing Order Claim

    A London court struck out former dotcom entrepreneur Robert Bonnier's claim on Monday against property developer Nick Candy over a wrongly obtained freezing order, concluding that the entrepreneur and his company's bankruptcy trustee repeatedly breached court orders.

  • April 27, 2026

    UK Industry Group Calls For Countermeasures To US Tariffs

    A U.K. industry group urged the country's government to prepare a "trade bazooka," including a package of countermeasures to safeguard the economy from outside shocks such as U.S. tariffs and the economic fallout from the Iran war.

  • April 27, 2026

    Health Tech Co. Carasent Acquires Infosolutions For $12.5M

    Nordic IT firm Carasent AB said Monday that it has agreed to acquire rival Infosolutions Sverige AB in a deal that values the rival company at an enterprise value of 115 million Swedish krona ($12.5 million).

  • April 27, 2026

    Seraphim Space Investment Trust Plans To Raise £350M

    British space tech firm Seraphim Space Investment Trust said on Monday that it is planning to raise up to £350 million ($474 million) in equity through a class of temporary shares "to invest in attractive opportunities."

  • April 27, 2026

    Broadstone To Oversee Section Of Clara Pension Superfund

    Broadstone said on Monday that it will provide administration services to members of the Videndum DB Pension Scheme a week after the retirement savings plan revealed that it would transfer into defined benefit superfund Clara Pensions.

  • April 27, 2026

    Shell To Acquire Canada's ARC Resources For $13.6B

    Oil giant Shell PLC said Monday that it has agreed to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources Ltd. for $13.6 billion in a cash and stock deal to boost and diversify its energy output.

  • April 27, 2026

    Property Investor To Sell German Asset For €60M To Cut Debt

    CLS Holdings PLC said Monday that it has agreed to sell a refurbished office building in Germany for €60 million ($70.5 million) as the commercial property developer seeks to reduce its debt.

  • April 27, 2026

    FCA Seeks To Trim IPO Research Rules To Boost UK Listings

    The City watchdog unveiled plans on Monday to amend research rules that it said cause a seven-day delay to London's initial public offering process, as it looks to reinvigorate Britain's ailing capital markets.

  • April 27, 2026

    Latham Guides Belgian Investor On €500M Deal For Traffic Biz

    Belgian investment company GBL said Monday that it will buy a majority stake in temporary traffic management business Buko Group for €500 million ($587 million) in order to increase its holding of private assets in its portfolio.

  • April 27, 2026

    Animal Feed Additives Biz Launches Buyback Of Up To £3M

    Anpario, a manufacturer of additives for animal feed, began a share buyback program of up to £3 million ($4 million) on Monday as the company looks to return capital to investors and downsize its share capital.

  • April 27, 2026

    Retail Giant Frasers Launches £70M Share Buyback

    High Street retailer Frasers Group PLC said Monday that it is launching a share buyback worth up to £70 million ($95 million) as it seeks to lower its share capital and reward investors.

  • April 27, 2026

    Brookfield Warns Of Job Cuts After Acquiring Just Group

    Brookfield Wealth Solutions has warned of potential job cuts at Just Group that would go "materially beyond" plans it disclosed last year ahead of its £2.4 billion ($3.25 billion) acquisition of the pension insurer, which regulators approved in March.

  • April 27, 2026

    Kirkland Helps Apollo Buy Forvia's Interiors Biz For €1.8B

    U.S. private equity shop Apollo said Monday that it will buy the vehicle interiors business from French automotive supplier Forvia SE in a €1.82 billion ($2.1 billion) carveout deal.

  • April 24, 2026

    Merck's $6.7B Terns Deal Clears Regulatory Hurdle

    Merck has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its plan to acquire clinical stage oncology company Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $6.7 billion, the pharmaceutical giant said Friday. 

  • April 24, 2026

    Fertilizer Biz Raises £25.6M To Fund $665M Paraguay Project

    British fertilizer company Atome PLC said Friday that it has raised £25.6 million ($34.5 million) in equity from Swiss fertilizer plants specialist Casale SA and others to fund its part of a $665 million green fertilizer project in Paraguay.

  • April 24, 2026

    Trump Makes Fresh US Tariff Threat Over UK Digital Tax

    President Donald Trump warned that his administration will impose new tariffs on the U.K. unless the British government dismantles its digital services tax targeting tech giants.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At UK's 1st Report On Security Regime For Deals

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    The U.K. government’s recent report on the National Security and Investment Act, covering its first three months since it came into force in January, suggests that the regime may not be leading to a surge in benign notifications and that the government is responding quickly, which is good news for businesses, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • What EU Changes To Dual Distribution Mean For Franchises

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    Following the European Commission’s adoption of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and accompanying vertical guidelines regarding dual distribution, which took effect this month, franchisors should examine their flow of information to and from franchisees to determine whether it must be restricted, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • 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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