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  • May 08, 2026

    Smith & Nephew Begins 1st Part Of $500M Share Buyback

    Smith & Nephew PLC started a share repurchase program of up to $250 million on Friday, the initial phase of the medical technology giant's new $500 million buyback that is intended to reward investors.

  • May 08, 2026

    Barclays Launches £500M Buyback After £1B Program Ends

    Barclays PLC said Friday that it will reward investors with a new share buyback program worth up to £500 million ($680 million) after it completed a £1 billion repurchase plan. 

  • May 08, 2026

    Slaughter And May-Led Intertek Rejects EQT's Higher £9B Bid

    Intertek Group PLC has rejected a third takeover proposal from a subsidiary of Swedish private equity firm EQT AB, saying on Friday that the latest offer continues to undervalue the British laboratory testing company and still carries too much risk.

  • May 07, 2026

    UK Says Welltower's Senior Home Deals May Hurt Competition

    The United Kingdom's antitrust authority has determined that several of Welltower Inc.'s U.K. senior housing acquisitions create "a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition."

  • May 07, 2026

    Iran War Risks £8B Annual Tax Hit To UK, Report Warns

    The Iran war could cost the U.K. government up to £8 billion ($10.9 billion) a year through lost tax revenue and higher debt interest payments, a progressive think tank warned Thursday.

  • May 07, 2026

    Greetings Cards Biz Moonpig Kicks Off £32.5M Share Buyback

    Moonpig Group PLC began a share repurchase program on Thursday to return up to £32.5 million ($44 million), the first part of its planned £65 million buyback as it looks to reward investors and reduce its share capital.

  • May 07, 2026

    Shell Launches $3B Buyback Amid Higher Q1 Profits

    Shell PLC said Thursday that it will return $3 billion to shareholders in its latest share buyback program, as the energy giant announced strong results for the first three months of 2026, with the war in Iran boosting oil prices globally.

  • May 07, 2026

    HSF Kramer-Led Chinese Biz To Buy Lithium Co. For $210M

    Atlantic Lithium said on Thursday that it has agreed to be sold to Chinese battery giant Huayou for approximately $210 million in an all-cash deal amid the global rise in the use of batteries to reduce global warming.

  • May 07, 2026

    Schroders To Reward Investors With Buyback Of Up To £20M

    Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust PLC said on Thursday that it has launched a share buyback worth up to £20 million ($27 million), minus costs, to reward shareholders as part of its ongoing managed wind-down.

  • May 07, 2026

    UK Bike Insurer Laka Acquires Specialist Rival VeloLife

    Laka Ltd. has acquired the bike insurance business of U.K. specialist VeloLife in its fourth takeover since 2023, as the London-based mobility insurer steps up efforts to consolidate Europe's fragmented micromobility sector.

  • May 07, 2026

    Slaughter And May-Led Centrica Buys £370M Power Plant

    British Gas owner Centrica said Thursday that it has acquired a power station in South Wales for approximately £370 million ($504 million) in a deal guided by Slaughter and May and Freeths LLP.

  • May 07, 2026

    Hogan Lovells Helps Angelini Buy Catalyst Pharma For $4.1B

    Angelini Pharma SpA will buy U.S. rival Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $4.1 billion in cash, the companies said Thursday, a transaction that will give the Italian company access to therapeutics for rare diseases affecting the brain.

  • May 07, 2026

    Insurtech Funding Holds As AI Deals Dominate, Report Says

    Global funding for insurance technology companies remained steady at $1.63 billion in the first three months of this year, Gallagher Re said Thursday, while almost all of that investment went to companies focused on artificial intelligence. 

  • May 07, 2026

    Bank Of Georgia Owner To Extend Buyback By $20.5M

    Lion Finance Group PLC said Thursday that it will soon launch a share buyback program worth up to 55 million Georgian lari ($20.5 million) to lower its share capital.

  • May 07, 2026

    Gowling-Led Aberdeen Deal Ends Herald, Saba 'Impasse'

    Aberdeen Investments said Thursday that it has agreed to a deal with activist investor Saba Capital Management to manage Herald Investment Trust PLC, as part of a compromise to secure the trust's long-term future.

  • May 07, 2026

    Commercial Linen Supplier To Launch Further £55M Buyback

    Linen supplier Johnson Service Group said Thursday that it will begin a share buyback program worth up to £55 million ($75 million) to extend its run of returning cash to investors through repurchases.

  • May 07, 2026

    UniCredit To Take Loss Of Up To €3.3B On Russian Biz Sale

    UniCredit SpA said Thursday that it will take a hit of up to €3.3 billion ($3.9 billion) on its profits to sell part of its Russian subsidiary to an investor in the United Arab Emirates as the Italian lender moves to distance itself from sanctioned clients.

  • May 13, 2026

    Addleshaw Goddard Hires 5 Attys To Build Practice In Poland

    Addleshaw Goddard LLP said Wednesday that it is establishing a new public procurement and construction practice in Poland with a five-lawyer team, as it looks to expand its Polish offerings just a year after opening the Eastern European office. 

  • May 06, 2026

    HF Snaps Up Healthcare Law Firm Hempsons

    National law firm HF said it has acquired healthcare specialist Hempsons in a move the firm said would help it expand into new practice areas.

  • May 06, 2026

    Investment Vehicle IIG Gets Extension For Takeover Talks

    Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Wednesday that it has received the go-ahead from the Takeover Panel to extend the deadline for acquisition company Acceler8 Ventures to make a firm offer worth approximately £600 million ($807 million) or walk away.

  • May 06, 2026

    Pensions Adviser Isio To Buy Fintech Investment Biz

    Retirement savings adviser Isio said Wednesday it will acquire London-based financial technology business Collidr for an undisclosed sum, pending clearance from the Financial Conduct Authority.

  • May 06, 2026

    Finance Body Warns EU Shareholder Rules Inconsistent

    A trade body for financial institutions in Europe has warned lawmakers that European Union-wide rules on shareholders' rights fail to provide a single definition of shareholders, which could leave some deprived of their rights.

  • May 06, 2026

    UK Pension Deals Boost Business Share Prices, Aon Says

    Businesses that offload pension liabilities to an insurance company often see a significant boost to their share prices, according to an analysis released by a broker on Wednesday.

  • May 06, 2026

    Insurer Sampo Launches €350M Buyback Program

    Nordic insurance group Sampo said Wednesday that it will return €350 million ($412 million) to its shareholders in its latest share buyback program to reduce the number of its shares in the market.

  • May 06, 2026

    Swedish Sports Co. Thule To Buy Pet Harness Biz For $13M

    Swedish outdoor products maker Thule Group AB said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Curli AG, a Swiss dog harness manufacturer, for 10.1 million Swiss francs ($12.9 million) upfront to expand into the fast-growing pet transportation sector.

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