Transactions UK

  • July 23, 2025

    Yodel Gets £1.5M Security In Dispute With Ex-Director

    A London judge has ordered two companies controlled by Yodel's former director to pay £1.5 million ($2 million) to the package delivery company as security in defending its claims of equity ownership, noting the stakes of the case were "very high."

  • July 23, 2025

    PE Firm Says Ex-All Saints Chair In Contempt Over Share Sale

    An arm of private equity firm Lion Capital urged a London judge on Wednesday to find the former chairman of All Saints had breached a court order by challenging a deal to sell his shares in the high street fashion chain.

  • July 23, 2025

    Sony Film Co. Gets Quick Win In $49M Claim Over Share Deal

    A London judge handed Sony Pictures an early win Tuesday in its $49 million failed share sale claim after he found that a Chinese conglomerate's arguments that purchase obligations were subject to regulatory approval has "no realistic prospect" of success.

  • July 23, 2025

    Jones Day Guides Corpay On $2.2B Alpha Group Acquisition

    Jones Day-advised Corpay Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Alpha Group International PLC in a deal that values the U.K.-based foreign exchange platform at approximately $2.2 billion (£1.6 billion), following a months-long courtship that included the rejection of a prior Corpay offer. 

  • July 23, 2025

    Iberdrola Plans To Raise €5B To Expand UK, US Networks

    Iberdrola SA said Wednesday that it will raise €5 billion ($5.86 billion) for expansion in Britain and the U.S., as the Spanish multinational electric company focuses on countries with "high credit ratings and attractive regulation" to strengthen its finances and profitability.

  • July 23, 2025

    Insurer CPP Group To Sell India Biz For Up To $21M

    U.K. insurance products provider CPP Group PLC said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Indian unit to two local buyers for up to $21 million to exit the "increasingly constrained" business and focus on its new technology platform.

  • July 23, 2025

    UK Metal Miner Raises £15.6M To Fund US Tungsten Projects

    Guardian Metal Resources PLC said Wednesday it has raised £15.6 million ($21.1 million) before expenses via a sale of new shares, the proceeds of which the tungsten exploration company has earmarked for mining projects in Nevada.

  • July 23, 2025

    Informa To Buy Back Additional £150M Worth Of Shares

    Events and publishing firm Informa PLC said Wednesday that it will repurchase a further £150 million (£203 million) of shares as it upgraded its full-year guidance for revenue in its half-year financial report.

  • July 23, 2025

    UK To Redefine Sectors Subject To National Security Scrutiny

    The government has said it plans to amend the definitions of the "sensitive" sectors that must make mandatory notifications under Britain's foreign direct investment regime when they complete deals to improve clarity for businesses.

  • July 23, 2025

    Identity Verification Firm Kicks Off £25M Share Buyback

    GB Group, an Identity checks software business, began a stock repurchase program of up to £25 million ($34 million) on Wednesday in a move to lower its outstanding share capital.

  • July 22, 2025

    McCarter & English Taps Capital Markets Duo For NY Team

    Two transactional attorneys specializing in capital markets and corporate securities have recently moved their practices to McCarter & English LLP's New York office from Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP.

  • July 22, 2025

    EU Deepens Look Into Universal Music $775M Downtown Deal

    European Union antitrust enforcers kicked off an in-depth probe Tuesday into Universal Music Group's bid to buy Downtown Music Holdings, raising concerns that the $775 million transaction could give UMG access to the "commercially sensitive data of its rival record labels" held by Downtown.

  • July 22, 2025

    Golf Adviser Reaped $2M In Secret Commissions, Court Rules

    A former consultant to a U.K. golf retailer engaged in deceit, breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty to reap over $2 million in secret commissions related to sales of golf equipment, a London court ruled Tuesday.

  • July 22, 2025

    Anexo Agrees To Be Taken Over By Dbay, Group Founders

    Anexo Group PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to a takeover offer from Dbay Advisors Ltd. and the company's founders, which values the U.K. motor accident credit hire and legal services business at £70.79 million ($95.4 million).

  • July 22, 2025

    Charles Russell Speechlys-Led Sivota To Delist From LSE

    Sivota PLC said Tuesday that it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange four years after listing because the Israel-focused investment vehicle failed to raise sufficient funds from the public market due to low investor interest and the "geopolitical landscape."

  • July 22, 2025

    JMW Guides £4M Pension Deal For Church Scheme

    Pension insurer Just Group has taken on £4 million ($5.4 million) worth of retirement savings liabilities from a scheme linked to a Christian church, in a deal put together by pensions consultancy K3 Advisory and guided by law firm JMW Solicitors.

  • July 22, 2025

    Freshfields-Led Compass Buys €1.5B Dutch Catering Rival

    Compass Group PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Dutch food and hospitality company Vermaat Groep BV for €1.5 billion ($1.75 billion) as the U.K.-based catering giant moves to boost its European operations.

  • July 22, 2025

    Drugmaker Sanofi To Buy British Biotech Biz For $1.6B

    French multinational drugmaker Sanofi said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire British biotech company Vicebio for up to $1.6 billion from a group of venture capital investors, bringing an early-stage candidate for respiratory viruses to its vaccine portfolio.

  • July 22, 2025

    Apax Partners To Pay €916M For Apax Global Alpha

    British private equity firm Apax Partners LLP has agreed to acquire a company it collaborates with, Apax Global Alpha Ltd., for €916.5 million ($1.07 billion), as it eyes the investment company's roster of assets.

  • July 22, 2025

    Antitrust Watchdog Escalates Probe Into Food Sector Merger

    Britain's antitrust authority said Tuesday that it is escalating its probe into the acquisition by global catering giant Aramark Group of Scottish rival Entier Ltd. over concerns that the deal could harm competition in U.K. markets.

  • July 22, 2025

    Slaughter And May-Led Centrica Buys 15% Of Nuclear Plant

    U.K. energy heavyweight Centrica PLC said Tuesday that it will buy 15% in a proposed nuclear power plant for £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), as the government gave the green light to funding the project after 14 years of "dithering and delay."

  • July 22, 2025

    HP Owed More Than £730M From Autonomy Fraud Case

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise is owed more than £730 million ($985 million) from the estate of Mike Lynch and his former business partner, a London judge ruled on Tuesday, almost a year after the technology entrepreneur died when a yacht he was aboard sank in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • July 21, 2025

    Ex-Execs Sue Telecom Biz Over Alleged £8M Share Sale Loss

    Two former directors of a telecom technology company are suing their successors for over £8 million ($10.7 million), alleging they were tricked into selling their shares at a fraction of their true value.

  • July 21, 2025

    Carlyle Selling Calastone To SS&C In $1B Fund Tech Deal

    SS&C Technologies said Monday it has agreed to acquire global funds network and technology provider Calastone from private equity firm Carlyle for approximately £766 million ($1.03 billion).

  • July 21, 2025

    Petershill Partners Sells Stake In US PE Firm For $561M

    Investment firm Petershill Partners PLC has sold its entire stake in private equity firm Harvest Partners for $561 million after seven years of collaboration, continuing its pattern of exiting investments in investment firms.

Expert Analysis

  • Weighing PE Transaction Risks As EU AI Act Rolls Out

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    As the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act becomes effective in stages, legal practitioners involved in private equity deals should consider the transactional risks resulting from this measure, including penalties, extraterritorial reach and target-firm applicability, say lawyers at Covington.

  • UK-EU Competition Agreement Signals Rebuilding Of Ties

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    The European Commission’s recent adoption of proposals to sign the European Union-U.K. competition agreement is a welcome first step toward better policy and enforcement convergence, providing a clearer legal framework for businesses to manage regulatory risk, says Charles Whiddington at Steptoe.

  • Takeaways From EU's Review Of Merger Control Guidelines

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    The European Commission’s newly launched consultation on the European Union’s merger guidelines will explore whether and how merger control should consider key policy objectives, such as innovation, investment incentives and security, say lawyers at Latham.

  • Identifying Data Center Investment Challenges, Opportunities

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    The role of data centers is expanding, as are new opportunities for private capital investors, but there are issues to consider, including finance models and contract complexity, as well as power supply, cyber threat resilience and data sovereignty, say lawyers at Ropes & Gray.

  • Anticipating A Shift In CMA Merger Control Enforcement

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    As the Competition and Markets Authority outlines plans to put the U.K. government's growth objectives into action, the changes may well pave the way for a more permissive outlook for review of mergers and acquisitions in the U.K., say lawyers at A&O Shearman.

  • Saxon Woods Ruling Tightens Rules On Director Good Faith

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    The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Saxon Woods v. Costa departs from the High Court's ruling, clarifying that a director's sincere belief they have acted in the company’s best interests is not sufficient to satisfy the statutory requirement to act in good faith, say lawyers at Covington.

  • Key Takeaways As EU And UK Impose New Russia Sanctions

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    The European Union and U.K.’s new sanctions on Russia, designating increasing numbers of non-Russian companies in the defense and shipping sectors, mean that organizations must examine from the outset whether a transaction has any nexus with the EU or the U.K., say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • What New FCA Private Stock Market System Could Offer Cos.

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    While the Financial Conduct Authority’s new secondary private stock market system will bring more control and less ongoing regulatory compliance than a public market, but because the regime grants a significant degree of flexibility to operators it may be some time before a full operational picture emerges, says Iain Wright at Morgan Lewis.

  • EU Telecom Merger Ruling Unveils Foreign Subsidies Analysis

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    The European Commission’s recent publication of its decision approving e&’s acquisition of certain portions of PPF Telecom Group reveals its approach toward and procedural expectations for the European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation, offering valuable guidance on how the commission will conduct future investigations, say lawyers at Goodwin.

  • What EU 'Killer Acquisition' Study Means For Pharma Deals

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    The European Commission’s recent study of pharmaceutical companies' acquisitions of emerging competitive threats, the first of its kind globally, has important implications for the industry, and may lead to increased awareness of merger control risks in collaborative agreements, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • Tools For Effective Asset Tracking In Offshore Jurisdictions

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    In light of a technology company's recent allegations that its former CEO maintained an undisclosed interest in offshore companies, practitioners may want to refresh their knowledge of the tool kit available for tracing and recovering allegedly misappropriated assets from both onshore and offshore jurisdictions, say lawyers at Walkers Global.

  • FCA Update Eases Private Stock Market Disclosure Rules

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently updated proposals for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System would result in less onerous disclosure obligations for businesses, reflecting ongoing efforts to balance an attractive trading venue for private companies while maintaining sufficient investor protections, say lawyers at Debevoise.

  • FCA Bulletin Highlights Risks Of Leaking Inside M&A Info

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent bulletin on the consequences of leaking sensitive information during transactions, warning that such disclosure may result in market abuse allegations, demonstrates the regulator’s determination to root out and penalize insider dealing, say lawyers at Cadwalader.

  • How CMA Is Responding To UK Gov't Pro-Growth Agenda

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    With the U.K. government’s recent call for the Competition and Markets Authority and other regulators to better support economic growth, the competition policy landscape is shifting materially toward an emphasis on a more proportionate and targeted approach to merger enforcement, say lawyers at Macfarlanes.

  • What Latest VC Model Document Revisions Offer UK Investors

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    Recent updates to the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association model documents, reflecting prevailing U.K. market practice on early-stage equity financing terms and increasing focus on compliance issues, provide needed protection for investors in relation to the growth in global foreign direct investment regimes, say lawyers at Davis Polk.

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