Transactions UK

  • June 12, 2025

    Everbright Exec Testifies He Trusted Media Biz's Financial Info

    An executive of the Chinese financial services firm Everbright testified Thursday that a sports media rights business was portrayed as "well performing" before a joint venture acquired a majority stake, only to later discover its financial health was allegedly inflated.

  • June 12, 2025

    Amaroq Minerals Raises £45M To Fund Greenland Gold Mine

    Amaroq Minerals Ltd. said Thursday that it has raised approximately £45 million ($61.2 million) in equity in a "significantly oversubscribed" share sale it conducted to fund the development of a gold mine in Greenland.

  • June 12, 2025

    Broadstone Buys ExactVAL To Boost Pension Transactions

    Retirement consultancy Broadstone said Thursday it has bought actuarial service provider ExactVAL to support insurers in carrying out pension transactions.

  • June 12, 2025

    Reed Smith Appoints New Head Of Its Frankfurt Office

    Reed Smith LLP said Thursday that it has appointed debt finance specialist Oliver Hahnelt as the managing partner of its office in Frankfurt following the departure of its previous incumbent.

  • June 12, 2025

    Gowling Steers Pension Insurer's £150M Buy-In For Reach

    Just Group, a pensions insurer, revealed on Thursday it has taken on retirement plan liabilities worth £150 million ($204 million) from a program sponsored by publishing giant Reach.

  • June 12, 2025

    Shareholder Scraps Call To Oust Ricardo Chair Amid Takeover

    Ricardo said Thursday that it will adjourn its upcoming general meeting, which had been scheduled at the request of its shareholder Science Group, after the British technology consultancy agreed to a £281 million ($382 million) takeover deal on Wednesday.

  • June 12, 2025

    Baker McKenzie Guides Credit Agricole's €345M Care Biz Deal

    The healthcare subsidiary of French banking giant Crédit Agricole SA said Thursday that it will buy Petits-fils, an at-home services provider for the elderly in France, for €345 million ($400 million) from French care provider Clariane SE.

  • June 12, 2025

    Clifford Chance Steers EDF's Purchase Of EV Charging Biz

    French utility firm EDF said Thursday that its board has agreed to buy the shares it does not already own in Pod Point, in a deal that values the electric vehicle charging company at £10.6 million ($14.4 million).

  • June 12, 2025

    PayPoint To Buy Back $30M Of Shares Annually Until 2028

    PayPoint said Thursday it will buy back at least £30 million ($41 million) annually in shares until the end of the financial year ending in March 2028.

  • June 12, 2025

    Revolution Beauty Weighs Takeover Interest From Frasers

    Revolution Beauty said Thursday that it is weighing takeover proposals from companies, including Mike Ashley's Frasers Group, after it put itself up for sale amid a collapse in its share price sparked by the fall out from several legal problems.

  • June 11, 2025

    Bain Capital Drops Nearly $1.3B Bid For Craneware

    Less than a month after Bain Capital disclosed it was considering a potential buyout of Scottish healthcare software company Craneware, both parties confirmed Wednesday that a nearly $1.3 billion offer is off the table. 

  • June 11, 2025

    Ex-Yodel Director Can't Halt InPost Acquisition Transformation

    Companies controlled by the ex-director of Yodel on Wednesday lost their bid to block Yodel from transforming after its acquisition by InPost SA, with a London court refusing to stop changes pending a battle for control of the package delivery company.

  • June 11, 2025

    UK Probes Evri Postal Logistics Merger With DHL Unit

    The U.K. competition watchdog said Wednesday it is taking a preliminary look at plans by the Evri Ltd. parcel delivery service to merge with the U.K. e-commerce unit of the global DHL Group to form a major postal logistics service in Britain. 

  • June 11, 2025

    Linklaters-Led WSP To Buy Ashurst-Led Ricardo For £281M

    Canadian engineering consultant WSP said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Ricardo for approximately £281 million ($379 million) in a deal guided by Linklaters LLP and Ashurst LLP, as the British technology consultancy deals with growing pressure from shareholder Science Group.

  • June 11, 2025

    EQT, Sanofi Invest $135M In Spanish Biotech SpliceBio

    A group of investors led by Swedish private equity shop EQT and French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Wednesday they have invested $135 million in SpliceBio to help fund the development of its lead gene therapy candidate that will be used to treat a rare eye condition.

  • June 11, 2025

    Intuitive Investments Raises £9.6M For China Tech Business

    Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Wednesday it has raised £9.6 million ($13 million) with a new stock issue which it will use to fund its investment in Hui10 Inc., a technology company operating in China.

  • June 11, 2025

    Assura Backs Sweetened £1.7B KKR, Stonepeak Offer

    Healthcare property manager Assura said Wednesday that it has backed a sweetened £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) final offer from U.S. private equity shops KKR and Stonepeak, ending a months-long bidding war with a British real estate investment trust.

  • June 10, 2025

    EU Says OK To $3.1B Intelsat-SES Merger

    Satellite titan SES SA's $3.1 billion plan to buy rival satellite operator Intelsat Holdings has won the approval of the European Commission, which has waved the merger through with no conditions.

  • June 10, 2025

    Most M&A Dealmakers Are Targeting AI Acquisitions

    Corporate and private equity dealmakers are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into their mergers and acquisitions strategies, with 51% having acquired an AI business and 46% planning to do so soon, according to a new Norton Rose Fulbright report.

  • June 10, 2025

    Cloud Biz SoftwareOne To Close $1.4B Buy Of IT Consultancy

    SoftwareOne said Tuesday that it has fulfilled all the closing conditions of its voluntary takeover of Crayon Group, as the Swiss cloud technology company nears completion of the deal worth an estimated $1.4 billion.

  • June 10, 2025

    French REIT Buys Lyon Shopping Center For €146M

    Mercialys SA said Tuesday that it has acquired the Saint-Genis 2 shopping center in the second-largest consumer market in France for €146 million ($167 million) "to reinforce its position as a key player in the French retail property sector."

  • June 10, 2025

    Advent To Buy Stake In Ireland's Felix Pharma For $175M

    U.S. private equity shop Advent said that it plans to buy a minority stake in Irish pet medicines business Felix Pharmaceuticals for $175 million, to capitalize on growing demand for generic drugs in the animal health sector.

  • June 10, 2025

    Ashurst-Led Tech Tool-Maker To Sell Quantum Biz For £60M

    Oxford Instruments said on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its quantum technology business to a U.S. manufacturer of products and services for research for up to £60 million ($81 million) to focus on its remaining business, in a deal guided by Ashurst LLP.

  • June 10, 2025

    FirstGroup Reveals Additional £50M Share Buyback

    FirstGroup PLC said Tuesday it will reward investors with an additional two-part £50 million share repurchase program as the public transport provider reported revenue of £1.4 billion.

  • June 10, 2025

    Mishcon De Reya Guides REIT On £11M Leisure Park Buy

    AEW UK, a real estate investment trust, said Tuesday it has bought a leisure park in the city of Leicester, central England, for approximately £11.2 million ($15 million).

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