Transactions UK

  • August 11, 2025

    Mobile Tornado To Go Private Ahead Of Plans To Sell

    Mobile Tornado Group PLC said Monday that it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange to operate as a private business going forward, citing "costs and regulatory burdens" and the facilitation of its plan to sell the company in two years.

  • August 11, 2025

    Royal London Secures £1B In Pension Deals Since Launch

    The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd. said it has secured at least £1 billion ($1.34 billion) in pension scheme liabilities since entering the de-risking market last year.

  • August 11, 2025

    Infrastructure Investor To Sell £32M Stake In Trains Firm

    International Public Partnerships Ltd. said on Monday that it has agreed to offload approximately 1.6% of its holding in Angel Trains, a locomotive leasing company, in a deal worth £32 million ($43 million).

  • August 11, 2025

    DWF-Led Gem Miner Sells Fabergé To Tech Investor For $50M

    Gemfields said Monday it has agreed to sell luxury jewelry brand Fabergé Ltd. to SMG, a U.S.-based investor, for $50 million, as the gem miner and marketer moves to streamline the business.

  • August 11, 2025

    Fieldfisher Advises Lithium Explorer On Raising £4.3M

    CleanTech Lithium PLC said Monday that it has conditionally raised £4.3 million ($5.8 million) by offloading shares to spend on additional licenses and working capital.

  • August 11, 2025

    Fintech Biz Plus500 To Return $165M To Investors

    Trading platforms operator Plus500 unveiled plans on Monday to return $165 million to shareholders through dividends and a $90 million stock buyback program as it reported increased revenue.

  • August 11, 2025

    Addleshaw Helps PIC On £4.3B Rolls-Royce Pension Deal

    Pension Insurance Corp. PLC said Monday that it has covered £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) of pension liabilities for British aerospace and defense giant Rolls-Royce PLC to help streamline its business operations.

  • August 11, 2025

    Ørsted To Raise $9.4B After Delays To US Wind Farm Sale

    Denmark's wind power giant Ørsted AS said Monday that it plans to raise $9.4 billion with support from the Danish state as it blamed resistance by the U.S. government to wind power after Donald Trump took office for disrupting its investment plans.

  • August 08, 2025

    Aon Unit Expands In UK With Insurance Specialist Acquisition

    A subsidiary of global professional services firm Aon has acquired Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd. to expand its specialist insurance services in the U.K.

  • August 08, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission target a British investor over a $10 million microcap fraud scheme, Merck Sharp & Dohme move against Halozyme Inc. following a recent clash over its patented cancer medicine, and Birmingham City Council sue a school minibus operator years after ending its contract over DBS check failures. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K. 

  • August 08, 2025

    Latham-Led CVC Consortium Bids €299M For Cyber Co.

    Private equity company CVC Capital Partners PLC said Friday that it is leading a consortium to acquire WithSecure with a voluntary cash tender offer that values the Finnish cybersecurity business at €299 million ($348 million).

  • August 08, 2025

    UK Clears Boeing's $4.7B Spirit Aero Deal For Take-Off

    The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that it has given the green light to Boeing's planned $4.7 billion move to buy aircraft parts-maker Spirit AeroSystems after finding that the deal will not harm competition in U.K. markets.

  • August 08, 2025

    Serco Launches £50M Share Buyback As Revenue Hits £2.4B

    Serco Group PLC has said it has launched a £50 million ($67 million) share buyback program to reward investors, as the U.K. government outsourcer reported revenue of £2.42 billion in its half-year results, led by its growth in the defense sector.

  • August 08, 2025

    Hill Dickinson Advises Fitness App Biz On AIM Float

    MedPal AI PLC said on Friday that it anticipates it will raise £1.6 million ($2.2 million) when it is admitted to trading on London's junior alternative investment market, which the fitness app business expects will happen later in August.

  • August 08, 2025

    KKR Tries To Steer NHS Landlord Away From Rival £1.8B Bid

    Private equity firm KKR made a final attempt on Friday to lure healthcare property manager Assura PLC away from a planned £1.79 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover by Primary Health Properties, claiming that its own terms offer more certainty to shareholders. 

  • August 07, 2025

    Ousted Big Tech CEO Denies £320M Conspiracy Claim

    The ousted chief executive of a company that makes security ankle tags has denied a £320 million ($430 million) claim, arguing that she had not caused the business loss or lied about her interest in its shareholders.

  • August 07, 2025

    Ardonagh Unit Exits BP Marsh In £23.6M Share Sale

    A subsidiary of British insurance giant Ardonagh Group sold its entire stake in investment firm BP Marsh & Partners PLC for approximately £23.6 million ($31.6 million) in a secondary placing, its broker Panmure Liberum said Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    Global Funding For Insurance Tech Cos. Declines 16.7%

    Global funding for insurance technology companies fell to nearly $1.1 billion between April and June, Gallagher Re said Thursday, marking a 16.7% dip from the previous three months.

  • August 07, 2025

    IFX Ends £3M Bid For Argentex After Administration

    Foreign exchange provider IFX Payments said Thursday it has formally terminated its plans to buy Argentex Group PLC two weeks after the troubled currency risk manager entered administration.

  • August 07, 2025

    Insurer Warns Of Pause In Pension Deals Over Gov't Reforms

    Many larger pension schemes have hit pause on plans to carry out insurance transactions while waiting on the government's plan for reforming the sector, an insurer warned Thursday, as it posted falling revenue from the first six months of the year.

  • August 07, 2025

    ABN AMRO Launches €250M Buyback After ECB Clearance

    ABN AMRO has launched a share repurchase program worth as much as €250 million ($292 million) after receiving regulatory clearance, a move expected to lower the Dutch bank's outstanding share capital.

  • August 07, 2025

    Banca Generali To Weigh €6.3B Takeover Bid By Rival Lender

    Italian lender Generali has said it still needs to evaluate a takeover offer from investment bank Mediobanca to acquire it for an estimated €6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) in a deal expected to spur consolidation in the banking industry.

  • August 07, 2025

    Osborne Clarke Leads Building Co.'s £167M Bid For Rival

    Laumann Stiftung & Co. KG said Thursday its subsidiary has agreed to acquire U.K. building products maker Epwin for £167 million ($224 million) in cash, as the German conglomerate seeks to expand internationally in the construction sector.

  • August 07, 2025

    Harbour Energy To Reward Investors With $100M Buyback

    British oil and gas producer Harbour Energy PLC unveiled a share buyback program of up to $100 million on Thursday, aimed at downsizing its share capital.

  • August 06, 2025

    CMA Clears $13B Omnicom-Interpublic Merger

    Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has cleared the approximately $13 billion merger of U.S.-based marketing communications heavyweights Omnicom Group Inc. and Interpublic Group of Companies Inc., following a similar decision in the U.S. in June.

Expert Analysis

  • What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.

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    The European Commission’s recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.

  • Draft Merger Control Guidance Allows CMA To Cast Wide Net

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    The Competition and Markets Authority's recent draft merger control guidance, reflecting the regulator's strengthened powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act, introduces extensive change and potential procedural improvements, specifically concerning reviews of private equity firms, say lawyers at Travers Smith.

  • Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime

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    New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on “distortion” in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.

  • Review Of EU Cross-Border Merger Regs' Impact On Irish Cos.

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    Looking back on the year since the European Union Mobility Directive was transposed into Irish law, enabling Irish and European Economic Area limited liability companies to participate in cross-border deals, it is clear that restructuring options available to Irish companies with EU operations have significantly expanded, say lawyers at Matheson.

  • A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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    The European Union, U.K. and U.S. competition agencies' recently issued joint statement on competition risks in generative artificial intelligence demonstrates increased cross-border collaboration on cartel investigations, meaning companies facing investigations in one jurisdiction should anticipate related investigations in other jurisdictions, say lawyers at Latham & Watkins.

  • Testing The Limits Of English Courts' Pro-Arbitration Stance

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    Although the Court of Appeal recently upheld a $64 million arbitration award in Eternity Sky v. Zhang, the judgment offers rare insight into when the English courts’ general inclination to enforce arbitral awards may be outweighed by competing policy interests such as consumer rights, say Declan Gallivan and Peter Morton at K&L Gates.

  • EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling

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    The recent European Court of Justice judgment in Illumina-Grail is a welcome check on the commission's power to review low-threshold transactions, but with uncertainty persisting under existing laws and discretion left to national regulators, many pitfalls in European Union merger control remain, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • Examining The EU's New Payments Services Package

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    Following recent European Parliament elections, the spotlight is turning to the highly anticipated payments services package expected in September, marking a pivotal moment in the legislative process that will reshape the payment services ecosystem in the European Union, says Kristýna Tupá and Karolína Hlavinková at Schoenherr.

  • EU Reports Signal Greenwashing Focus For Financial Sector

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    Reports from the European Supervisory Authorities on enforcement of sustainability information, plus related guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority, represent a fundamental change in how businesses must operate to maintain integrity and public trust, say Amilcare Sada and Matteo Fanton at A&O Shearman.

  • What M&A Uptick Will Mean For Legal Hiring

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    Thomson Reuters research reveals an improving macroeconomic picture of incoming interest rate cuts, and with market confidence in the new U.K. government, there is a higher corporate demand for transactional advice, leading law firms to increase their hiring in preparation for this heavier workload, says James Lavan at Buchanan Law.

  • Takeaways From First EU Foreign Subsidy M&A Investigation

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    The European Commission's recent investigation into Emirates Telecommunications' proposed acquisition of PPF Telecom is the first in-depth investigation of an M&A deal under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, demonstrating that the regulation can have real consequences in practice that companies must consider at the outset of large transactions, says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.

  • Disclosure Takeaways From Superdry Restructuring Plan

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    Superdry’s recently approved restructuring plan is said to be the first of its kind accompanied by a capital raise, with the High Court of England and Wales’ interim judgment providing helpful guidance on disclosure requirements, say lawyers at King & Spalding.

  • EU Competition Report Spotlights Areas For Future Focus

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    The European Commission’s recent report on protecting competition highlights the importance of safeguarding innovation and preventing exploitative conduct by dominant firms, signaling that strong and focused law enforcement is to remain a priority with an even greater application of abuse-of-dominance rules, say Nicole Kar and Charlotte Mann at Paul Weiss.

  • Insurance Rulings Show Court Hesitancy To Fix Policy Errors

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    Two recent Court of Appeal insurance decisions highlight that policyholders can only overcome policy drafting errors and claim coverage if there is a very obvious mistake, emphasizing courts' reluctance to rewrite contract terms that are capable of enforcement, says Aaron Le Marquer at Stewarts.

  • Irish Businesses Should Act Now To Prepare For EU AI Act

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    Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the Irish job market, and proactive engagement with the forthcoming European Union AI Act, a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for Irish businesses, will be essential for Irish businesses to responsibly harness AI’s advantages and to maintain legal compliance, say lawyers at Pinsent Masons.

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