Transactions UK

  • February 09, 2026

    Fintech Plus500 To Launch $100M Buybacks, Revenue Up

    Plus500 said Monday that it will reward investors with share buybacks worth $100 million as part of a capital returns plan worth $187.5 million which the financial technology business reported alongside higher revenue.

  • February 09, 2026

    Schroders, Apollo Team Up On Wealth, Retirement Products

    British investment manager Schroders PLC and U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. said Monday that they will team up to provide investment and retirement products to wealthy clients on both sides of the Atlantic.

  • February 09, 2026

    White & Case-Led CVC To Buy Animal Health Biz For €2.2B

    CVC said Monday that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition and health business from DSM-Firmenich, a Swiss-Dutch chemical company, for an enterprise value of €2.2 billion ($2.6 billion), as the private equity firm pushes to diversify its focus.

  • February 09, 2026

    Weil Helps Advent, FedEx Buy Poland's InPost For €7.8B

    A consortium that includes U.S. private equity firm Advent International LP and FedEx Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to buy InPost for €7.8 billion ($9.2 billion) to back the growth in Europe of the Polish parcel locker company.

  • February 06, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, S&C, Wachtell

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Elon Musk announces SpaceX's acquisition of his artificial intelligence company xAI, Devon Energy and Coterra Energy agree to merge, and Banco Santander SA acquires Webster Financial Corp.

  • February 06, 2026

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

    This past week in London saw a unit of Johnson & Johnson sue the U.S. government in a patent dispute, Southampton Football Club file a claim against Aviva Insurance, and an events business face a claim by Live Nation (Music) over potential licensing issues for Chelmsford City Live, a music festival that featured Justin Timberlake last year. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • February 06, 2026

    Gowling, CMS Steer £45M Local Authority Pension Deal

    A local port authority has offloaded £45 million ($61.2 million) of its retirement savings liabilities to pension insurer Royal London, in a deal steered by Gowling and CMS, advisers on the transaction announced Friday.

  • February 06, 2026

    Swedish Vaccines Biz, Biotech Enter $6M Takeover Agreement

    Investor Karolinska Development AB said Friday its portfolio vaccines business has entered into a reverse takeover agreement, worth approximately 55 million Swedish kronor ($6 million), with Stockholm-based biotechnology company Novakand.

  • February 06, 2026

    Law Firm Denies Negligence In Sale Row With Decathlon Unit

    A law firm has hit back at allegations from a Decathlon unit that it has lumbered the sporting goods retailer with "onerous" restrictions on a store by negligently handling the registration of covenants, arguing the claim is out of time and wrong.

  • February 06, 2026

    Swedish Investment Biz Duroc Buys 4 Firms For $13M

    Duroc AB said Friday that it has agreed to acquire four diverse companies for a total of 121 Swedish krona ($13.4 million) as part of the industrial investor's plans to accelerate growth and reshape its portfolio.

  • February 06, 2026

    Electrical Group ABB Set To Launch $2B Share Buyback

    Swedish-Swiss electrical engineering business ABB Ltd. said Friday that it will buy back up to $2 billion of its shares to reduce the number in circulation.

  • February 06, 2026

    REIT Derwent Sells Central London Property For £33M

    Derwent London PLC said Friday it has agreed to sell a central London property for £32.6 million ($44.3 million) as the real estate investment trust focuses on its most profitable development projects.

  • February 06, 2026

    US Investor Gets 19.1% Backing So Far For £340M Idox Buy

    U.S. investment firm Long Path Partners said Friday that it has so far won backing from 19.12% of shareholders in Idox PLC for its £339.5 million ($461 million) buyout of the U.K. government software company.

  • February 05, 2026

    Rio Tinto, Glencore Scrap $200B Merger Talks

    Rio Tinto said Thursday it is abandoning its possible merger with Glencore, about a month after the mining companies confirmed a potential megamerger that could have valued the combined entity around $200 billion.

  • February 05, 2026

    4 Firms Build Genius Sports' $1.2B Legend Acquisition

    Sports data, technology and broadcast partner Genius Sports Ltd. unveiled plans Thursday to acquire digital sports and gaming network Legend in a $1.2 billion deal that was built by four law firms.

  • February 05, 2026

    Audit Watchdog Updates UK Corporate Reporting Guidance

    The audit watchdog has issued guidance that it said would better support companies to prepare reports by "sharpening its structure" and reflecting recent legislative changes in corporate reporting.

  • February 05, 2026

    Insurance Distribution M&A Deals Rise, MarshBerry Says

    Mergers and acquisitions in the U.K. insurance distribution sector showed "tentative signs" of renewed activity in January, albeit from a low base, according to advisory firm MarshBerry.

  • February 05, 2026

    UK Miner To Raise £43M Through Placing, Subscription

    Tungsten West PLC said Thursday it has launched a fundraising program worth up to £43.3 million ($58.8 million) as the U.K. group advances plans to restart operations at its metal mine in southwest England.

  • February 05, 2026

    Vodafone Begins €500M Share Buyback Program

    Vodafone Group PLC kicked off a €500 million ($590 million) stock repurchase program on Thursday, part of its wider €4 billion buyback plan revealed in 2024.

  • February 05, 2026

    Shell Kicks Off $3.5B Buyback, Reports Quarterly Earnings Dip

    Shell said Thursday that it will purchase $3.5 billion of its shares over the next three months to reduce its share capital as the oil giant reported financial performance for the last three months of 2025.

  • February 05, 2026

    Vaalco Energy To Sell Non-Core Assets For $25M

    Vaalco Energy Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to sell its peripheral oil and gas-producing properties in Canada for 35 million Canadian dollars ($25.5 million) to sharpen the U.S. company's focus on its African drilling and production assets.

  • February 04, 2026

    Germany's Henkel Buying Coatings Maker Stahl In $2.5B Deal

    Germany's Henkel said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire specialty coatings maker Stahl at a roughly $2.5 billion enterprise value from majority owner Wendel and multiple minority owners.

  • February 04, 2026

    Russells Beats Claim Over Alleged IP Biz Share Sale Plot

    A London court struck out an executive's case on Wednesday that two of his business associates and Russells Solicitors plotted to hide plans for a $40 million takeover of a celebrity intellectual property licensing company to get him to sell his shares cheaply.

  • February 04, 2026

    Glencore To Sell 40% Stake In Congo Assets For $3.6B

    A consortium of investors has reached a deal with Glencore to acquire a stake in the assets of the Anglo-Swiss mining giant in the Congo for approximately $3.6 billion to secure critical minerals for the U.S. and its partners.

  • February 04, 2026

    DLA Piper Steers Marine Biz In £55M Pension Deal With PIC

    Global financial services and marine operations group Bibby Line has completed a £55 million ($75 million) buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corp. PLC, the insurer said Wednesday, securing the retirement benefits of 667 plan members.

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