Transactions UK

Law360 UK Transactions delivers daily news, real-time alerts and forward-thinking analysis on corporate transactions trends and deals in the U.K. and EU including hostile takeovers, friendly mergers, IPOs, buyouts and shareholder disputes – and the laws and regulation surrounding them.

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Latest News in Transactions UK

  • August 28, 2026

    FCA Warns Against 'Flamboyant' Notices Misleading Investors

    Britain's financial watchdog said Friday that there has been a rise in "flamboyant" language in companies' official announcements and warned firms that recent disclosures to investors have sounded more like marketing than regulatory notices.

  • August 28, 2026

    Generali Evaluating $10.1B Offer From Monte Dei Paschi

    Assicurazioni Generali is evaluating Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena's roughly $10.1 billion offer for its majority-owned wealth management unit Banca Generali, as the Italian insurer considers the broader industrial collaboration proposed by the lender.

  • August 28, 2026

    Tata Steel Injects Additional $140M Into Singapore Unit

    Tata Steel said Friday that it has injected an additional $140 million into its Singapore-based, wholly-owned subsidiary T Steel Holdings Pte. Ltd., following the approval of a $2 billion funding initiative for the unit earlier in 2026.

  • August 28, 2026

    McBride Lands £170M Vestacy Deal, Iberian Plants Buy

    British manufacturer McBride said Friday that it has agreed to acquire two facilities in Spain and Portugal from Vestacy, the maker of Air Wick and Cillit Bang, and has signed a manufacturing agreement as part of a strategic partnership.

  • August 28, 2026

    French Bitcoin Holder To Raise €21M With Share Placement

    Cryptocurrency holder Capital B said Friday it is seeking to raise €21 million ($24.4 million) from global institutional investors, as the French company seeks to grow its bitcoin reserves and bolster its balance sheet.

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  • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSALS:
  • Share swaps & cash acquisitions
  • IPOs, Cash Calls and Buybacks
  • Management buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Leveraged-buyouts
  • Shareholder agreements & Poison Pills
  • Activist shareholders and proxy fights
  • Venture capital and private equity deals
  • Distressed M&A: insolvency, restructuring, bailouts
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  • The Competition and Markets Authority
  • The Financial Conduct Authority
  • The Pension Regulator
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • U.K. Takeover Code under the Companies Act
  • Financial Services and Markets Act
  • Market Abuse Regulation
  • The Enterprise Act

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