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Latest News in Transactions UK

• November 19, 2025

  English Water Co. Pens £40M Pension Deal With Just Group

  A pension scheme sponsored by an English water company has offloaded £40 million ($52.5 million) of its retirement scheme liabilities to Just Group, in a deal announced by Lane Clark & Peacock.

• November 19, 2025

  Smiths Group Plans £1B Buyback After Electronics Biz Sale

  U.K.-based multinational engineering company Smiths said Wednesday that it will buy back £1 billion ($1.3 billion) worth of its shares using the proceeds from the £1.3 billion sale of its electronic components business to electronics company Molex.

• November 19, 2025

  Tech Biz Kainos Kicks Off Another Buyback Worth Up To £30M

  Kainos Group PLC said Wednesday that it has started another share repurchase program worth £30 million ($39 million) as it seeks to further lower its share capital.

• November 19, 2025

  Lloyds Acquires Payments Biz To Boost Digital Transformation

  Lloyds Banking Group revealed on Wednesday that it has acquired Curve, a British digital wallet business, a move the banking group anticipates will broaden its online transformation.

• November 19, 2025

  Tesco To Buy £350M Of Shares In Final Part Of Buyback

  Grocery giant Tesco said Wednesday that it will buy back shares worth £350 million ($459 million) in the third part of its £1.45 billion buyback program to trim the number of its shares in the market.

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