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 29, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Sycamore Partners completes its $24 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., telecommunications company EchoStar sells wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T and Keurig Dr Pepper acquires JDE Peet's in a deal that aims to create a "global coffee champion."

  • August 29, 2025

    Ocean Wilsons Rebukes Shareholder Concern On £900M Deal

    Bermudian investor Ocean Wilsons said Friday that it will go ahead with its proposed all-stock merger with local rival Hansa that will create a company with total net assets of more than £900 million ($1.2 billion), despite a shareholder's concerns.

  • August 29, 2025

    Wood Group To Sell North American Unit To Qualus For $110M

    Wood Group, the troubled Scottish engineering consultancy, said Friday that it has agreed to sell its North American transmission business to rival Qualus LLC for $110 million after a "highly competitive auction process" as it continues to dispose of its non-core businesses.

  • August 29, 2025

    White & Case-Led JTC Rejects Fund Manager Permira's Offer

    Jersey-based fund and corporate services provider JTC PLC said Friday it has rejected a "preliminary and conditional non-binding" takeover proposal from British investment company Permira Advisers LLP.

  • August 29, 2025

    UniCredit To Boost Stake In Greek Lender Alpha To 26%

    Italy's UniCredit SpA has agreed to increase its stake in Alpha Bank SA to approximately 26% in a move to "better reflect the positive contribution" the Greek lender has made to the partnership.

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Areas of Coverage

  • 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
  • AGENCIES
  • 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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