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

  • July 21, 2026

    Orrick Beats $74M Negligence Claim Over Carlyle Deal Advice

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP defeated a Nigerian tourism company's $74 million professional negligence claim over legal advice on an investment deal with Carlyle Group after a London judge ruled Tuesday that the claim was time-barred.

  • July 21, 2026

    Jeff Bezos, UK Gov't Join $450M Investment In Startup CuspAI

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the U.K. government have joined investors injecting $450 million in CuspAI, as part of a coalition that is aiming to accelerate the discovery of advanced materials, the British artificial intelligence startup said.

  • July 21, 2026

    Sackers Steers £760M Pension Deal For Engineering Group

    M&G said Tuesday that it has taken on £760 million ($1 billion) of pension plan liabilities from a retirement savings program sponsored by FTSE 100 engineering business Smiths Group, in a deal steered by Sackers.

  • July 21, 2026

    Frasers Ups Hugo Boss Stake To Hit 30% Takeover Threshold

    Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, said Tuesday it had increased its stake in Hugo Boss AG to more than 30%, clearing the mandatory threshold for its €2.57 billion ($2.93 billion) takeover bid that it disclosed in June.

  • July 21, 2026

    UK Fintech Co. Kicks Off £405M Share Buyback

    Wise Group began a stock repurchase program on Tuesday of up to £405 million ($543 million), in a move expected to downsize the financial technology company's share capital.

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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
  • 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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