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 10, 2026

    Calif. AG Says Paramount Deal Challenge Is About Antitrust

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta pushed back Monday against Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison's contention that a challenge of Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal was politically motivated, saying the case is a "straight up antitrust enforcement case."

  • August 10, 2026

    French Pharma Biz AB Science Raises €14.2M

    French pharmaceutical company AB Science said Monday that it has raised approximately €14.2 million ($16.4 million) in equity from selected investors to fund its research and development programs and cover its working capital for more than a year.

  • August 10, 2026

    SPAC Ashington To Buy Metal Recyling Biz For £160M

    Blank-check company Ashington Innovation PLC said Monday it has agreed to buy Singaporean recycling business World Metal Group Pte. Ltd. for about £160 million ($216 million), tapping into a growing global market.

  • August 10, 2026

    Vimto Owner To Buy Irish Health Drinks Co. For €75M

    Vimto owner Nichols PLC said Monday it has acquired low-sugar vitamin drinks brand VitHit for €75 million ($87 million), adding another soft drinks sub-category to its portfolio.

  • August 10, 2026

    Energy Biz Serica Won't Boost £146M Offer For Rival Pharos

    Serica said Monday that its £146 million ($197 million) offer for rival oil producer Pharos Energy is "final" and will not be increased, despite facing a higher competing bid.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the U.K.
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