Property & Construction UK

  • April 02, 2026

    Insurance Platform Acrisure UK Acquires 4 Firms

    Acrisure UK Broking said Thursday that it has acquired four retail insurance businesses as the global firm's subsidiary in London continues its expansion across Britain.

  • April 01, 2026

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    The Justice Department allowed Live Nation to keep Ticketmaster while state attorneys general continue to sue, a $14 billion Boston Scientific deal drew Federal Trade Commission scrutiny, state enforcers challenged Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, and a threatened FTC challenge forced the abandonment of a laser eye surgery deal.

  • April 01, 2026

    Finland's Lumo Homes Buys Apartment Portfolio For €900M

    Finnish property company Lumo Homes PLC said Wednesday that it has acquired 60 residential properties from Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co. for approximately €900 million ($1 billion) in cash and more than 24.6 million shares.

  • March 30, 2026

    Retailer Says UniCredit Can't Have €42M Asset Fight In Russia

    A fashion retail outlet urged an appeals court Monday to block Russian proceedings by UniCredit aimed at taking some of its roughly €42 million ($50 million) property portfolio, arguing the matter needed to be dealt with via a Vienna arbitral tribunal.

  • March 30, 2026

    Construction Engineering Biz Kicks Off £100M Share Buyback

    Keller Group PLC said Monday that it has launched a two-part buyback program worth up to £100 million (£132 million) to reward investors as part of its multi-year share repurchase scheme.

  • March 27, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Apple hit back at a tech company's wireless charging patent claim, a flurry of businesses bring COVID-19 pandemic insurance claims as a key deadline draws closer and Ipulse Partners LLP file a claim against a luxury yacht company it represented in a trademark dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 26, 2026

    Hovis Deal With Kingsmill Owner Raises Antitrust Issues

    The antitrust authority said Thursday that it has provisionally found that the acquisition by Associated British Foods PLC of Hovis Group Ltd. raises competition concerns in the supply of bread and other bakery products in Northern Ireland.

  • April 02, 2026

    Burges Salmon Bolsters M&A With Deals Lawyer From US

    Burges Salmon has appointed Rebecca Wilsker, a specialist lawyer with "significant" international experience, as a director in its corporate and mergers and acquisitions team in London.

  • March 26, 2026

    France's Vinci To Buy 9 Toll Highways In India For $1.6B

    French construction group Vinci said Thursday that it will buy nine toll highways in India from Macquarie Group for approximately 150 billion Indian rupees ($1.6 billion) to boost its investments in mobility infrastructure.

  • March 26, 2026

    Germany's Henkel To Buy Hair Care Brand Olaplex For $1.4B

    Chemicals group Henkel said Thursday that it will buy hair care brand Olaplex in a $1.4 billion cash deal that will allow U.S. private equity firm Advent to fully exit its position.

  • March 25, 2026

    Infrastructure Investor HICL Sells Motorway Asset For £311M

    British infrastructure investor HICL said Wednesday that it will sell its 24% stake in a French motorway company to Spanish road toll manager Abertis for £311 million ($417 million), in order to invest the proceeds in new opportunities.

  • March 24, 2026

    M&A, Deregulation Bring Reset To UK Asset Management

    Consolidation of the asset management sector is ramping up as U.S. firms seek access to the domestic market and U.K. watchdogs loosen regulation in line with government-mandated pro-growth policies, which is expected to accelerate a spurt in dealmaking.

  • March 23, 2026

    Bartlett James Acquires Commercial Broker In UK Expansion

    Bartlett James Risk Solutions Ltd. has bought commercial broker IPC in a bid to deepen its roots in the West Midlands business community.

  • March 20, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen an ex-professional footballer revive a dispute with Charles Russell Speechlys, Virgin Media face a group data protection claim after hundreds of thousands of customers' personal details were exposed online for months, and Mishcon de Reya sued by a real estate private equity firm founded by a former Morgan Stanley executive.

  • March 19, 2026

    Irish Biz Grafton Group To Buy Spanish Air-Con Co. For €165M

    Grafton Group PLC said Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mercaluz, a Spanish air-conditioning equipment distributor, for €165 million ($190 million) to take advantage of Iberia's growing construction sector.

  • March 16, 2026

    WisdomTree Snags Atlantic House In $200M Deal

    Financial services company WisdomTree Inc. on Monday announced plans to acquire London-based Atlantic House Holdings Ltd., in a deal worth roughly $200 million that was built by three law firms.

  • March 16, 2026

    Investec Denies £22M Loan Breached Sberbank Sanctions

    Anglo-South African lender Investec Bank PLC has denied that its lending provided funds to PJSC Sberbank in breach of sanctions, while pressing home its claim that two business executives owe it almost £22 million ($29.3 million) under loan agreements.

  • March 16, 2026

    Swedish Property Group Buys London Real Estate For $230M

    Fastighets AB Balder said Monday that its investment manager has acquired a multipurpose building in central London for 2.2 billion Swedish kronor ($230 million) from Great Portland Estates PLC.

  • March 16, 2026

    UniCredit To Push Commerzbank Stake To Over Crucial 30%

    UniCredit SpA launched a takeover offer for Commerzbank AT on Monday to push its holding in the German rival above a 30% bar, in a move that would allow it to continue to increase its stake.

  • March 13, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    In London, Estée Lauder accused Jo Malone's founder of intellectual property infringement, the wife of an Iranian businessman linked to a £75 million fraud sued several Iranian oil companies, HSBC sued U.S. property tycoon Michael Fuchs, and Charles Russell Speechlys brought a claim against a United Arab Emirates company it once represented in an international arbitration.

  • March 12, 2026

    CMS, Hogan Lovells Lead Savills' $1.1B US RE Lender Buyout

    Savills has agreed to acquire Eastdil Secured in a deal that values the real estate investment bank at $1.11 billion as the British property adviser moves to strengthen its position in global capital markets.

  • March 11, 2026

    Clifford Chance Leads 3i To Buy €300M Datacenter Stake

    Investment trust 3i Infrastructure PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a Norwegian data center for approximately €300 million ($348 million), as it expands into the fast-growing online infrastructure sector.

  • March 10, 2026

    Avison Young Settles £28.5M Valuation Negligence Case

    Avison Young has settled a claim worth almost £28.5 million ($38.3 million) from a group of lenders that alleged the property services giant provided a negligent valuation which led them to issue loans for a failed holiday park development.

  • March 09, 2026

    AI Startup Nscale Hits $14.6B Valuation, Backed By Nvidia

    Artificial intelligence hyperscaler Nscale on Monday revealed it had reached a $14.6 billion valuation after closing a Series C funding round with $2 billion in tow, supported by Nvidia, Lenovo and others.

  • March 09, 2026

    Software Biz Fights Travel Firm's $14.5M Share Purchase Case

    Travel software giant Sabre International has hit back at a claim that it unlawfully refused to buy a Turkish travel-booking company's shares in a joint venture for $14.5 million in a dispute over an erroneous date in an option agreement.

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