Property & Construction UK

  • September 10, 2025

    Pinsent Masons Expands M&A Team With 3 EY Partners

    Pinsent Masons said Wednesday that it has hired three new partners and five other lawyers from EY Law for its corporate team in Manchester as it prepares to move to a new office in the city.

  • September 03, 2025

    Lithium Miner Atlantic To Raise Up To £28M To Boost Project

    Atlantic Lithium PLC said Wednesday that U.S. investor Long State has agreed to inject up to £28 million ($37.5 million) to help support the company's mining project in Ghana amid a dramatic drop in the price of the metal.

  • September 02, 2025

    Clifford Chance-Led Online Marketplace Plans Swiss IPO

    Online marketplace owner Swiss Marketplace Group AG said on Tuesday that it is planning to float its existing shares on the SIX stock exchange of Switzerland in an initial public offering.

  • September 02, 2025

    Textor Cites Missing Docs To Fight $93M Share Buyout Claim

    The owner of a portfolio of professional football clubs told a London court he wasn't obliged to pay $93.6 million for an investment vehicle's stake in his company, arguing that it failed to provide documents needed for the transaction.

  • September 02, 2025

    Sirius Acquires UK, German Business Parks In $79M Deal

    Sirius Real Estate Ltd. said Tuesday that it has completed the purchase of two business parks in the U.K. and Germany in a deal worth approximately $79 million, which the property company believes will boost its business.

  • September 01, 2025

    Enviro Construction Biz Buys Ventilation Co. In £56M Deal

    Genuit Group PLC said Monday that it has acquired U.K.-based commercial ventilation company Monodraught Topco for £55.6 million ($75.3 million) as the environmental construction consultancy strengthens its position in an "attractive" market.

  • August 29, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Prosecco DOC Consortium bring an intellectual property claim against a distributor, the Serious Fraud Office bring a civil recovery claim against the ex-wife of a solicitor jailed over a £19.5 million fraud scheme, and law firm Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP sue its former client, the bankrupt Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • 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

    Engineering Firm Weir Completes £111M Acquisition Deal

    Weir Group said Friday it has completed its purchase of Townley, a minerals processing products maker, in a £111 million ($150 million) transaction expected to boost the global engineering firm's presence in North America.

  • August 28, 2025

    Hunting To Return $40M To Shareholders With Share Buyback

    Engineering firm Hunting PLC said Thursday that it is buying back up to $40 million of its shares as it disclosed "strong financial performance" in the first six months of 2025. 

  • August 27, 2025

    Property Biz To Buy Final Assura Shares After £1.8B Deal

    Primary Health Properties said Wednesday that it has acquired a majority of Assura PLC's shares in a £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) takeover and that it will now enforce the acquisition of the remaining shares.

  • August 26, 2025

    Ørsted Stands Firm On Plan To Raise $9.4B Despite US Order

    Denmark's wind power giant Ørsted AS has said that it will move ahead with its plan to raise 60 billion Danish kroner ($9.4 billion) with support from the Danish state, despite an order from U.S. President Donald Trump to stop work on a wind farm that is almost complete.

  • August 22, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen football manager Bruno Lage sue the owner of Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo football clubs, luxury fashion brand Christian Dior Couture target a jewelry business trading under the same name, and a Russian motorsports promoter take action against Formula One after it canceled its Russian Grand Prix in 2022.

  • August 22, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR.

  • August 20, 2025

    Waldorf Production Can't Get Court Approval For Rescue Plan

    Scottish oil and gas company Waldorf Production UK PLC has failed to secure court approval of a restructuring plan for its $225 million of debt, as a judge ruled the plan failed to consider the fair allocation to all creditors.

  • August 20, 2025

    Saint-Gobain To Sell Australian Property Asset For $370M

    French construction materials giant Saint-Gobain said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell a property next to the new Western Sydney Airport for 575 million Australian dollars as it continues to offload assets following its purchase of an Australian rival.

  • August 18, 2025

    5 Firms Guide Soho House $2.7B Take-Private Deal With MCR

    Soho House & Co. Inc. announced Monday that it has inked a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR that values the company at $2.7 billion.

  • August 18, 2025

    Property Group Arora Buys Justice Ministry Offices For £245M

    Arora Group said Monday it has acquired the central London offices used by the Ministry of Justice from Land Securities Group PLC for £245 million ($332 million) in cash, as the west London-based real estate group eyes developing the site for new tenants.

  • August 18, 2025

    L&G, Federated Hermes Create £4.7B Property Fund

    Legal & General said on Monday that it has merged its property fund with that of U.S. investment manager Federated Hermes Ltd. to create an enlarged U.K. unit valued at £4.7 billion ($6.4 billion).

  • August 15, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Transport for London hit with a procurement claim by the operator of Oyster card, while Mastercard and Visa face claims from the Rocco Forte Hotel Group, and Liverpool Football Club lobbed a claim against a security company.

  • August 22, 2025

    Proskauer Hires Leveraged Finance Pro From White & Case

    Proskauer Rose LLP has boosted its ability to represent clients in leveraged finance transactions by hiring an expert from White & Case in London.

  • August 14, 2025

    WTW Trust Invests £450M In Schroders Renewables Fund

    Insurance broker WTW said Thursday that its defined contribution master trust will invest $450 million in a fund of renewable energy-focused investment manager Schroders Greencoat LLP.

  • August 14, 2025

    HSF Kramer-Led Unite Bids £723M For Gowling-Led Rival

    Student accommodation developer Unite Students said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire its rival Empiric Student Property PLC for approximately £723 million ($982 million) to create a student housing giant with a £10.5 billion combined portfolio.

  • August 14, 2025

    Eversheds Steers UK Property Investor's £36M Share Buyback

    NewRiver Reit PLC has repurchased its shares worth £35.7 million ($48.4 million) from a property company, which the U.K. real estate investment trust said is an "attractive allocation of capital."

  • August 14, 2025

    Latham, Slaughter And May Help Steer £1.5B UK LNG Buy

    Energy heavyweight Centrica said Thursday that it has jointly acquired Europe's largest liquefied natural gas terminal from National Grid PLC together with a U.S. infrastructure investor for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion ($2 billion).

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