Transactions UK

  • September 11, 2025

    BlackRock, Pictet Back Swiss Marketplace's $1.3B IPO

    Online marketplace owner SMG said on Thursday that it expects to raise up to approximately 1.04 billion Swiss francs ($1.3 billion) in its initial public offering scheduled to take place on the SIX Swiss Exchange on Sept. 19.

  • September 11, 2025

    Fire Safety Biz Enters Non-Binding Deal For Insulation Firm

    Fire safety company Zenova Group PLC said on Thursday that it has entered a non-binding potential deal to acquire insulation firm Restoreo, to enlarge its business and drive international growth.

  • September 11, 2025

    Skadden Steers Legal Researcher In £43M Buy Of The Lawyer

    Researcher Legal Benchmarking Group will buy The Lawyer for £43 million ($58 million) from media group Centaur, the companies said Thursday.

  • September 11, 2025

    HCR-Led Tavistock Buys Financial Adviser For Up To £10M

    Tavistock said Thursday that it has acquired a controlling stake in Lifetime Financial Management Intermediaries Ltd., a financial advisory company, for up to £9.9 million ($13.4 million), in a move to expand its consultancy services.

  • September 11, 2025

    Latham, Cederquist Guide NOBA Bank's $3.7B Swedish IPO

    Swedish lender NOBA Bank said Thursday that it plans to re-list on the Stockholm stock exchange in a flotation that it expects to value the company at 35 billion Swedish kronor ($3.7 billion)

  • September 11, 2025

    Marketing Biz Snaps Up Brand Consultancy For Up To £12M

    Brave Bison Group PLC said Thursday that it has bought brand advisory business MTM London Ltd. for up to £12 million ($16 million) in a cash and shares transaction which the marketing and technology business believes will boost its revenue.

  • September 11, 2025

    Norton Rose Advises Property Investor On £12.5M Buyback

    Picton Property Income Ltd. said Thursday that it will return up to £12.5 million (£16.9 million) to investors to create "value for shareholders."

  • September 10, 2025

    AI Infrastructure Startup Nebius Seeks $3B To Fuel Expansion

    Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company Nebius Group N.V. on Wednesday announced plans to raise up to $3 billion to further fuel its growth, a move that comes just days after the tech company revealed a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft.

  • September 17, 2025

    Ropes & Gray Launches In Milan With Latham PE Trio

    Ropes & Gray LLP said Wednesday that it has opened an office in Milan with three private equity partners joining from Latham & Watkins LLP, further scaling its European presence after recently opening for business in Paris.

  • September 10, 2025

    Pinsent Masons Guides £105M Materials Co. Pension Deal

    ​Legacy pension plans for the industrial materials giant Mativ Holdings Inc.'s U.K. arm have completed two full-scheme buy-ins worth £105 million ($142 million) with Rothesay Life PLC, the insurer has said.

  • September 10, 2025

    Irish Giant DCC Completes £1B Sale Of Healthcare Unit

    Irish energy and marketing giant DCC said Wednesday that it has completed the £1.05 billion ($1.4 billion) sale of its healthcare business to a division of private equity firm Investindustrial after receiving regulatory approvals.

  • September 10, 2025

    Investor Secures 93% Stake In Anexo After Takeover Approval

    Anexo said Wednesday that 93.3% of its shareholders have agreed to a takeover offer by investment company Dbay and its founders, which values the U.K. credit hire and legal services business at £70.79 million ($96 million).

  • September 10, 2025

    Lithium Miner's Unit To Buy Tanzanian Operator In £2.5M Deal

    Marula Mining PLC said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to purchase a Tanzanian mining company through its local subsidiary in a transaction worth £2.5 million ($3.4 million) as it looks to boost its operations in East Africa.

  • September 10, 2025

    Blake Morgan Advises Active Energy On £2.5M Share Placing

    Active Energy Group PLC said Wednesday it has conditionally completed a £2.5 million ($3.4 million) fundraising program, which the renewable power business said was "substantially oversubscribed" and will help strengthen its balance sheet.

  • September 10, 2025

    Orrick-Led UK Metals Investor To Buy Silica Miner For £1B

    Atlas Metals Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Universal Pozzolanic Silica Alumina Ltd., a building materials company, in a proposed all-share reverse takeover that values UPSA at £1 billion ($1.35 billion).

  • September 10, 2025

    HGGC To Squeeze Out Energy Biz's Shares In £184M Takeover

    U.S. private equity shop HGGC said Wednesday that it will buy the remaining shares in Inspired PLC which it doesn't own to complete a takeover of the energy and sustainability consultancy, after more than 90% of investors backed the £183.6 million ($248.6 million) transaction.

  • September 09, 2025

    A&O Shearman-Led Microchip Biz Invests €1.3B In AI Co.

    ASML Holding NV said Tuesday that it has agreed to invest €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in French artificial intelligence startup Mistral and signed a long-term partnership to "explore the use of AI models" across the Dutch semiconductor supplier's portfolio.

  • September 09, 2025

    Kirkland-Led Diversified To Buy US Rival For $550M

    Diversified Energy said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire rival operator Canvas Energy Inc. for approximately $550 million, strengthening its position in the major petroleum-producing region of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin.

  • September 09, 2025

    Keysight, Spirent Push £1.2B Deal Deadline For China Review

    U.S. technology company Keysight Technologies Inc. said Tuesday that it has extended the deadline for its approximately £1.16 billion ($1.6 billion) takeover of British telecoms-testing company Spirent as it waits for Chinese authorities to clear the deal.

  • September 09, 2025

    7 Firms Guide $52B Anglo American, Teck Mining Merger

    Britain's Anglo American and Teck Resources of Canada said Tuesday that they will combine to create a $52 billion copper-mining giant after both natural resources companies recently fought off takeovers from large rivals.

  • September 09, 2025

    Norwegian Dried Fruits Firm Dellia Eyes Euronext Listing

    Dellia Group AS said Tuesday that it plans to raise about 100 million Norwegian kroner ($10 million) as it looks to list on the Euronext Oslo in a move by the dried fruit retailer to boost the business.

  • September 16, 2025

    Squire Patton Hires Dentons' PE Head In Germany

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a senior partner from Dentons' private equity and corporate team to boost its services in Germany.

  • September 09, 2025

    Novartis To Acquire Cooley-Led Biotech Biz For $1.4B

    Novartis AG said Tuesday it has agreed to buy U.S. biotechnology company Tourmaline Bio Inc. for approximately $1.4 billion in a move to bolster the Swiss company's portfolio of cardiovascular disease treatments.

  • September 09, 2025

    BHP Settles Class Action Over Brazil Dam Collapse For $72M

    BHP Group Ltd. revealed on Tuesday that it has agreed to pay 110 million Australian dollars ($73 million) to settle a class action brought in Australia on behalf of shareholders in the mining giant before a deadly dam collapse in Brazil in 2015.

  • September 08, 2025

    Law Firm McCarthy Tétrault Guides Zenith On Swedish Listing

    Zenith Energy Ltd. said Monday it will run a fundraising program of up to 25 million Swedish kronor ($2.7 million) as it looks to list in Sweden, which it said has a dynamic base of retail investors.

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