Transactions UK

  • December 10, 2025

    Netcall To Expand In UK Councils After £19.2M Buy

    Software company Netcall PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire digital experience platform provider Jadu for up to £19.2 million ($25.5 million), expanding its reach to one in two councils in the U.K.

  • December 10, 2025

    Ventilation Biz Volution To Acquire Aussie Rival For $119M

    British ventilation business Volution Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Australia-based underground ventilation specialist AC Industries for up to AU$178.9 million ($119 million).

  • December 10, 2025

    Canada Life Secures £330M Deal With Comet Pension Plan

    Canada Life UK said Wednesday it has finalized a £330 million ($440 million) full-scheme buy-in transaction with the pension program of U.K. electrical goods retailer Comet, securing the retirement benefits of 4,500 members.

  • December 10, 2025

    Dutch Insurer Aegon Moving Head Office To US For Expansion

    Aegon confirmed Wednesday that it will relocate its head office and legal domicile to the U.S. from the Netherlands, a move the global financial services company expects to cost about €350 million ($408 million).

  • December 09, 2025

    HBO Max Subscribers Sue To Stop Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal

    HBO Max subscribers slapped Netflix with one of the first proposed class actions seeking to halt the streaming behemoth's $82.7 billion plan to buy Warner Bros.' studio and streaming business, calling the deal "one of the more audacious horizontal mergers in recent memory."

  • December 09, 2025

    Claims Prevention Biz Raises £2.38M To Expand In US

    Ondo InsurTech PLC said Tuesday that it has raised gross proceeds of approximately £2.38 million ($3.17 million) to accelerate its expansion in the U.S. in an equity offering launched earlier in December.

  • December 09, 2025

    Lloyds Bank Covers £4.8B Pension Liabilities With Rothesay

    The trustee of three Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes on Tuesday announced it had penned policies worth £4.8 billion ($6.4 billion) with insurer Rothesay to protect the schemes from costs linked to unexpected increases in member life expectancy.

  • December 09, 2025

    Miner Pensana Raises $103M For US Rare Earth Supply Chain

    Mining company Pensana said Tuesday that it has raised $103 million, including $100 million from an undisclosed investor, to boost its plans of forming a self-sufficient supply chain for critical magnetic materials in the U.S.

  • December 09, 2025

    Venture Life Sells Non-Core Oral Care Assets For £4.5M

    Venture Life Group PLC said Tuesday it has sold two oral-hygiene brands to rival Covestus Holdings Ltd. for up to £4.5 million ($6 million), as the consumer self-care company shifts its focus to higher-margin healthcare products.

  • December 09, 2025

    More FTSE 350 Companies Adopt Flexible Capital Guidance

    Britain's accounting watchdog said Tuesday that a growing number of listed companies in the U.K. are using updated guidance to raise capital more quickly.

  • December 09, 2025

    Swiss Outsourcer To Buy Malaysia Unit For $60M

    DKSH Holding Ltd. launched a bid on Tuesday to take full control of its Malaysian subsidiary for 48.7 million Swiss francs ($60.4 million) in cash as the Swiss outsourcing giant seeks to streamline its corporate structure.

  • December 09, 2025

    UK Watchdog Targets Pension Barriers In Private Markets

    The Pensions Regulator has said it will launch an investigation into why Britain's largest retirement funds are delaying investment in private markets as part of a push to spur the £3 trillion ($4 trillion) sector to plow more cash into the economy.

  • December 08, 2025

    Cravath, Latham Guide Paramount's Hostile $108B Bid For WB

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP guided Paramount Skydance Corp.'s hostile $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, challenging Netflix's $82.7 billion play for the studio and streaming business, which has quickly drawn bipartisan criticism from lawmakers, Hollywood and even the president.

  • December 08, 2025

    KKR Secures $348.9M For European Budget Hotel Acquisition

    Investment firm KKR said Monday that it has provided $348.9 million to support Tristan Capital Partners' acquisition of easyHotel, a budget hotel operator across Europe, in a transaction advised by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and Linklaters LLP.

  • December 15, 2025

    Simmons & Simmons Hires Capital Markets Pro From UBS

    Simmons & Simmons LLP said Monday that it has hired a U.S. securities law expert from UBS Investment Bank to enhance its services in equity capital markets transactions.

  • December 08, 2025

    Irish Housebuilder Glenveagh Finalizes €105M Share Buyback

    Irish homebuilder Glenveagh Properties PLC said Monday that it has completed a €105 million ($122 million) share buyback program, which began just over a year ago.

  • December 08, 2025

    AmTrust, Blackstone Launch New MGA Platform

    AmTrust and the credit and insurance arm of Blackstone have agreed to turn some of the global insurer's managing general agencies and other companies in the U.S. and U.K. into a new business.

  • December 08, 2025

    Harbour Energy To Sell 2 Indonesian Assets For $215M

    British oil and gas company Harbour Energy PLC said Monday that it has agreed to sell its stake in two gas assets to Indonesian rival firm Prime Group for $215 million, including one which is affected by sanctions on Russia.

  • December 08, 2025

    FCA Releases Landmark Reforms To Boost Retail Investment

    The Financial Conduct Authority published on Monday a landmark package of measures to encourage investments by consumers to help U.K. growth, giving businesses new clarity on when they are dealing with professionals.

  • December 08, 2025

    Corcel Raises £3M To Grow Angolan Oil, Gas Platform

    U.K. energy explorer Corcel PLC said Monday it has raised £3 million ($4 million) in fresh equity funding to back its oil and gas projects in Angola.

  • December 08, 2025

    BNP Paribas Ups Stake In Ageas With €1.1B Investment

    French banking giant BNP Paribas said on Monday that its insurance subsidiary has increased its stake in Belgian multinational insurer Ageas Group SA to 22.5% from 14.9% with the injection of €1.1 billion ($1.28 billion) in new share capital.

  • December 08, 2025

    Magnum Ice Cream Valued At €7.4B In Amsterdam Launch

    Magnum Ice Cream was valued at €7.4 billion ($8.5 billion) on Monday as it debuted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on its first day as a public company after separating from consumer goods giant Unilever PLC.

  • December 05, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen Mozambique sue the late tycoon Iskandar Safa's family and Privinvest amid the wider $1.9 billion "tuna bond" fraud case, Entain face a claim from a major U.S. pensions agency, and a Mexican lawyer accused of embezzlement bring legal action against Travelers Insurance Co. 

  • December 05, 2025

    A&O Guides Stagecoach On £1.2B Pension 'Run On' Deal

    Asset management giant Aberdeen Group PLC said Thursday it would take over as the sponsor of the £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) Stagecoach pension scheme, in a landmark deal steered by Slaughter and May, A&O Shearman and CMS Cameron McKenna.

  • December 05, 2025

    Goldman Sachs' Investor Petershill Leaves LSE

    Petershill Partners PLC, a private equity investor owned by Goldman Sachs, said Friday that it will no longer trade on the London Stock Exchange after "significant" macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds forced it to announce the decision in September.

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