Transactions UK

  • January 15, 2026

    Gym Group Launches £10M Buyback After Revenue Jumps

    The Gym Group PLC said Thursday that it will reward investors and downsize its share capital with a buyback program worth up to £10 million ($13.4 million).

  • January 15, 2026

    Dr Pepper Maker Launches €15.5B Offer For JDE Peet's

    Beverage heavyweight Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. said Thursday that it plans to complete its €15.5 billion ($18 billion) deal to snap up Dutch coffee company JDE Peet's NV in the second quarter of 2026 before splitting into two publicly traded U.S. companies.

  • January 15, 2026

    Irish Housebuilder Glenveagh Launches €25M Share Buyback

    Irish construction company Glenveagh Properties said on Thursday that it has launched a share buyback program worth up to €25 million ($29 million) as it looks to lower its share capital.

  • January 15, 2026

    Oxford Biomedica Attracts Approach From PE Group EQT

    Biotechnology company Oxford Biomedica PLC has said that it received an unsolicited approach from a Swedish private equity group, EQT AB, that could lead to a possible cash offer.

  • January 14, 2026

    Sixth Street Closes European Fund With €3.75B In Tow

    Private equity shop Sixth Street, advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Wednesday announced that it wrapped its third European direct lending fund at its hard cap with €3.75 billion ($4.37 billion) of committed capital.

  • January 14, 2026

    GlobalData Plans LSE Main Market Move In March

    Analytics company GlobalData PLC said Wednesday that it is planning to move its listing to the main market of the London Stock Exchange from the junior Alternative Investment Market of the bourse, nearly a year after announcing the plans.

  • January 14, 2026

    Swiss Cyber Co. To Buy Quantum Computing Firm For $200M

    Swiss cybersecurity company WiseKey said Wednesday that a subsidiary has entered into talks to pay approximately $200 million for a majority stake in French quantum computing startup Quobly SAS.

  • January 14, 2026

    UK, EU Ink MoU On Overseeing Third-Party Service Providers

    British and European regulators will coordinate regulation of third-party service providers in the financial sector to guard against market disruptions, according to a memorandum of understanding published Wednesday.

  • January 14, 2026

    Montefiore Sells Full Stake In Vending Machine Biz For £16.5M

    European private equity company Montefiore Investment SAS said Wednesday that it has sold its investment in vending machines maker ME Group for approximately £16.5 million ($22 million).

  • January 14, 2026

    FRC To Continue Removing 'Unnecessary' Business Burdens

    Britain's accounting watchdog said Wednesday it will continue its efforts to reduce "unnecessary" reporting and regulatory requirements on businesses as part of its broader bid to support growth in the U.K.

  • January 14, 2026

    Swedish Property Group Kicks Off $3M Share Buyback

    Genova Property Group AB has launched a share buyback worth almost 30 million Swedish kronor ($3 million) in a move expected to lower its share capital.

  • January 14, 2026

    Saba Capital Urges Workspace To Start Managed Wind-Down

    U.S. hedge fund Saba Capital Management LP has called on the board of Workspace Group PLC, a U.K. provider of flexible office space, to pursue a structured end to the troubled company's operations.

  • January 14, 2026

    Osborne Clarke Steers £35M Pension Deal For Ferry Co.

    A transport company has offloaded £35 million ($47 million) of its pension plan liabilities to insurer Just Group PLC in a deal steered by Osborne Clarke.

  • January 13, 2026

    Gamma Communications To Return £42.5M To Shareholders

    British telecom company Gamma Communications said Tuesday that it will buy up to £42.5 million ($57 million) worth of its shares as it prepares to publish "good" financial performance for 2025.

  • January 13, 2026

    PE Firm Inflexion Launches Insurance Broker Platform

    European private equity company Inflexion said Tuesday that it has launched an insurance broker platform after it bought U.K. regional broker Ascend.

  • January 13, 2026

    LondonMetric Buys 9 Premier Inns For £89M

    LondonMetric Property PLC said Tuesday that it has acquired nine Premier Inn hotels for £89 million ($110 million) from Whitbread PLC, increasing the total number of hotels under the U.K.'s largest budget hotel chain brand in its portfolio to 22.

  • January 13, 2026

    Intuitive Investments Group Raises £20M In Shares Sale

    Intuitive Investments Group PLC said Tuesday it has raised £20 million ($27 million) through selling shares, which it plans to plow into a Chinese technology company.

  • January 13, 2026

    Nexus Underwriting Acquires UK Medical Travel Insurer

    Nexus Underwriting has bought Sure Insurance Services Ltd., a U.K. broker for specialist medical insurance, as the specialty underwriter continues its expansion strategy via acquisitions of niche managing general agents.

  • January 13, 2026

    Pinsent Masons Guides £213M Pension Deal For Siemens

    Pension Insurance Corp. PLC said Tuesday it has concluded a £213 million ($287 million) full scheme buy-in to secure the retirement benefits for the U.K. employees of global medical technology group Siemens Healthineers AG.

  • January 13, 2026

    Trustpilot Increases Share Buyback By £10M To £40M

    Trustpilot Group PLC said Tuesday that it will increase its share buyback program by £10 million ($13.5 million) to £40 million as the consumer review platform looks to downsize its share capital.

  • January 12, 2026

    Sidley-Led Smith & Nephew Inks $450M Orthopaedics Deal

    Sidley Austin-advised Smith & Nephew said Monday it will acquire Gunderson Dettmer-led U.S. sports medicine company Integrity Orthopaedics and its Tendon Seam rotator cuff repair technology in a deal valued at up to $450 million.

  • January 12, 2026

    FCA Warns Wealth Managers Sell ETPs To Wrong Consumers

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that investment businesses are failing to test consumers' knowledge adequately before selling them complex exchange-traded products without advice.

  • January 12, 2026

    EQT To Sell Stake In Irish Biz To Haemonetics In €185M Deal

    European venture capital firm EQT Life Sciences said Monday that it has sold its stake in Irish biotechnology company Vivasure Medical to Haemonetics Corp., which has acquired the whole business for up to €185 million ($216.3 million).

  • January 12, 2026

    Filtration Co. Porvair Buys German Rival For €20.5M

    Porvair PLC said Monday it has bought German rival industrial filtration manufacturer Drache Umwelttechnik GmbH for €20.5 million ($24 million) in a bid to expand the U.K. company's presence in the global molten-metal market.

  • January 12, 2026

    REIT Abrdn Logistics Sells 2 French Assets For €15.6M

    ​Real estate investor Abrdn European Logistics Income said Monday that it has finalized the sale of two French warehouses for €15.6 million ($18.2 million) as it continues to wind down its portfolio of logistics assets on the Continent.

Expert Analysis

  • Changes To UK Competition Rules Will Extend CMA Powers

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    Recent amendments to U.K. competition and consumer law regimes introduce changes to merger control and antitrust investigations that will result in the speedier resolution of cases and greater autonomy for the Competition and Markets Authority, say Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma at Skadden.

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