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January 12, 2026
UK Bitcoin Treasury Co. To Move To Main Market From Aquis
The Smarter Web Company PLC, which holds bitcoin as its primary reserve asset, said Monday that it plans to upgrade its listing to the main market of the London Stock Exchange from the Aquis growth market.
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January 09, 2026
Mining Giants Glencore, Rio Tinto Confirm Merger Talks
Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore said Friday that it is in talks with British rival Rio Tinto for a possible megamerger that could create the world's largest company in the industry, in a deal worth more than $200 billion.
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January 09, 2026
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen a collapsed investment firm revive a $15 million dispute with a hedge fund, major Hollywood studios bring an IP claim against the U.K.'s largest internet providers over illegal streaming, and the Department of Health and Social Care sue the law firm and barrister representing it in a pharma competition damages case.
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January 09, 2026
Charity Watchdog Probes City And Guilds' Business Arm Sale
England and Wales' charity regulator revealed Friday that it has opened a statutory inquiry into the City and Guilds of London Institute, examining the educational organization's estimated approximately £180 million ($242 million) sale of its awards businesses over concerns related to executives' bonuses.
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January 09, 2026
UK Safety Biz Halma Buys Italian Firm Safetec For €72.5M
British safety technology business Halma said Friday it has acquired Italian fire and gas safety company Safetec Srl for up to €72.5 million ($84.3 million), adding more products to its portfolio for complex industrial environments.
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January 09, 2026
ASR Nederland To Buy Bovemij's Insurance Arm For €185M
Dutch insurer ASR Nederland NV said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the insurance operations of Bovemij NV, a local provider of transportation cover, for €185 million ($248.5 million) in cash.
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January 09, 2026
WH Ireland Investors Back £13M Buy Of Rival Asset Manager
Shareholders of WH Ireland Group PLC have voted almost unanimously for the asset manager's proposed acquisition by a rival, Team PLC, in an all-share deal that values the company at £12.7 million ($17 million).
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January 09, 2026
Unite Student Halls Biz's £100M Buyback Sign Of Confidence
Unite Group PLC said Friday that it will launch a stock buyback program worth up to £100 million ($134 million) as the student accommodation business looks to downsize its share capital.
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January 08, 2026
CMA Fast-Tracks In-Depth Probe Into Kingsmill, Hovis Deal
The antitrust authority said Thursday that it has agreed to accelerate its formal investigation into the proposed acquisition of British breadmaking company Hovis by Associated British Foods PLC, which already owns Kingsmill, another rival bread brand.
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January 08, 2026
Computacenter To Buy US Services Biz For $120M
British technology company Computacenter PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire a professional services business based in the U.S., AgreeYa Solutions Inc., for up to $120 million to boost its cloud, automation and artificial intelligence capabilities.
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January 08, 2026
3 Firms Steer PIC's £155M Engineering Co. Pension Deal
Pension Insurance Corp. PLC said Thursday it has completed a £155 million ($208 million) bulk annuity buy-in to secure the retirement benefits for members of the pensions program of NG Bailey, a U.K. engineering consultancy.
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January 08, 2026
Gold Explorer ECR Minerals Raises £1.5M In Share Sale
ECR Minerals PLC said Thursday it has conditionally raised £1.5 million ($2 million) by way of a share sale to finance its gold production and exploration strategy.
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January 08, 2026
UK Insurance Distribution M&A Has 'Quietest Year' Since 2017
The total volume of mergers and acquisitions announced in the insurance distribution sector in 2025 fell to its lowest level in almost a decade amid fewer potential buys for companies in the market, MarshBerry has said.
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January 08, 2026
REIT Palace Capital Disputes Shareholder's Call To Oust Chair
Palace Capital PLC hit back on Thursday against a call by its largest shareholder to remove the U.K. real estate investor's executive chair over concerns about his "excessive" salary and leadership as the business winds down.
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January 08, 2026
Willkie Helps Mutares Buy Thermoplastics Biz For $450M
German private equity firm Mutares said Thursday that it will buy the European and American thermoplastics business of Sabic, a Saudi Arabian chemicals heavyweight, for $450 million in the largest transaction it has ever made.
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January 08, 2026
IT Firm Softcat To Buy Back Shares Worth £45M
Softcat, a provider of IT infrastructure products and services, said Thursday that it has begun a stock repurchase program of up to £45 million ($60.5 million) in a move that it expects will lower its share capital.
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January 07, 2026
Simpson Thacher Advises As Data Center Biz Gets $1.9B
Investment firm KKR and private equity firm Oak Hill Capital on Wednesday said they will contribute approximately $1.9 billion in investments for European data center company Global Technical Realty, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP advising.
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January 07, 2026
UK Broker Snaps Up Cambridge Benefits Biz
Insurance broker Verlingue said it has acquired employee benefits and financial planning specialist EBCam for an undisclosed amount as it continues expanding in the U.K. employee benefits market.
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January 07, 2026
Reckitt To Return £1.6B To Shareholders After Unit Sale
Consumer brands giant Reckitt Benckiser said Wednesday that it is planning to return approximately £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) of excess cash to its shareholders after completing the partial sale of its $4.8 billion Essential Home business.
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January 07, 2026
Saba Capital Queries Investment Trust Cut In SpaceX Stake
U.S. hedge fund Saba accused Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust's board of failing to act in shareholders' interests in an open letter on Wednesday, following a sharp reduction in the trust's holding in SpaceX just weeks before a major revaluation of the rocket company.
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January 07, 2026
Ex-Jefferies Banker To Face 2028 Trial For Insider Dealing
A former Jefferies International adviser and his alleged associate denied committing insider dealing to make £70,000 ($94,000) from the £969 million takeover of a real estate investment trust when they appeared at a London court on Wednesday.
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January 07, 2026
Gold Miner Galantas To Buy Chilean Project For $32M
Galantas Gold Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Andacollo Oro Gold Project in Chile for approximately $32 million, marking a major expansion for the Canadian precious metals miner.
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January 07, 2026
Great Portland Estates Buys West End Property For £51M
Great Portland Estates, a real estate investor with a listing in London, said Wednesday that it has snapped up a West End property for £51 million ($69 million) to expand its inner-city portfolio.
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January 13, 2026
Latham & Watkins Adds 3 A&O Shearman Pros In London
Latham & Watkins LLP said Tuesday that it has hired three finance partners from A&O Shearman in London, taking to 14 the number of lawyers who have joined its ranks from its rival since June.
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January 06, 2026
Squire Patton Fights £3.7M Claim Over Advice On Tech Deal
Squire Patton Boggs has argued at a London court that it did not cause a software company to lose up to £3.7 million ($5 million) by failing to advise it on the ownership of intellectual property that was purportedly crucial to its buyout of a rival.