Transactions UK

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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