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February 18, 2026
Beacon Energy PLC said Wednesday that it has set a date in March for shareholders to vote on its planned acquisition of a stake in a gas field project in Italy.
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February 18, 2026
The U.K. pension plan of a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp. has completed a £700 million ($950 million) buy-in transaction, securing the retirement benefits of more than 3,600 members, Standard Life said on Wednesday.
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February 17, 2026
Sirius Real Estate Ltd. said Tuesday it will receive £77 million ($104 million) in proceeds from a share offering as it looks to snap up defense-related assets in Germany.
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February 17, 2026
Pension insurer M&G has taken on £180 million ($243.3 million) in retirement savings liabilities from a scheme sponsored by high technology components manufacturer, in a deal guided by Osborne Clarke and CMS, an adviser on the transaction has said.
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February 17, 2026
British mapping software business 1Spatial said Tuesday that it has convened its shareholders to vote on a proposed takeover offer of approximately £87.1 million ($117 million) from a portfolio company of U.S. technology investor Battery Ventures.
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February 17, 2026
InterContinental Hotels Group began a share repurchase program on Tuesday to return up to $950 million more to investors as the hospitality giant reported record hotel openings.
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February 17, 2026
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said Tuesday that it will reward investors with a buyback worth up to €1 billion ($1.2 billion) as it seeks to reduce the share capital of the sole licensed bottler of Coca-Cola for the two regions.
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February 17, 2026
The European insurance market could see a wave of further mergers and acquisitions this year, a ratings agency said Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026
Wheaton, a Canadian multinational precious metals streaming company, said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy almost one-third of the silver produced in a mine in Peru from a unit of mining giant BHP for an upfront consideration of $4.3 billion.
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February 17, 2026
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition by Axa Investment Managers of a 40% stake in Spanish fiber network operator FiberPass, removing the need for a formal merger filing, Vodafone Spain's owner Zegona said Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026
Legal & General has helped secure £86 million ($117 million) of pension liabilities across a U.K. manufacturing and construction group's three retirement programs, Broadstone said Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026
Pensions business Chesnara PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy insurance policy manager Scottish Widows Europe from a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group PLC for €110 million ($130 million) in cash as it seeks to expand on the Continent.
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February 16, 2026
Hedge fund Baupost has settled its $650 million dispute with DPK Management over a failed joint venture, ending the fight over allegations that the real estate company violated an exclusive contract with Baupost by secretly soliciting other offers.
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February 23, 2026
Proskauer Rose LLP has hired three partners from Hogan Lovells to expand its private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions team in Paris.
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February 16, 2026
An internet betting businessman told a court Monday that the ex-owner of a gambling business he bought orchestrated and concealed a scheme to defraud its auditors, leading to the company losing its license and wiping out his £50.7 million ($69 million) investment.
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February 16, 2026
Pinewood Technologies said Monday that it is still has confidence in its long-term plans, despite private equity firm Apax Partners LLP ending its interest in buying the U.K. automotive software company, citing tough economic conditions.
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February 16, 2026
Peugeot Invest, the investment arm of the Peugeot family, said Monday that it has sold its entire stake in a major French industrial manufacturer for €116 million ($137 million), marking its exit from the company after almost 50 years.
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February 16, 2026
The accounting regulator proposed Monday to allow Chinese companies raising money on the London Stock Exchange through global depositary receipts to use Chinese accounting standards, in a temporary relaxation of rules in line with government policy.
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February 16, 2026
Optima said Monday it has agreed to buy PAM Healthcare Ltd. in a £100 million ($136 million) deal that aims to strengthen its position in the occupational health and wellbeing sector in the U.K. and Ireland.
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February 16, 2026
Asset manager M&G Investments said Monday that private equity giant CVC has acquired $1.1 billion of its North America-focused investment portfolio in a secondary transaction.
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February 16, 2026
The Ardonagh Group said Monday that it has acquired a majority stake in Risk Management Insurance Brokerage Ltd. of Hong Kong as the British broker continues to expand in Asia.
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February 16, 2026
Plus500 started a share buyback program worth up to $100 million on Monday, as the financial technology company looks to reward investors after recently reporting higher revenue.
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February 16, 2026
Britain's mergers and acquisitions authority has granted Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. extra time to make a takeover offer worth £8 billion ($11 billion) for Beazley PLC, the U.K. insurer said Monday.
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February 13, 2026
European enforcers have greenlighted Universal Music Group's $775 million purchase of Downtown Music Holdings, after the companies agreed to unload a royalty accounting platform that has access to sensitive information from rival music labels.
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February 13, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. acquires rival Valaris Ltd., historic British fund manager Schroders agrees to a cash takeover by U.S. asset manager Nuveen, and a consortium that includes U.S. private equity firm Advent International LP and FedEx Corp. buy Polish parcel locker company InPost.