Transactions UK

  • August 19, 2026

    QuidPay Costs Cut Over FCA Threats In $12M Funds Dispute

    Online payment company Quidpay had its legal costs stemming from its funds dispute with a fintech platform trimmed to $400,000 on Wednesday, as a London judge said the award should be cut by a third for making allegations he deemed "unsustainable."

  • August 19, 2026

    Fasken-Led Miner Closes £83M Takeover Deal For Tajik Assets

    Miner Vast Resources said Wednesday that it has completed its reverse takeover of Gulf International Minerals Ltd., sealing its acquisition of assets in Tajikistan in a deal worth an estimated £82.5 million ($112 million).

  • August 19, 2026

    Mexican Investor Sues Floreat Unit For $12M Funding Return

    Mexican businessman Ricardo Antonio Ponce Gutierrez and his company have filed a claim for 10 million Swiss francs ($12.4 million) in London's High Court against a member of the Floreat investment group, alleging it failed to repay funding provided under two investment agreements.

  • August 19, 2026

    Reinsurer Malibu Life Raises $125M In Equity

    Reinsurer Malibu said Wednesday it has successfully raised $125 million through selling shares, funds that could help bolster its operations and capital position.

  • August 19, 2026

    Ex-Sheffield Utd. Owner Winds Up Co. That Bought Club

    The American consortium that took over Sheffield United FC was wound up by a court on Wednesday after an application by the Saudi prince who once owned the English football club.

  • August 19, 2026

    Sidley-Led PE Firm To Bid £545M For UK Auto Software Biz

    Pinewood.AI said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Ridgeview Partners LLC for approximately £545 million ($739 million) in a deal that will delist it from the London Stock Exchange.

  • August 19, 2026

    Addleshaw, Eversheds Steer £58M Accountants' Pension Deal

    Pension Insurance Corporation said Wednesday it has taken on £58 million ($79 million) worth of retirement savings liabilities from a plan sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, in a deal guided by Addleshaw Goddard and Eversheds Sutherland. 

  • August 19, 2026

    Munich Re To Acquire US Cyber Insurtech In $575M Deal

    Reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based cyber insurance security company At-Bay in a $575 million deal. 

  • August 19, 2026

    EQT Grows Sport Exposure With Oz Rugby League Club Buy

    EQT AB said Wednesday it is set to become the majority shareholder of an Australian rugby league club, as the Swedish private investment firm moves to increase its exposure to the growing sports market.

  • August 18, 2026

    Pinsent Masons Steers Polish Broker On Two Insurance Buys

    Pinsent Masons LLP has advised Polish brokerage business MJM Group on its acquisition of a health insurance distributor and a digital administrator of group life insurance programs in the central European country. 

  • August 18, 2026

    Jensten Expands Midlands Footprint With Coversure Deal

    British insurance broker Jensten Group has acquired the largest franchise within the wider Coversure Insurance Services network in the U.K. to solidify its regional footprint and broking capabilities.

  • August 18, 2026

    BoE Must Disclose Why Mitie Staffer Missed Out On Transfer

    A tribunal has ordered the Bank of England to hand over documents that could shed light on whether a Mitie Ltd. worker was unfairly dismissed after he was excluded from a transfer to another security provider.

  • August 18, 2026

    Freshfields Leads £30M Sale Of Midlands Bus Business

    Mobico said Tuesday it has agreed in principle to offload its West Midlands bus business for around £29.5 million ($40 million), as authorities look to bring the network under public control.

  • August 18, 2026

    Frasers Bolsters Holding In €2.6B Hugo Boss Takeover Plan

    Retail giant Frasers said Tuesday that more Hugo Boss investors have accepted its offer to acquire additional shares in the business under a planned €2.6 billion ($3 billion) deal, effectively increasing its stake in the business to nearly 48%.

  • August 18, 2026

    A&L Goodbody-Led Ferry Biz Backs €1.2B Management Offer

    Irish Continental Group reiterated its recommendation Tuesday that shareholders accept the takeover offer of approximately €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) from a management-led bidding group, after the consortium confirmed it would not increase its bid for the ferry business.

  • August 18, 2026

    Property Investor To Enter Administration After US Sanctions

    An investor in Cuban real estate said Tuesday that Guernsey's financial regulator will appoint a court administrator for the company after U.S. sanctions triggered the loss of key banking, service provider and business relationships.

  • August 17, 2026

    Paramount Wants AGs, WGA To Pay $1.9B Merger Suit Bond

    Paramount Skydance Corp. put a price tag Monday on waiting until next year to close its planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, asking a California federal judge to impose an approximately $1.9 billion bond requirement on the Democratic attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America challenging the deal.

  • August 17, 2026

    Broker Sued For $550M For Alleged Securities Fraud

    A British hedge fund company has sued a Brazilian man for more than $500 million in a London court, alleging that he perpetrated an elaborate securities fraud against the company.

  • August 17, 2026

    Scottish Homebuilder Springfield To Sell Land For £12M

    Scottish homebuilder Springfield Properties said Monday it has sold land at one of its sites in Scotland for £12 million ($16 million) to fund the final payment of its 2022 purchase of a rival business.

  • August 17, 2026

    Dickson Minto-Led Lender To Acquire Rival For £55M

    Bentley Park, a holding company linked to private investment business Tavistock Group, said Monday its subsidiary has agreed to acquire flexible lender Time Finance for approximately £55.1 million ($75 million) to combine their complementary products and regional strengths.

  • August 17, 2026

    Swedish Co. Faces £33M Earnout Claim Over UK Haulage Biz

    The former owners of the British haulage company Kammac are pursuing its new proprietors for around £33 million ($45 million) in damages, telling a London court that the buyers mismanaged the business, depressing the ultimate sale price.

  • August 17, 2026

    Mothercare Offloads Executive Pension Scheme Liabilities

    Mothercare said Monday it has completed a full buyout of the liabilities of its executive pension plan, removing the early years brand's obligation to fund the plan and transferring responsibility for paying members' benefits to an insurer.

  • August 17, 2026

    Energy Biz Nostrum To Sell Kazakhstan Operations For $305M

    Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC said Monday that a subsidiary has agreed to sell its operations in Kazakhstan for $304.6 million to investment vehicle Alturion Holding Ltd. as the company seeks to repay its debt.

  • August 17, 2026

    FCA Opens India, UAE Posts To Deepen UK Finance Ties

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it has appointed new financial services attachés for India and the UAE to support international investment in the U.K.

  • August 17, 2026

    Hiscox Launches 2nd Phase Of $300M Share Buyback

    Hiscox Ltd. said Monday that it has launched a share buyback program worth up to $150 million — the second part of its $300 million stock repurchase scheme, which kicked off Feb. 25.

Expert Analysis

  • UK Corp. Crime Landscape Raises Global Governance Stakes

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    The Crime and Policing Act 2026 recently entered into force, highlighting a growing emphasis on governance and senior management oversight, the influence of compliance on commercial decision-making, and an overlap between legal and regulatory risk across jurisdictions, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • Int'l Arbitration Can Serve As Critical Tool In Hormuz Crisis

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    As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to severely disrupt global commercial navigation, companies should understand the key claims likely to arise in emergency and expedited arbitration procedures — including force majeure, breach of contract and pricing disputes — and the contractual safeguards and protective measures to consider, say lawyers at McDermott.

  • Despite Acquittal, Gallery Case Warns Of UK Sanctions Risk

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    Although art gallery Hauser & Wirth was able to defeat criminal charges of breaching the U.K. Russia sanctions regime, the ruling illustrates that prosecution for those operating in high-value international markets is a real-world risk, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.

  • Saxon Woods Ruling Clarifies Directors' Duty Of Good Faith

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    The U.K. Supreme Court’s recent landmark judgment in Saxon Woods sends a clear message to businesses that a director's conduct must withstand objective scrutiny, affirming that even if an individual believes they are acting in the company's best interests, they cannot deceive fellow board members, says Richard Clayman at Kingsley Napley.

  • UK Bill Would Transform Commercial Payments Terms

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    A bill recently introduced to Parliament, if enacted, would replace significant areas of contractual freedom concerning payment terms with mandatory rules that would fundamentally alter the balance of power between smaller suppliers and larger counterparties, says Sam Cooper at Crowell & Moring.

  • Making Deals Once EU Merger, Investment Screenings Overlap

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    Though proposed updates would result in greater overlap between European Commission merger control efforts and foreign investment screening, dealmakers must understand how different objectives still drive these regimes and how this recalibrated regulatory environment will affect their transactions, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • UK-Gulf Trade Deal Offers Key Benefits, But Hurdles Remain

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    The U.K.’s recent free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to deliver U.K. businesses a competitive advantage, with simplified procedures and tariff removal across manufacturing, services and digital trade sectors, but navigating Gulf regional tensions and differing regulatory regimes will create challenges, say lawyers at King & Spalding.

  • EU Protocol Strengthens Int'l Criminal Asset Recovery Powers

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    The Council of Europe’s recently adopted protocol to the Warsaw Convention marks a significant evolution in the international asset recovery landscape, signaling a focus on proactive and coordinated methods that require organizations to consider how to respond quickly to unexpected enforcement action, say lawyers at Trowers & Hamlin.

  • How UK Unfair Dismissal Reforms Could Affect PE Sponsors

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    The U.K. government’s unfair dismissal rights reforms taking effect from January 2027 could create uncertainty over management incentive arrangements and complicate senior management changes, representing a material shift in the risk landscape for private equity firms, say lawyers at Debevoise.

  • How FCA Proposal Would Change IPO Research Rules

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent proposals for the governance of information flows in equity initial public offerings represent a recalibration rather than a wholesale deregulation of the current framework by maintaining that connected research be grounded in approved disclosure, say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.

  • AI Deals Call For Tailored Approach To Address Hidden Risks

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    As artificial intelligence deals continue to advance, they raise complex intellectual property questions with hard-to-verify technical facts that require a different approach to due diligence, risk allocation and execution, say lawyers at Katten.

  • EU Foreign Subsidies Report Offers Chance To Take Stock

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    The European Union’s forthcoming review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, revealing reassuringly low intervention rates but a burdensome prenotification process, offers the European Commission a timely opportunity to address genuine distortions and be more proportionate in its demands on market participants, say lawyers at Dechert.

  • 'EU Inc.' Proposal Offers Startups Flexibility But With Limits

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    While the European Commission’s recent proposal for a single corporate framework across the European Union should offer a seamless and more accessible structure for high-growth businesses, seemingly minor variations complicate deal structuring and give rise to legal uncertainty in practice, says Mathieu de Korvin at Alkeom.

  • New FDI Regs Signal Major Changes For M&A Deals In EU

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    The European Parliament’s recent adoption of the new foreign direct investment regulation represents a major shift from the European Union's current regime, replacing a voluntary fragmented system with a mandatory baseline for screening and introducing procedural requirements that will bring greater consistency across member states, say lawyers at Covington.

  • EU Merger Overhaul Gives New Weight To Deal Efficiencies

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    The European Commission’s recently published draft merger guidelines mark a recalibration rather than a revolution, yet by elevating efficiencies to a central pillar of assessment they signal a deliberate pivot to innovation and investment, say lawyers at Slaughter and May.

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