Transactions UK

  • July 23, 2024

    Axway To Raise €131M To Fund €330M Banking Software Buy

    Information technology company Axway said Tuesday that it is planning to raise approximately €131 million ($142 million) in equity as part of its €330 million acquisition of the banking software activities of Sopra Steria Group.

  • July 30, 2024

    Bird & Bird Hires 2 Ex-Hogan Lovells Finance Pros In Milan

    Bird & Bird LLP has recruited two senior finance partners as part of a team of seven lawyers moving from Hogan Lovells in Milan, boosting growth in the firm's international finance and financial regulation practice.

  • July 23, 2024

    Laundry Tech Biz Jensen Buys 85% Stake In Rival For €34M

    Belgian laundry tech company Jensen said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy 85% of Maxi Press, which makes parts for washing machines and irons, for €34.3 million ($37.3 million), with the remaining 15% due to be purchased over a three-year period.

  • July 23, 2024

    Eni's Mobility Biz Unit Valued At €12.5B As KKR To Buy Stake

    Private equity shop KKR will buy a minority stake in the sustainable mobility business of Eni SpA, the Italian supermajor oil company, in a deal that values the subsidiary at up to €12.5 billion ($13.6 billion), the companies said Tuesday.

  • July 22, 2024

    Royalty Co. Wins Bid To Confirm Award Against Utopia Music

    A New York federal judge has granted a petition by the former owners of artist royalties company Lyric Financial LLC to confirm an arbitral award against Lyric's buyers, Utopia Music Holdings (US) Inc. and its Swiss parent, Utopia Music AG.

  • July 22, 2024

    Lending Biz CEO Says Director Forced Him To Transfer Shares

    A solicitor has asked a court to unwind a share transfer that he allegedly made under duress to an ex-director and a lawyer with whom he was business, claiming that he had to make the transfer to quash a false fraud allegation.

  • July 22, 2024

    UK Ends DJ Equipment Merger Probe As Parties Ditch Deal

    The antitrust regulator of the U.K. said Monday that it has canceled its probe into DJ equipment maker AlphaTheta's proposed acquisition of audio technology company Serato, after the audio entertainment companies abandoned the deal.

  • July 22, 2024

    Norton Rose, Akin Steer $900M LNG Biz Deal

    Woodside said Monday it has agreed to buy Tellurian Inc., a liquefied natural gas developer in the U.S., for $900 million, with the Australian energy company saying that this will allow it to become a major player in the LNG business.

  • July 22, 2024

    Vodafone Raises Another €1.3B From German Towers Biz Sale

    Telecommunications giant Vodafone Group PLC said Monday that it has raised another €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) from the 2022 sale of its German mobile phone tower operating company Vantage Towers.

  • July 22, 2024

    Latham-Guided PE Firm To Buy UK Property Biz For £600M

    Hammerson PLC said Monday that it has agreed to sell retail management company to a vehicle owned by U.S. private equity firm L Catterton for £600 million ($775.6 million) to help the real estate developer pay back debt and make other investments.

  • July 22, 2024

    UK Eases Reporting Rules For Investment Stewardship

    Britain's accounting watchdog unveiled changes to the U.K.'s stewardship code for investment on Monday that it said would help reduce the reporting burden for investors.

  • July 22, 2024

    Ascertus, Lawcadia Partner For Streamlined Legal Operations

    Legal services provider Ascertus Ltd. said on Monday that it has entered a partnership with Australian technology company Lawcadia to provide management and workflow services to corporate clients.

  • July 29, 2024

    White & Case Hires Secondaries Pro From Ropes & Gray

    White & Case LLP has hired an expert in U.S. and European secondaries transactions from Ropes & Gray LLP in London as it continues to expand its global investment funds practice.

  • July 19, 2024

    FTC Says Microsoft Price Hike Shows Activision Deal Harm

    The Federal Trade Commission told the Ninth Circuit that Microsoft's recently announced Game Pass price increase is an example of the harm caused by the company's $68.7 billion acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard Inc.

  • July 19, 2024

    Kirkland-Led Evolution Bets On Galaxy Gaming For $124M

    Swedish betting company Evolution has said that it has agreed to acquire casino table games developer Galaxy Gaming Inc. for approximately $124 million, including debt, to cement its presence in the U.S. market in a deal guided by Kirkland and Latham.

  • July 26, 2024

    Akin Snaps Up Cooley's London Chief In Three-Partner Hire

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said on Friday that it has recruited a three-partner team of experts in technology transactions from Cooley LLP in London, led by the U.S. outfit's office managing partner.

  • July 19, 2024

    Nordic Care Services Provider Kicks Off $14M Share Buyback

    Attendo said on Friday that it has launched a share buyback program worth up to 150 million Swedish kronor ($14 million) as the Nordic care services specialist seeks to raise money for possible acquisitions and reward investors.

  • July 19, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen a libel clash between comedian Paul Currie and the Soho Theatre Company over allegations of anti-semitism, technology giant Huawei face a patents claim by Mediatek, Westfield Europe pursue action against Clearpay Finance for contract breaches and tour operating company Carnival hit chartered airline Maleth Aero for significant flight delays. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • July 19, 2024

    UK Clears Nationwide's £2.9B Purchase Of Virgin Money

    The competition regulator of the U.K. said Friday that it has cleared Nationwide Building Society's acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC for £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion), which the companies say would create a combined group with assets of approximately £366 billion.

  • July 19, 2024

    REIT Segro Sells €327M Logistics Warehouse Portfolio

    Real estate investment trust Segro PLC said on Friday that its joint venture in Europe has sold four warehouses in Italy for a total of €327 million ($356 million).

  • July 19, 2024

    UK Clears Roche's $295M Purchase Of Diagnostics Biz

    The U.K. antitrust watchdog said Friday that it has cleared a $295 million proposed purchase by Swiss drugmaker Roche of parts of diagnostic company LumiraDx.

  • July 19, 2024

    Casino Group Faces French Price-Fixing Probe

    Casino Group, the French retail giant that has recently undergone a restructuring, said it is being investigated by France's financial crime agency for possible price manipulation and corruption.

  • July 18, 2024

    Deals Rumor Mill: Google, StandardAero, Sony

    Google parent Alphabet is nearing a $23 billion Wiz buy, PE firms circle StandardAero at a potential $10 billion price, and Sony backs away from Paramount after the Skydance deal. Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.

  • July 18, 2024

    PE Firm's £432M Deal Awaiting NSIA Clearance Pushed Back

    Wealth management firm Mattioli Woods said Thursday that its approximately £432 million ($546 million) acquisition by London private equity firm Pollen Street Capital that is awaiting national security clearance is now likely to close a month later than expected.

  • July 18, 2024

    Octopus Renewables To Sell Swedish Wind Farm For €74M

    Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC said Thursday that it has agreed to sell a wind farm in Sweden to a German institutional investor for approximately €74 million ($81 million) to release cash that will be used to reduce debt.

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