M&A
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Foreign buyers drove this week’s top M&A deals in Britain. UK assets continued to attract overseas and private-equity capital, with five major transactions totalling more than £18 billion announced or completed across financial services, industry, and property sectors.
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Five new UK deals signal strong mid-cap appetite. Advent’s £3.8bn Spectris bid headlines a week of sponsor-driven takeovers and trade interest across tech, energy, and education. Deal flow remains weighted to the sub-£200m tier, with UK targets drawing both private equity and listed buyers.
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Global buyers kept pressure on UK assets this week. Energy, aerospace, and logistics sectors drew inbound interest, while regulators moved to scrutinise the world’s biggest ad merger. From Wincanton to Ricardo, cross-border momentum remains high despite tighter oversight.
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UK law firm mergers fall 25% amid PE speculation
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Telecom, tech, private equity deals define a dynamic UK week.
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Consolidation accelerates across telecoms, energy, and infrastructure
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Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have announced the completion of their acquisition of the European waste-to-product company Renewi, in a deal valuing the company at approximately £707 million ($957 million USD). Based in the UK, Renewi specialises in extracting value from waste and used materials, diverting waste from incineration or…
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KKR’s retreat leaves Thames Water clinging to creditor plan.
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UK-based renewable energy firm Low Carbon has announced the completion of a sale involving a portfolio of eight solar projects with a total capacity of 350 MW, as well as two co-located battery storage assets with a capacity of 85 MW, to the French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies. These projects are in advanced development stages and…
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M&G, Arqit and IFX lead a week of strategic acquisitions.