United Kingdom

After months of ongoing fears over proposed regulation weighing on 2010's M&A rebound, the UK regulator appears to have bucked the tightening trend. The UK Listing Authority (UKLA)... 2010-08-24

Hedge funds are finally giving into the urge to merge. At a time when the 'Special Relationship' between the UK and USA is being tested in the wake of the BP Gulf of Mexico... 2010-08-12

Multinational drugmaker Shire is to acquire Belgian drugmaker Movetis for EUR428mn (US$565mn), or EUR19 a share - a 60% premium on their earlier price of EUR11.90 - funded by the company's... 2010-08-06

Profit is no longer a dirty word. Indeed this week, the UK taxpayer welcomed the posting of H110 profits by Britain's bailed-out banks. In a remarkable turnaround for the UK banking... 2010-08-06

The next big test for the European banking sector is funding. With European banks have cleared the long-awaited stress tests, with only 7 of the 91 tested banks failing, the focus will... 2010-07-28

UK online grocery retailer Ocado has completed a listing on the UK stock market, raising around GBP200mn at a price that values it at GBP937mn. However, the IPO was to some extent overshadowed... 2010-07-28

France's GDF Suez and the UK's International Power (IP) have re-entered a discussion on forming a partnership, following the previous collapse of talks in January 2010. A deal would... 2010-07-21