Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in August 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving United Kingdom in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 8 deals involving United Kingdom in August 2026, 4 of them with a disclosed value, worth $10bn in total. The largest was Apollo Global Management (Eagle Bidco)'s $7.7bn deal for easyJet plc, ahead of Lactalis (B.S.A. SAS) and Saputo Dairy UK (Saputo's UK Dairy Division) at $1.3bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in August 2026
- 16 AugApollo Global Management (Eagle Bidco) → easyJet plcApollo agrees £5.7bn takeover of easyJetTransport / AirlinesAgreed$7.7bn
- 214 AugLactalis (B.S.A. SAS) → Saputo Dairy UK (Saputo's UK Dairy Division)Lactalis agrees £988m deal for Saputo's UK dairy businessConsumer / DairyAgreed$1.3bn
- 319 AugRidgeview Partners (U.K. Piston Bidco) → Pinewood Technologies Group plc (Pinewood.AI)Ridgeview agrees £545m takeover of Pinewood.AITechnology / Automotive softwareCompleted$740m
- 47 AugDNO ASA → Genel Energy plcDNO walks away from £202m approach for Genel EnergyEnergy / Oil and gasTerminated$272m
- 53 AugORIX Aviation → AerFinORIX Aviation agrees to buy AerFin from CataCapIndustrials / Aviation aftermarketAgreedUndisclosed
- 64 AugPacific Asset Management (Pinnacle Investment Management group) → Asset Value Investors LtdPacific Asset Management buys Asset Value InvestorsFinancials / Asset managementCompletedUndisclosed
- 76 AugBain Capital → Gong cha GlobalBain Capital agrees to buy Gong cha from TA AssociatesConsumer / Restaurants and beveragesAgreedUndisclosed
- 814 AugProvidence Equity Partners → HometrackProvidence agrees to buy Hometrack from Zoopla ownerTechnology / Property data and analyticsAgreedUndisclosed