Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in January 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving United Kingdom in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 12 deals involving United Kingdom in January 2026, 8 of them with a disclosed value, worth $7.1bn in total. The largest was EQT AB's $3.2bn deal for Coller Capital, ahead of Jacobs Solutions Inc. and PA Consulting (remaining stake) at $1.6bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in January 2026
- 122 JanEQT AB → Coller CapitalEQT agrees US$3.2bn all-share deal for Coller CapitalFinancials / Private markets secondariesCompleted$3.2bn
- 25 JanJacobs Solutions Inc. → PA Consulting (remaining stake)Jacobs takes full control of PA Consulting in £1.2bn dealIndustrials / Consulting and advisory servicesCompleted$1.6bn
- 36 JanAmgen Inc. → Dark Blue TherapeuticsAmgen buys UK protein-degrader biotech Dark Blue for up to $840mHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$840m
- 429 JanApax Partners → Pinewood Technologies Group plc (Pinewood.AI)Apax walks away from £575m Pinewood.AI approachTechnology / Automotive dealer softwareTerminated$790m
- 522 JanOEP Capital Advisors (Kite UK Bidco) → Kitwave Group plcOEP takes Kitwave private in £251m dealConsumer / Food and drink wholesaleCompleted$340m
- 628 JanThe British Land Company PLC → Life Science REIT plcBritish Land agrees £150m deal for Life Science REITReal estate / Science and technology campusesCompleted$210m
- 721 JanVertiGIS Ltd → 1Spatial plcVertiGIS agrees £87m takeover of 1SpatialTechnology / Geospatial softwareCompleted$120m
- 821 JanNext plc → Russell & Bromley (brand and selected assets)Next buys Russell & Bromley brand out of administrationConsumer / Footwear retailCompleted$5m
- 95 JanBridgepoint → Interpath Advisory (majority stake)Bridgepoint buys control of Interpath from H.I.G.Financials / Restructuring and advisory servicesCompletedUndisclosed
- 106 JanAccenture plc → FacultyAccenture buys UK AI specialist FacultyTechnology / AI services and softwareCompletedUndisclosed
- 1114 JanEQT X fund → Oxford Biomedica plcEQT abandons pursuit of Oxford BiomedicaHealthcare / Cell and gene therapy manufacturingTerminatedUndisclosed
- 1215 JanCloudflare, Inc. → Human Native LtdCloudflare buys AI data marketplace Human NativeTechnology / AI data licensing marketplaceCompletedUndisclosed