Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in September 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition involving United Kingdom in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 7 deals involving United Kingdom in September 2026, 2 of them with a disclosed value, worth $2.4bn in total. The largest was Clearlake Capital's $1.3bn deal for Chelsea FC (Boehly and Walter stakes), ahead of Softcat and General Datatech (GDT) at $1.1bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in September 2026
- 116 SeptClearlake Capital → Chelsea FC (Boehly and Walter stakes)Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea in £950m buyout of co-ownersMedia / SportsAgreed$1.3bn
- 217 SeptSoftcat → General Datatech (GDT)Softcat crosses Atlantic with $1.05bn GDT dealTechnologyAgreed$1.1bn
- 310 SeptAccel-KKR → ElecoAccel-KKR agrees £208m take-private of ElecoTechnologyAgreedUndisclosed
- 425 SeptGenel Energy → Capricorn EnergyGenel tops DNO with £330m Capricorn offerEnergyAgreedUndisclosed
- 525 SeptPeel Holdings → Harworth GroupPeel wins control of Harworth with 187p final offerReal estateAgreedUndisclosed
- 629 SeptRHI Magnesita → VesuviusRHI Magnesita in advanced talks over 549p-a-share Vesuvius bidIndustrialsIn talksUndisclosed
- 729 SeptMain Capital Partners → Tribal Group (business)Jenzabar gatecrashes Main Capital's £231m Tribal dealTechnologyIn reviewUndisclosed