Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in April 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 April 2026, 6 of them with a disclosed value, worth $7.6bn in total. The largest was Standard Life plc's $2.7bn deal for Aegon UK plc, ahead of ESCO Technologies Inc. and Megger Group Limited at $2.4bn.
Top mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom in April 2026
- 115 AprStandard Life plc → Aegon UK plcStandard Life agrees £2bn deal for Aegon UKFinancials / Pensions and savingsAgreed$2.7bn
- 215 AprESCO Technologies Inc. → Megger Group LimitedESCO agrees US$2.35bn deal for MeggerIndustrials / Electrical test equipmentAgreed$2.4bn
- 37 AprTinicum and Blackstone (Zeus UK Bidco) → Senior plcTinicum and Blackstone agree £1.4bn takeover of aerospace engineer SeniorIndustrials / Aerospace componentsCompleted$1.9bn
- 416 AprCharterhouse Capital Partners (CCP Paw 2) → Animalcare Group plcCharterhouse agrees £235m take-private of veterinary group AnimalcareHealthcare / Veterinary pharmaceuticalsCompleted$320m
- 529 AprDöhler Group SE → Treatt plcDöhler agrees £183m deal for TreattConsumer / Flavours and ingredientsCompleted$247m
- 69 AprSTRABAG UK Limited (STRABAG SE) → Van Elle Holdings plcSTRABAG agrees £58.8m deal for Van ElleIndustrials / Geotechnical engineeringCompleted$79m
- 711 AprDIAFA → Richard Caring hospitality portfolio (The Ivy Collection, Caprice Holdings, The Birley Clubs)DIAFA takes majority stake in Richard Caring's Ivy and Annabel's empireConsumer / Restaurants and private members' clubsCompletedUndisclosed