Moore Barlow reports an increase in complex deal making activity in the IT and Telecoms sector
Moore Barlow has reported a significant uptick in complex dealmaking activity across the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) space - reflecting a momentum shift as businesses pursue growth, consolidation and technological evolution.
The firm’s Corporate team has been called into advise on a significant volume of multi-million pound transactions across the TMT landscape, supporting buyers, sellers and management teams across multiple levels of the market. The pace of this activity highlights both the scale of opportunity within the sector as well as Moore Barlow’s strategic role in facilitating strategic transactions across a wide range of deal structures and sizes. The matters Moore Barlow’s Corporate team has undertaken has embraced all parts of the deal-making process.
On the disposal side, Moore Barlow advised on the sale of Tailor Made Technologies supporting shareholders through a successful exit, as well as the £3.5m sale of Matrix Business Group Limited to Onecom Limited. These transactions reflect continued appetite from private equity-backed buyers to invest in the UK’s TMT space, and Moore Barlow’s role in supporting founders release value and transition ownership with confidence.
The Moore Barlow Corporate team has recently advised on a range of transactions across differing sizes and complexities. This includes advising Southern Communications Limited on several acquisitions, from high-value deals to smaller transactions. Together, these matters demonstrate how consolidation in the sector is being driven by a steady pipeline of both high-value acquisitions and smaller strategic bolt-on deals that enable businesses to scale at a pace that suits them.
On the investment side, Moore Barlow has advised Planetary Impact Ventures, a Danish green venture fund, on several UK investments. Most recently, its investment into Growing Good Technology Limited (t/a “Growing Good”), a SaaS platform supporting subscription-based local food box businesses. These transactions highlight the UK’s continuing ability to attract overseas capital and demonstrate Moore Barlow’s strength in supporting international institutional investors in their UK activities.
One recent standout piece of work reflecting the pace of consolidation across the UK and Moore Barlow’s role within it was advising the shareholders of the Pangea group on the sale of four interconnected insurance businesses, delivering end-to-end legal support across a detailed transaction involving multiple corporate entities and stakeholders.
The transaction represents a significant strategic milestone for the Pangea group and will see the business join Clear Group’s expanding UK insurance broking platform. The existing management team will continue with the business following completion, ensuring continuity for clients, insurers and key stakeholders.
Michael Piper, Director, Pangea said: “We are extremely grateful for the support provided by Isabelle and Jeremy throughout the sale process. From the outset, they worked closely with us to understand our business and objectives, guiding us with clarity, professionally and a genuinely personal approach. Their experience, responsiveness and attention to detail gave us a real confidence at every stage and were instrumental in delivering a smooth process and a result we are very pleased with.”
Natasha Jones, Partner, Corporate said: “The UK’s telecoms and IT market is one of the fastest growing and most rapidly changing sectors – it is an exciting space, offering many opportunities and challenges. The Moore Barlow team has seen a wide range of transactions taking place and the varied nature of these deals represents our ability to support clients at every stage of their businesses' journey.”
The deal flow news comes shortly after the firm announced record-breaking annual results for the 2025/2026 financial year, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s leading regional law firms. Figures showed billings rose to £44.7 million, representing a 13% increase on the previous financial year (£39.4million).