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November 26, 2020

COVID-19: further regulations on wrongful trading and company meetings

On 26 November 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of ...

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October 23, 2020

Good leavers, bad leavers and ‘grey’ leavers.. what happens to their shares and options

If directors or employees leave, what should happen to their shares or share options? It ...

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September 2, 2020

Investor directors, independent directors and board observers: roles and responsibilities

In the early stages of many startups, the founders carry out almost all the ...

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July 20, 2020

What does ‘vesting’ mean for founders?

If you are capital raising as a founder of a startup, potential investors will ...

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June 22, 2020

What are ‘customary drag and tag provisions’?

VC and angel investors are likely to want ‘customary drag and tag provisions’ in ...

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May 14, 2020

Directors’ duties

Whether you are appointed to the Board of the company you work for or ...

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April 21, 2020

Future Fund convertible loans

The Government has announced a new scheme to issue convertible loans to innovative companies ...

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February 14, 2020

What do you need to think about before signing a shareholders’ agreement?

We are all likely to need some help to achieve commercial success at some ...

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February 12, 2020

Convertible loan notes – a financing alternative?

Convertible loan notes are a loan made by an investor to the company which ...

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January 23, 2020

Is ‘dilution’ bad for shareholders?

You hold shares as a founder or an early investor in a startup, and ...

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January 8, 2020

Articles of Association – FAQs

What are Articles of Association?Articles of association, also called ‘articles’, create a contract between ...

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December 11, 2019

What are A Ordinary Shares? What is a liquidation preference, and why do investors ask for it?

Investors will usually want to get their investment monies back ahead of the founders ...

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November 14, 2019

Enterprise Management Incentives

Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) are share option arrangements aimed at small growing companies.Privately owned ...

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October 3, 2019

Growth Shares – alternative to EMI options

Growth Shares are a special class of shares which reward holders with the growth ...

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September 11, 2019

What are pre-emption rights? Should you care about them?

Pre-emption rights are often referred during negotiations for funding rounds as being key for ...

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August 1, 2019

What do I need to know about advanced subscription agreements?

An advanced subscription agreement is, in essence, a prepayment by an investor for ordinary ...

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June 29, 2019

How to apply for SEIS/EIS advance assurance

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) are schemes designed to ...

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May 18, 2019

How should you value your company?

As a law firm, we don’t carry out valuations of businesses. We as solicitors, ...

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March 21, 2019

Thinking about angel investment

Angel investment is an investment by individuals, generally high net worth, from their own funds. ...

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December 7, 2018

Are you on the hook with a Personal Guarantee?

If you are giving a personal guarantee in relation to your company, we can ...

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November 15, 2018

10 key things to include in your shareholders’ agreement

A shareholders' agreement provides for how a company should be run, and governs the ...

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October 26, 2018

Don’t forget about Business Relief for Inheritance Tax in planning a sale of your business

You should think carefully about the Inheritance Tax consequences if you are selling your ...

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August 4, 2018

How to remove unwanted minority shareholders

In many businesses including start-ups, the directors and shareholders are the same people. The ...

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May 27, 2018

Good news for EMI

The European Commission announced on 15 May 2018 that it had approved the prolongation ...

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May 1, 2018

New protection against identity fraud for company directors

New laws have come into effect from 26 April 2018 to help tackle the ...

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April 27, 2018

What is the PSC (‘person with significant control’) register and why has it been introduced?

The PSC register is a register of persons with significant control over a company ...

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December 4, 2017

SEIS and EIS – Tax efficient schemes designed to help small and medium sized businesses

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) are schemes designed to ...

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