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The regulatory and funding landscape for private and public businesses continues to evolve. We appreciate the need for managers to focus on preserving and developing their business and for funders to support and facilitate growth. We provide a straightforward approach to our corporate finance and commercial advice which puts your business needs first.
We assist with securing funding for your venture, shaping the structure of your business, guiding you through the minefield of legal compliance and dealing with any corporate transactions along the way. Our experts are business people as well as lawyers; engaging with and understanding your pressures. We provide pragmatic and relevant advice to help protect and grow our clients.
Our latest transaction update details some of the key corporate finance and banking transactions we have been involved in during the last quarter.
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From 6 April 2016, qualifying UK companies and LLPs have been required to keep a register of ‘persons with significant control’ (PSCs).
Guidance on when procurement challenge information ought to be regarded confidential and striking a balance between open justice and confidentiality.
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union analyses when a subsidiary of a public body may also be a contracting authority.
Very happy with the service from a very switched on team. Declan Cushley and Barker Brettell did a great job and this work was and continues to be appreciated by my directors.
They have a very strong reputation.
They are very engaged in getting a good conclusion for their client. They think clearly and waste no time.
Advised the SDL Group on the strategic acquisition of Graham Penny Auctions, following this they became the largest auction operation outside of London.
Instructed by the London Taxi Company in a trade mark infringement and passing off action, we are seeking to enforce its 3D trademarks which represent the iconic shape of the famous London taxi in the High Court, regarded by our client to be a key asset of its business. We are working with our client to ensure this asset is properly protected.
Advised PCT Healthcare Ltd on their £80m acquisition of WR Evans (Chemist) Limited. The acquisition by PCT Healthcare Ltd, which owns and operates a chain of retail pharmacy stores across the Midlands and North West of England, will transform the Group into the third largest independent pharmacy chain in the UK.
We provide a fully outsourced solution to Mace, a global construction company, developing and implementing an extensive global brand protection programme, including; advising on brand protection strategy, instructing and co-ordinating the filing and prosecution of all trademark applications, reporting and advising on issues arising in respect of the various applications, negotiating coexistence arrangements and dealing with infringing third party use of identical or similar brands.
Advising a UK subsidiary of a multi-national corporate group on UK and cross border corporation tax issues and reliefs on incorporating a trading branch of the company located in another EU country.
The Royal Bank of Scotland is current embroiled in a £12billion class action brought by its former shareholders over the bank’s fundraising before its 2008 government bailout.
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The claimants in Paul Kitcatt & 11 Ors v (1) MMS UK Holdings Ltd ('MMS') (2) Publicis Groupe SA ('Publicis') [2017] EWHC 675 (Comm) were successful against MMS in an action for breach of warranty in a share purchase agreement (SPA).
As of 6 April, the controversial apprenticeship levy came into force. This is effectively a 0.5% tax on employers with a pay bill of more than £3m. The levy money flows into a centralised apprenticeship training fund.
The directors' decision has been set aside as the court held that they had acted in breach of their fiduciary duties by swapping the debt owed to a terminally ill director in return for shares in the company.
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