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This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the Investment Association's updated guidance on virtual AGM participation and...
The Investment Association (IA) has published updated guidance on virtual participation in annual general meetings (AGMs), favouring hybrid meetings...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has responded to HMRC consultation on modernising the taxation of company distributions and...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the FCA's new sustainability disclosure requirements for listed issuers, applying UK...
Separate legal personality and the corporate veilCorporate legal personality—the Salomon principleA properly formed registered company is a separate...
A company’s constitutionWhat is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as...
Allotment and issue of shares—fundamentalsSTOP PRESS: A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024, which...
Private companies limited by sharesThis Practice Note summarises the main features of a private company limited by shares. It also covers key...
What is ‘sweat equity’ and how is it used in a private equity or venture capital context?‘Sweat equity’ can refer to where shares are given to managers/founders in either a management buyout (MBO) or venture capital (VC) context, not in return for cash, but based on the recipient’s effort and
A guide to drafting an investment agreementInvestment agreementThis Practice Note serves as a guide for a drafter when drafting and/or reviewing an investment agreement (also known as a subscription and shareholders’ agreement), involving the subscription for shares (and, possibly, loan notes) in a
Most favoured nation provisions and their use in private equity fundsIntroductionA most favoured nation (MFN) clause entitles an investor to have visibility of side letter entitlements of other investors in the private equity fund and, in certain circumstances, allows such investor to elect to
Equity warrants—private companyThis Practice Note provides an overview of equity warrants in the context of private company investment. Listed equity warrants and debt warrants (of any nature) are beyond the scope of this note.What is a warrant?A warrant is a contractual financial instrument that
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