This Practice Note provides an overview of the purpose, content and scope of a comfort letter prepared by the auditors of a company preparing to offer...
The agreement of the members of a company is required to make certain changes to a company, such as amending its constitution, name or share capital,...
What is an intention to float announcement?An intention to float announcements (ITF) is generally the first announcement to the public by an issuer of...
The underwriters or initial purchasers in an international securities offering will customarily require that the issuer's accountants provide one or...
A ratchet in private equity is a mechanism to vary the amount of equity held by founders, managers and employees post-investment.In a venture capital...
This Practice Note explains the cash box structure and the principles behind its use in connection with a proposed placing by a public limited company...
A demerger is a transaction whereby a business carried on by a company within a group is taken out of that group and run under separate management but...
This Practice Note outlines the written resolution method directors may adopt to take decisions instead of holding board meetings. It also considers...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Africa – A Regional Overview; Argentina; Austria; Czech Republic; Egypt;...
This Practice Note provides an overview of issues that are likely to be encountered by an English-qualified lawyer when advising a seller or a buyer...
A non-UK based purchaser of a UK business (or UK-headquartered business) will need to consider the following tax issues:•the UK costs associated with...
A UK based purchaser of an overseas business will need to consider the following tax issues:•the potential overseas and UK tax costs associated with...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Denmark;...
We refer you to Practice Note: Getting the Deal Through: Mergers and acquisitions which has specific content relating to France and Germany, as well...