This Practice Note provides an overview of the agreement for the sale and purchase of shares in a private limited company (target): the share purchase...
The principle definedCompany decisions are made by way of resolutions of the shareholders. There are three ways in which a resolution of a company may...
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...
The Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 came into force on 20 July 2017 and its provisions came fully into effect in Member States on 21 July 2019....
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is an independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-sized quoted companies. One...
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 considers the unique contractual status of the articles of association between the company and its members, primarily under s 33(1)...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the London Stock Exchange released a notice to give companies guidance on the...
What is a B share scheme and why is it used?A B share scheme is one method used by UK companies to return excess capital to shareholders. It is used...
This guidance, dated March 2014, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), provides new...
A dividend is a type of distribution made by a company to its members. n relation to the law and practice relating to distributions made by a company,...
Any dividend or other distribution of a company is subject to corporation tax unless that distribution is exempt.There are two sets of exemptions for...
AAIMA securities market owned and operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, with lighter entry requirements and continuing obligations than the main...
Market Tracker’s trend report, Dividends 2018—Market Tracker Trend Report, looks at market practice for the payment of dividends across the FTSE 350....
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