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Lewis Silkin has advised FilmChain on its €2.8 million series seed investment round
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29 April 2024Lewis Silkin has advised FilmChain on its €2.8 million series seed investment round, led by Holt IntersXion fund, with support from DeBa Ventures, among other investors
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Out now: The Collective Quarterly - Issue 02 2024
19 April 2024Welcome to our second issue of The Collective Quarterly which supports creative, innovative, tech and science rich businesses, to adapt and thrive in these rapidly evolving and challenging times. From our in-house expertise and contributions from strategic partners to our broader community of entrepreneurs, creators and innovators, we bring you the latest ideas, insights and innovations.
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Lewis Silkin has advised FuturLab on its sale to Miniclip
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12 April 2024Lewis Silkin has advised the founders of FuturLab, the award-winning independent game studio behind PowerWash Simulator on its sale to Miniclip, an international digital games and entertainment company.
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US/UK M&A: Price Adjustment Mechanisms - The Locked Box
04 April 2024Price adjustment mechanisms are common in both UK and US style M&A transaction documents to determine the final price that the buyer pays. However, the manner in which the price adjustment is achieved varies; in the US, a closing accounts mechanism is generally used, and although these have remained common in the UK, in recent years we have seen increasing use of “locked box” mechanisms in UK style share purchase agreements governed by English law.
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New identity verification requirements for directors and others
28 March 2024The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) introduces changes to UK company law to ensure the accuracy of information and to reduce the possibility of fraud, it is being implemented in stages.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Havas on its acquisition of Wilderness
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27 March 2024Lewis Silkin has advised long-standing client Havas on its acquisition of social first marketing agency Wilderness.
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Pendulum swings back in favour of SMEs and the economy. Investors beware.
21 March 2024The ups and downs of the thresholds for being a high-net-worth investor or self-certified sophisticated investor
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Lewis Silkin has advised Fluent on its $7.5 million series seed investment round
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19 March 2024Lewis Silkin has advised U.K. startup, Fluent on its $7.5 million series seed investment round led by Hoxton Ventures
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How would you like your justice served?... ...well done (outcome following full due process), medium, or rare (trial by media)
19 March 2024The FCA has recently committed to carrying out enforcement cases more quickly as it seeks to increase the deterrent impact of its enforcement actions.
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US/UK M&A: Risk Allocation
18 March 2024In our second article in the US/UK M&A series, we explore deal certainty, the different appetite for risk and measures that are used to apportion risk between the parties.
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EMI options: Top 10 mistakes uncovered on an exit – and how to avoid them
15 March 2024In this article we explore the key issues around granting Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) options, an extremely popular employee incentive mechanism for qualifying small and medium sized companies, thanks to their unrivalled tax benefits and the flexibility permitted around setting their terms.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Finboot on its latest investment round
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13 March 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Cardiff-headquartered tech firm Finboot on its latest funding round. The latest round of investment has been led by strategic investment company SABIC Ventures together with the UK’s largest investment service Wealth Club.
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Lewis Silkin advises Seedlip founder’s latest venture on its first investment round
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12 March 2024Lewis Silkin has advised non-alcoholic drinks start-up Pollen Projects on its first equity financing round.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Group plc’s MHP Group on the acquisition of Studio La Plage
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11 March 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Group plc, the growth consultancy, on the acquisition of award-winning multidisciplinary agency, Studio La Plage, by MHP Group.
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Budget 2024: Into the Chocolate Factory
07 March 2024“There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination!” So sang Willy Wonka, in both his Gene Wilder and Timothee Chalamet incarnations – I have no idea about the Johnny Depp version, that one looked terrifying to me. And the Chancellor seems to have been infected with the same Wonkaesque, starry-eyed enthusiasm.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Banijay UK on its investment in Immovable Studios, co-founded by Akala and Chanelle Newman
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23 February 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Banijay UK on taking a minority stake in Immovable Studios, co-founded by British hip-hop artist, author and social entrepreneur Akala and his business partner and talent manager Chanelle Newman.
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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: first changes set to be introduced
22 February 2024The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and introduces several changes which are intended to prevent abuse of UK corporate structures and reduce economic crime. ECCTA will come into force in stages and it is anticipated that the first changes will be introduced on 4 March 2024 (although this date is dependent on parliamentary timetables).
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of DriveRight Data on its sale to Infopro Digital
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20 February 2024The shareholders of DriveRight Data, a global leader in tyre and wheel data solutions have completed its sale to Infopro Digital, a leading provider of business-to-business information services.
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Lewis Silkin has advised CloudMade on the sale of its Artificial Intelligence Technologies and IP to Stellantis
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15 February 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Cloud Made on the the sale of its artificial intelligence framework, machine learning models, intellectual property rights and patents to one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, Stellantis.
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Lewis Silkin has advised creative agency Mother on its investment in °Small World
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15 February 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Mother, leading creative agency, on its minority investment in °Small World.