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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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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 remain 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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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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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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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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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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The National Security and Investment Act 2021: will it lead to greater certainty and lower burdens for businesses?
07 December 2023Since the National Security and Investment Act (the NSI Act) came into force on 4 January 2022, one of the criticisms levelled at the legislation has been its broad scope and ambiguity over whether a transaction might be captured by the mandatory notification regime or voluntary notification regime.
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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Key changes
10 November 2023In this article we identify, at a high level, the changes that the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act makes to UK company law; its practical effects are far reaching and introduce significant changes which will affect the day-to-day running of companies.
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National Security And Investment Act 2021
01 September 2023The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (“NSI Act”) provides the UK government with new powers to scrutinise investments on national security grounds. The regime set out in the NSI Act came into force on 4 January 2022.
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Promoting cryptoassets: what you need to know and next steps
23 June 2023New legislation, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (FPO Amendment Order) has been made which brings certain cryptoassets within the UK’s framework for regulating financial promotions.
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Financial promotions: final legislation, rules and guidance bringing cryptoassets within the financial promotion regime now published
09 June 2023The final version of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (Order) has been published. The Order relates to the regulation of certain cryptoasset financial promotions.
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M&A deal practice in Spain and the UK – key differences to bear in mind
25 May 2023Whilst mid-market transaction volumes involving UK and Spanish parties are lower than activity between the UK and France or Germany (for example), the UK is an important market for Spanish acquirers (and vice versa) especially now that the post-Brexit landscape has become clearer.
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E-signatures: Industry Working Group Final Report
15 May 2023The Industry Working Group on Electronic Execution of Documents has now published its final report on how to optimise the use of e-signatures in cross border transactions; it addresses the particular challenges, sets out recommendations for reform and also highlights the benefits of e-signatures in guarding against fraud.
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Corporate Governance for UK companies – are you meeting statutory reporting requirements?
28 April 2023ESG remains a “hot topic”; this year, the Environmental pillar has been a key area of focus. Governance, the third pillar in the ESG framework, has not received the same level of attention, but is important for companies in the UK to consider, as they may be subject to corporate governance reporting requirements if they meet certain criteria.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Group Plc’s Palladium Group Limited on the acquisition of onefourzero
21 April 2023Lewis Silkin has advised its long-standing client, Next 15 Group plc, on the acquisition by Palladium Group of onefourzero, the international digital and commercial M&A consulting firm.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of marketing technology company Yieldify
10 January 2023Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client Publicis Groupe, a global leader in communications, present in over 100 countries and employing around 96,000 professionals worldwide, on its acquisition of Yieldify, a marketing technology company with operations in London, the US, Australia and Singapore.
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From crypto winter to crypto trading platform collapse – paving the path to greater regulation of crypto
12 December 2022The trajectory of the crypto sector has been marked by a number of events over the course of this year from the crypto-winter (including instability in crypto markets, the collapse of Terra (an algorithmically-backed stablecoin supplemented by a reserve of Bitcoin) and consequential failures of crypto-related firms) through to the collapse of the centralised crypto trading platform FTX and most of its associated businesses. The regulatory message from Sir John Cunliffe has been consistent throughout: we need effective regulation of crypto technologies in finance.