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• Penningtons Manches Cooper appoints leading corporate lawyer to boost Singapore office
  Posted: 26/01/2021
  The Singapore office of top 50 UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper is expanding its capabilities with the appointment of Nick Dingemans, a prominent corporate lawyer with a significant track record in cross-border transactions across the Asia Pacific region......>>
• Corporate team advises on cross-border cloud computing sale
  Posted: 22/01/2021
  The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Wirehive, a web hosting consultancy based in Farnborough, Surrey, on its sale to Colorado based Pax8, an award-winning distributor of cloud technologies.
• Corporate team acts for Webexpenses on sale to Australian-listed HCM software specialist
  Posted: 21/01/2021
  The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Webexpenses, a global business expense management platform, on its acquisition by ELMO, a leading Cloud HCM (Human Capital Management) software company listed on the Australian stock exchange......>>
• National Security and Investment Bill: implications for technology and life sciences businesses
  Posted: 18/12/2020
  The National Security and Investment Bill represents a major change in UK regulation of takeover and investment transactions, giving the Government power to intervene in a wide range of transactions on national security grounds. The new powers can be applied to any business but a mandatory notification regime...…>>
• The grass is not always greener for suppliers: the collapse of the Arcadia Group
  Posted: 02/12/2020
  With the news that the Arcadia Group has entered administration, suppliers of goods and services are left with a number of questions: what happens next, and can they still get paid? The answers to such issues have recently been drastically altered by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) 2020...…>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• Brexit Readiness Fund
  As a membership organisation you will be considering the effects of Brexit on your members. Are you aware that the Government has launched a Brexit Readiness Fund?......

• Deals update - 2018: a year in review
  In this issue: Despite continuing global political and economic uncertainties, 2018 was another successful year for Penningtons Manches' corporate team. We have seen a 50% increase in the volume of transactions completed compared to 2017, with management buyouts and restructuring deals on the rise.

• Deals update - December 2018
  In this issue: Quarter four of 2018 has been a busy period and this update covers six recent deals that the corporate team at Penningtons Mances has carried out.

• Deals update - October 2018
  In this issue: Penningtons Manches' corporate team has been busy during quarter three of 2018. This update provides an overview of six recent deals.

• Deals update - July 2018
  In this issue: The second quarter of 2018 is continuing to be as busy as the first for the Penningtons Manches corporate team. This update provides an overview of five recent deals.

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Brochures & factsheets

• Listing on AIM: a toolkit for US issuers
  The London Stock Exchange is home to more international issuers than any other exchange – and US issuers are no exception. There has been a resurgence of interest in companies looking to explore this route over the past few years and there are now more than 80 US issuers listed in London.
• Maximising success on AIM: a toolkit for US issuers
  Once companies have achieved an AIM quotation, their growth journey does not stop. This toolkit is aimed at supporting existing US businesses quoted on AIM and covers growth through M&A, raising further equity finance, achieving liquidity for shareholders, keeping on track with your continuing obligations and what to do if a potential acquiror appears.
• Resources roadmap: UK Government support to businesses
  This brochure provides an overview of the support measures introduced by the Government to assist businesses across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, including business loan facilities, cash grants, the furlough scheme and VAT deferrals.
• Buying a business: what to expect - a guide to the process
  This guide relates to acquisitions of private companies or their businesses and assets and is intended for both companies that are considering making an acquisition for the first time and management teams contemplating a management buy-out.
• Selling a business: what to expect - a guide to the process
  Selling a business takes time. Would-be sellers should ask themselves questions such as: when is the best time to sell? What is the business worth? How can the value be enhanced? What will the impact of the sale process be and can confidentiality be maintained?.
• Company secretarial fact sheet
  Penningtons Manches has a specialist company secretarial department which provides support to a portfolio of UK and overseas based companies of all sizes. We act for a broad range of corporate entities including public companies, charities, LLPs and branches of overseas companies.

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