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Companies House business reforms - green light for March 2024
Posted: 15/03/2024
Following our previous article on the initial phase of Companies House reforms, secondary legislation has recently been published confirming that various measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 have come into force from 4 March 2024. Changes include greater powers, enabling the Registrar to query, reject......>>
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: significant Companies House reforms and their impact on businesses
Posted: 02/02/2024
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) received royal assent in October 2023. The Act includes provisions that will, among other things, transform the role and operation of Companies House, and amount to some of the most significant changes to UK corporate transparency in 170 years. The impact of the Act......>>
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – major business reforms on the horizon
Posted: 10/11/2023
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) has now become law. The Act includes provisions that will, among other things, transform the role and operation of Companies House and amounts to some of the most significant changes to UK corporate transparency in 170 years. The impact of the Act is far-reaching......>>
AI in corporate governance: a new dawn for the board of directors?
Posted: 12/10/2023
AI has been transforming many industries and the corporate world is no exception. With the increasing complexity and scale of businesses, corporate governance has become a challenging task for management. AI offers considerable potential to enhance governance; however, like many technologies, it comes with pressing challenges......>>
Distressed M&A: what buyers and sellers need to know
Posted: 05/07/2023
Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, businesses face growing – and sometimes insurmountable – challenges to remain viable, leading to a marked increase in accelerated or ‘distressed’ sales. Distressed M&A describes a sale of shares or assets where the business is in financial distress. This includes, for example, companies that are undergoing......>>
Dangers and tips for directors when facing company insolvency
Posted: 25/05/2023
As the economic outlook remains uncertain, businesses of all sizes and their boards are experiencing mounting pressure from various sources. In particular, directors of companies in financial difficulty face a number of challenges. Primarily, they must decide what they can do to keep the company in business without running the risk of committing......>>
Buying a business - the role of warranties and indemnities in protecting a buyer
Posted: 17/03/2023
The negotiation of warranties and indemnities is one of the most important (and time consuming!) aspects of many private company and business acquisitions. This article is part of a series that provides an overview of the processes and considerations involved when buying a business. The purpose of a warranty is to provide a buyer with a remedy......>>
Buyers beware! The importance of due diligence in business acquisitions
Posted: 20/01/2023
When looking to acquire a business, the general principle is that it is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate the company or assets that it wishes to purchase, rather than the onus being on the seller(s) to disclose any problems. Consequently, the starting point is that the buyer assumes the risk of there being unexpected liabilities......>>
Buying a business – the first key steps to a successful acquisition
Posted: 15/12/2022
A company may decide to acquire another business for a variety of reasons. These could include the removal of a competitor from the market, a strategic desire to obtain control over an element of its supply chain, achieving economies of scale, the expansion of a group’s existing operations into a new field or to take advantage of available tax losses in the target company......>>
ESG - top five tips for green governance
Posted: 18/11/2022
Our recent series of articles has looked at various aspects of corporate governance from an ESG (environmental, social and governance) perspective. More information can be found in our previous articles on why SMEs need to take ESG seriously, how directors’ duties might be affected and the impact of ESG on corporate transactions......>>
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