Category: Corporate

Case Study: Supporting green energy technology start ups

Overview Our clients are venture capital businesses which support a portfolio of green energy and sustainable technology start ups, often spinning out of university incubators. Founded by PhD‑level innovators, they needed a full-service legal partner to guide them through various stages of growth, so our team have provided end‑to‑end support…

Top 10 tips for Family Investment Companies

Family Investment Companies (FIC) are often established with long-term intentions: to keep control within the family, to grow assets over time, and to pass value to the next generation. Unlike a trust, FIC operates within a clear corporate structure, giving certainty around ownership and control. This note focuses on the…

Preparing Your UK Company for VC Investment: Legal Checklist

If you’re a start-up or even a more mature business looking to grow, you might well be considering venture capital (VC) investment. We frequently help businesses like yours to gain funding and successfully move to the next stage of their development, so here are a few things to consider, but…

Protecting the business founder – How and why it is important to do so once the money is there.

It has been a long struggle, but you are finally on your way. After years of effort, putting the fledgling business you founded before you and often your family, with low and sometimes no pay, and none of the benefits you may have received from an outside job, it is…

Guidance on Interpretation of Single Director Model Articles of Association

In In Re Active Wear Ltd [2022], the High Court in London has sought to clarify model articles for companies with a single director, following a case earlier this year which had surprised corporate lawyers as to the interpretation of model articles relating to directors’ decision making and the minimum…