United Kingdom: M&A/Private Equity

Fraud is a growing concern for the charity sector. New legislation coming into force in 2025 will place greater responsibility on larger organisations to put preventative measures in place or risk criminal liability.

New guidance has been published on child sponsorship. The concept of helping a particular child (eg paying for food, water, education and healthcare)...

Trustees are core to every charity – ensuring delivery of the charity's purposes and that legal and financial obligations are complied with.

National legal and professional services business, Knights, has published a financial update that shows a strong increase in revenue...

Commercial contracts frequently exclude the ability of third parties to enforce contractual rights under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

The initial shortlist for our analysis of the fastest-growing companies was developed based on a two-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of total revenue, counting back from the most recent...

Further to our recent update, on 7 November 2024, the UK government published its long-awaited guidance on the failure to prevent fraud offence; setting out the key principles businesses must follow to remain compliant with the law, and implement reasonable procedures to ensure the availability of a defence.

Companies falling within the scope of the UK's small companies regime are eligible to pay reduced sponsorship fees. Around 14,000 more companies can benefit from this due to recent amendments...

On 24 April 2025, the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") unveiled its new External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (the "Guidance")...

The Government's pursuit of increasing Defined Contribution (DC) pension investment into private capital markets has stepped up a gear. On Tuesday 13 May 2025 a voluntary industry-led initiative, coined...

The first quarter of 2025 presented a mixed bag for the cryptocurrency market, marked by significant price volatility, regulatory shifts, and growing institutional interest.

On April 8, 2025, Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda gave a speech signaling that the SEC may revisit the current minimum assets under management...