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Private mergers and acquisition
A range of precedents including 15 versions of the share purchase agreement. They’re supported with a suite of additional clauses to cover off different transaction structures.
Share capital topics
Guidance with key actions for shares you’ve issued or allotted to stakeholders. Practice Notes and Q&As take you through procedures needed by statute, analyse developments in case law, and tackle tricky technical points.
Current awareness, horizon-scanning and trackers
Weekly highlights newsletter feature the latest key news stories by topic. It’s supplemented by a horizon-scanning document, looking at key developments affecting corporate lawyers in the months ahead.
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One day you might be advising an entrepreneur on a new start up. Another you’re facilitating a fundraising on the financial markets. Whatever the challenge, Lexis+ Corporate is the place to start.
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Latest Corporate News
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes publication of the Market Standard’s Trend Report covering trends in UK Public M&A deals...
Corporate analysis: What are the current trends in UK public M&A? This Market Standards Trend Report includes an in-depth analysis of the UK public...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published its Stewardship and Voting guidelines for 2025. The guidelines establish clear...
The European Commission has published a report titled ‘Platform on Sustainable Finance report on Building trust in transition: core elements for...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes an updated timeline for implementation of three specific provisions in the Economic Crime...
Latest Corporate Practice Notes
Debt for equity swapsA popular restructuring method is a debt for equity swap; financial creditors receive equity in the restructured vehicle in...
Restructuring processOnce a company starts showing signs of distress, its directors must act quickly if they want to complete a successful...
Types of securityLenders will often take security as support for a borrower's obligations under a loan. Taking security means that they will have...
Execution of deeds—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing deeds in various international jurisdictions. The table...
Execution of contracts—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing simple contracts in various international jurisdictions....
Latest Corporate Precedents
Heads of terms—non-leveraged investment—second round investment—equity[On letterhead of the Investor]Strictly private and confidential[insert company...
Heads of terms—loan notes[On letterhead of the Investor]Strictly private and confidential[insert Company name][insert Company address]Date: [insert...
Drag and tag along provisions—articlesInsert new articles 45 and 46 in Precedent: Articles of association—private limited company or new articles 70...
Board minutes to convene AGM of listed company[insert company name] PLCMinutes of a meeting of the board of directors of [insert full name of company]...
Notice of AGM of a listed public companyTHIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTIONIf you are in any doubt about the action you...
Latest Corporate Q&As
Featured Corporate content
Sub-division and consolidation of shares
Sub-division and consolidation of sharesCoronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some Companies House filing and other...
A company’s constitution
A company’s constitutionWhat is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as...
Removal of a director
Removal of a directorThis note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director.For an...
Takeover Code—Rule 34—Right of withdrawal
Takeover Code—Rule 34—Right of withdrawalThis Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rule 34 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Code),...
Directors’ remuneration
Directors’ remunerationCompany directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration...
Issue of redeemable shares
Issue of redeemable sharesA limited company that proposes to issue redeemable shares must comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (CA...
De facto and shadow directors
De facto and shadow directorsDefinition of 'director'The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) broadly defines a director as 'any person occupying the position...
Private equity investment—ratchets
Private equity investment—ratchetsA ratchet in private equity is a mechanism to vary the amount of equity held by founders, managers and employees...
Fiduciary duties of directors
Fiduciary duties of directorsThis Practice Note summarises the traditional fiduciary duties of company directors, including the duty to act in the...
Companies limited by guarantee
Companies limited by guaranteeWhat is a company limited by guarantee?Limited companies can be either limited by shares or by guarantee. A company...
Directors’ board meetings—fundamentals
Directors’ board meetings—fundamentalsUnlike company general meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs), there are no specific provisions in the...
Amending the articles of association
Amending the articles of associationThis Practice Note summarises the procedure to amend or change a company’s articles of association in accordance...
Drag along and tag along—fundamentals
Drag along and tag along—fundamentalsDrag along and tag along rights are common provisions in private equity (PE)/venture capital (VC) and corporate...
Powers of directors
Powers of directorsThe directors of a company are responsible for the day-to-day management of that company.The directors make decisions on behalf of...
Companies House filing procedures
Companies House filing proceduresFiling documents at Companies House may be one of the most simple tasks a corporate lawyer ever has to carry out in...
Articles of association—provisions for entrenchment
Articles of association—provisions for entrenchmentWhat are 'provisions for entrenchment'?The usual way to amend a company's articles of association...
Company names and business names
Company names and business namesThere are a number of statutory and regulatory controls and restrictions on the choice of company and business names....
Sale of treasury shares
Sale of treasury sharesA limited company may hold, or deal with, shares in itself, if certain conditions set out in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006)...
Associated legal terms
Demerger
A transaction or a series of transactions where a business or businesses carried on by companies in a group are taken out of the group and run under separate management but with virtually the same shareholders.
PSC
A person (or people) with significant control, as defined under CA 2006, Pt 21A. See also PSC register.
Structural joint venture
See Concentrative joint venture.
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