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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...

Venture capital trusts (VCTs) were introduced by the Government in 1995 as a tax incentivised method of stimulating growth in the economy.

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM), operated by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is designed to act as a launchpad for growth-oriented companies...

The Government has announced a number of changes to the EIS and VCT rules. Most of these changes were included in the draft Finance Bill 2012 published in December 2011.

Since the financial crisis, private equity houses have increasingly focused on specific strategies to enhance the value of portfolio businesses.

The High Court has considered the point at which the directors' duty to consider the interests of creditors arose in the context of a tax mitigation scheme that ultimately failed.

To paraphrase one of the United Kingdom's former Prime Ministers, there are three things that matter to businesses wherever you travel in the world

The Italian government introduced a law in 2012, Decree n. 179 for the first time to encourage the development of innovative start-up businesses. Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union...

What are the elements of a successful JV, and what contractual omissions can lead to failure?

Overall, we think that the changes proposed to EIS and VCTs are balanced.

What does a win-win scenario look like where both founders and venture capital funds come out with much more than they went in with? It is natural that founders nurturing a powerful new idea...

Although outbound FDI from the US is forecast to fall in 2017, US-based multinationals still see investment outside the US market as central to their corporate growth plans – according to new research...

In mid January 2017, the government announced a "call for evidence" on a review of the current limited partnership law.

Jake Paul's recent launch of a family office in North Texas exemplifies a growing trend among younger high-net-worth individuals seeking flexible wealth management structures. As an estimated £5 trillion+ prepares to transfer between generations in the UK alone, family offices are emerging as sophisticated platforms that balance wealth preservation, entrepreneurial opportunity, and philanthropic goals while addressing the complexities of modern tax environments and generational succession.

This horizon scan highlights the principal legal and regulatory developments (excluding tax) that European managers should monitor over the coming months.

Every year, MJ Hudson surveys the terms of a large, diverse sample of recently-closed private equity, venture capital and growth capital funds, for which we have advised either the fund manager or a prospective investor.

For companies today, finding funding is vital, but is often a major challenge.

Intellectual property diligence too often starts with the wrong question: how many patents does the company have? For venture investors, that is rarely the most revealing answer. The real issue is whether the founders understand IP as a strategic asset — something that protects ownership, supports freedom to operate, strengthens the commercial moat and increases the company’s value before the next funding round.