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The Autumn 2017 Budget has changed the venture capital trust investment landscape, introducing changes to the regime designed to restrict VCT funds' ...

Crowdfunding is a relatively new phenomenon, meaning that regulations can differ substantially from country to country.

Lucie Burniston shares insights into corporate law, including its challenges, rewards, and humorous moments. Watch her discuss venture capital term sheets and offer practical tips in the linked video and resources.

International e-commerce platform Global-e has come a long way in just 10 years. Now valued at $5bn after a successful IPO in 2021, the business continues to scale as it harnesses the opportunities presented by ...

The Genasys Technologies success story has gone from strength to strength, with the insuretech company recently celebrating its 25th anniversary

Lucie Burniston provides key tips on Seed to Series A fundraising term sheets, addressing valuation, dilution, drag/tag clauses, board members, and leaver provisions for startups and investors.

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has published updated versions of its model documents for early stage investments.

What would it take for Britain to build its first trillion-dollar company and ensure the benefits of its success are shared more widely? This episode explores the ambition, capital and talent needed to turn promising British start-ups into global companies that stay and grow in the UK, examining how policy changes could help close the country's scale-up gap.

On January 20, 2016, the PRA and FCA announced the launch of their new joint initiative, the New Bank Start-up Unit, which will provide information and support to newly authorized banks and those wishing to become a new bank in the United Kingdom.

The UK government has announced £500 million in funding through the ENABLE Guarantee programme to help innovative businesses use their intellectual property as collateral for loans. This reform addresses a longstanding challenge where IP-rich companies in sectors like life sciences and creative industries struggle to access traditional lending that favours tangible assets over patents and proprietary technology.

Mourant host this Mondaq webinar discussing: 'Recent Global Private Capital Developments from a Channel Islands Perspective'.

On 14 December 2018, the Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) issued a report assessing the private equity sector's conformity with the Walker Guidelines ...

On January 21, 2016, the FCA issued a consultation paper on loan-based crowdfunding platforms and the segregation of client money.

The letter to the FCA focuses on conduct risk and consumer protection and the letter to the PRA requests information about the resilience of crowdfunding platforms to economic stress.

Private capital markets are evolving rapidly as businesses seek alternative financing beyond traditional bank lending. Mark Evans of Mayer Brown discusses how private credit providers, hybrid capital structures...

On February 5, 2018, new U.K. secondary legislation was laid before Parliament to make the necessary minor technical changes to align U.K. legislation with recently introduced changes ...

It is hard to believe on International Women's Day 2023, that despite research suggesting that businesses founded by women ultimately deliver higher revenue, the percentage of venture capital funding that went to female-led start-ups in the US last year was less than 2%.