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Articles by Edward Craft
Navigating the Takeover Code – key changes effective February 2026
The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code) has, for nearly 60 years, been the rule book for the conduct of takeovers, ensuring fairness, transparency and certainty. Administered by The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the Panel), under powers contained in the Companies Act 2006, the Code allows shareholders to make informed decisions on the merits of a proposed transaction.
As anti-DEI activism increases, UK boards need to protect their values
Too many companies, investors and politicians are held hostage by their focus on immediate results
Government Scrutiny of Inward Investment three years on: NSIA Third Annual Report and Judicial Review on final orders
The speed read The third Annual Report and the first judicial review case on the UK’s National Security and Investment Act provides us with valuable insights into the processes of the ISU in its administration of the regime.
Business of Succession
Stephen Ravenscroft Employment partner Stephen Ravenscroft has seen his fair share of complexities when it comes to business succession. As part of a series of conversations with partners at Wedlake Bell, where we explore succession from both personal and corporate perspectives, Steve shares his expertise on the employment law aspects that founders need to consider when taking investment or selling up.
The UK government’s economic crime agenda: what can be expected for UK real estate?
In 2022 there was a sea change for overseas-incorporated entities that owned UK real estate. We look at where things are almost 12 months on and where things are going. As a spoiler, the net is being cast wider than overseas entities.
Family offices’ investment in PE is about more than just asset allocation
Comment Recent surveys put the figure of family offices investing in private equity at around 80% Antoaneta Proctor and Edward Craft Supplied by company By Antoaneta Proctor and Edward Craft Monday February 7, 2022 8:57 am Suppose you run a family business. Suppose that business is the second-largest instant coffee manufacturer and distributor in Singapore, with a footprint of coffee, tea and cereals distribution across Asia. You are self-made, entrepreneurial and forward-looking.
Coronavirus and market instability won’t affect climate initiatives
Climate change Investment Green reporting initiatives like carbon reporting should not be affected by the Coronavirus pandemic or the subsequent market instability, according to Dr Richard Tipper, executive chairman of Ecometrica. Tipper also warned that those businesses which forget their climate commitments would ultimately lose out. “There obviously is a degree of emergency panic going on within businesses,” he says.
Enhanced threat of director disqualification for breaches of competition law
The regime which allows for the disqualification of directors of companies that breach competition law has been around for some time but hadbeen little used, certainly when compared to the regime used in relation to company insolvencies, until recently. This is changing, however, with the increased use of powers by the Competition and Markets Authority in particular.
Focusing on natural capital balance sheets
Climate change England’s public forests are seriously undervalued, according to a report published by Forestry England. Net assets for the organisation, which manages the quarter of a million hectares – the approximate size of Derbyshire – are declared at £2.5 billion in its 2018-2019 annual report. But the accompanying natural capital account suggests asset value is far greater, standing at £26.1 billion. Why the difference?
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