News & Views

In this issue of Strictly Boardroom we look at some of the issues to consider when a well-established and ambitious private limited company wishes to raise substantial investment from an investment fund in return for shares (an equity stake).

In this issue of Strictly Boardroom we look at the role of corporate lawyers in a company purchase where the lawyers are acting for you, the buyer.

In this issue of Strictly Boardroom we look at a company sale where the corporate lawyers are acting for the selling shareholders. A related article looks at how lawyers approach things when acting for the buyer.

If your business operates a membership scheme that provides insurance-related benefits to scheme members – such as healthcare support, customer service guarantees, product warranties and the like – the future uncertainty and cost of insurance cover is likely to seriously impact your scheme business plan and perhaps the viability of your business.

A friend of mine used to tell her young children that Mr Whippy vans only play jingles when they’ve run out of ice-cream.

The mergers and acquisitions market for independent insurance broking businesses has rarely been stronger than it is now.

There’s an old African proverb which says that smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.

Martin Luther King Jr said the ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.

If these last few months have taught us anything about insurance, it’s the importance of knowing exactly what you’ve bought and where you stand legally when things go wrong – whether it’s ambivalent advice from your insurance broker, a business interruption policy that doesn’t cover your particular business interruption, or a contract with a major customer that imposes insuring obligations on you that you can no longer perform.

Spartacus (or maybe Kirk Douglas) once said: “I believe in opportunity and the power of reason to seize upon it. Whatever happens, it happens because we choose for it. We decide our fate.”