24 Oct, 2024 New voluntary code of conduct for directors launched By Samuel Munday The Institute of Directors yesterday launched a code of conduct for directors, providing a behavioural framework for directors, whether...
29 May, 2024 Podcast: Acquihire deals - key considerations and potential pitfalls By Iain Redford Miranda Cass Gareth Wadley In this episode our experts Iain Redford (corporate), Miranda Cass (tax) and Gareth Wadley (employment and global mobility) set out the...
22 May, 2024 Updated guidance on the NSIA published today By Samuel Munday Following on from the Government's consultation with stakeholders in relation to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 launched...
02 Nov, 2023 Tech M&A podcast: First two episodes now available By Julia Cockroft Chris Devlin Jamie Hatzel Sophie Rees +1 more... Show less In line with the UK’s bid to become a global leader in innovation, we are seeing an increased focus on deals driven by pioneering...
24 Oct, 2023 VC firms pledge to seek UK pension fund investment in boost to UK start-ups By Samuel Munday 20 of the UK's venture capital firms have today signed the “Venture Capital Investment Compact” - a pledge spearheaded by the BVCA to...
12 Oct, 2023 Guide to doing business in the UK By Emily Atkinson Samuel Munday Harry Woodcock This note provides a high-level overview of some of the key issues to consider when a non-UK business plans to expand into the UK.
04 Aug, 2023 AI – an issue of ‘national security’? By Chris Devlin How the National Security and Investment Act 2021 could impede transactions involving companies 'active' in Artificial Intelligence The...
05 Jul, 2023 Spin-out trends: Views from the PraxisAuril conference By Erik Müürsepp Last month Adam Coughlin and Erik Müürsepp from Bristows’ Commercial IP team had the opportunity to attend the annual conference of...
03 Feb, 2023 High risk, high reward funding: will ARIA have researchers singing for joy? By Ellen Lambrix On 26 January 2023, Science Minister George Freeman announced the formal establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency...
01 Dec, 2022 The value in data: corporate transactions By Bristows Data is playing an increasingly prominent role in corporate transactions, particularly in global mergers and acquisitions. Many target...
21 Oct, 2022 Podcast: Innovative ways to structure a digital transformation deal By Anneke Pol One of the most important decisions when embarking on the digital transformation process is deciding on the deal structure. There are a...
21 Oct, 2022 The birth of techbio - but what does techbio want to be when it grows up? By Claire Smith BIA’s TechBio UK Event Bristows had the pleasure of attending TechBio UK 2022 on 13 October. It was a fantastic event held by the...