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Methods of investing in SMEs - a guide for entrepreneurs

This guide from Nabarro explains the most commonly used methods to structure an investment in an SME. It also analyses the implications of each investment method, for both the company and the investor.

Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 21 June 2011 | Practice Area: Capital Markets and Debt Securities

Rating: 7 people found this useful

Financial reporting standards - an annual activity report

The Financial Reporting Review Panel has published its annual activity report, with 308 sets of accounts reviewed, 146 companies approached for further information or explanation, and three companies having agreed to restate amounts reported in prior periods. Norton Rose reports.

Law Firm: Norton Rose | Published: 23 August 2010 | Practice Area: Financial Reporting

Essential corporate news - week ending 25 June 2010

This weekly round up from Norton Rose of UK corporate news covers the imposition of a £500,000 fine on Photo-Me International, last week's budget, Mr Justice Norris' judgment in the case of Re Liberty International Plc[2010] EWHC 1060 (Ch) and an insider dealing sentence.

Law Firm: Norton Rose | Published: 27 June 2010 | Practice Area: Financial Crime and Fraud

Rating: 2 people found this useful

Private equity comment - Swept up in the regulatory backlash

Private equity is in the regulatory spotlight. Although countless studies have shown that is poses no systemic risk, it has nonetheless been swept up in a regulatory backlash against wider failures in the financial services industry. This article by SJ Berwin looks at the AIFMD and beyond.

Law Firm: SJ Berwin | Published: 26 May 2010 | Practice Area: Corporate Financing

Rating: 4 people found this useful

How the Bulgarian Trade Registry discloses personal data on the internet

A new Bulgarian Trade Registry Act was enacted on 1 January 2008. The Act meets the need for a more transparent and flexible system for registration of new companies in Bulgaria and existing companies in the new online Trade Registry. But does it violate data protection principles?

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Company Administration

Croatia: New Competition Rules in October 2010

Although the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) is a sophisticated authority, public enforcement in Croatia lacks any deterrent effect as the CCA has not been equipped with the necessary enforcement tools. Cartel proceedings before the competent courts are very lengthy and the imposed fines are anything...view abstract

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

Romania: open questions regarding the transfer of undertakings

When Romania joined the EU it accepted the Acquis Communitaire, meaning that European and national provisions on the transfer of undertakings are applicable in Romania. However, because of the Romanian legislation, various open questions remain.

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Contract of Employment and Statutory rights

Rating: 1 person found this useful

Austria: The new insolvency law – A real reform looks different

As a measure against the economic crisis the Austrian legislator has prepared a reform of the Austrian Insolvency Law. The motto is “restructuring instead of ruining”. That the changes proposed in the governmental draft will significantly support judicial restructuring is to be doubted.

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Corporate

Ukraine: Maintaining required net asset levels – Consequences and solutions

The bad news is that failure to maintain the net asset requirement may trigger unfavourable implications. The good news is that there are solutions.

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Company Capital Maintenance

Rating: 1 person found this useful

Transfer of shares in a limited liability company in China

The transfer of ownership of shares in a Chinese limited liability company is a common source of disputes in China as the Chinese Company Law does not clearly set out the mechanism for such transfer.

Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Mergers & Acquisitions

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