10/12/2026 9:24:36 AM Why I'm backing a London revival By Daniel Bellau The Capital Markets Industry Taskforce has warned the Chancellor that Britain risks becoming an "incubator nation": a country that...
10/6/2026 9:25:47 AM The 2026 Loan Charge Settlement Scheme: Key Points for Taxpayers By Morag Ofili Since early September 2026, HMRC has been writing to thousands of people and employers with outstanding loan charge liabilities, inviting...
10/5/2026 3:09:28 PM Diary of an ECM Lawyer, Tuesday By Daniel Bellau 7:02am. Coffee in hand, I open the FT to find that half the global IPO pipeline has evaporated overnight because everyone is apparently...
9/30/2026 9:47:25 AM Cheerio Silicon Valley now London's Calling the IPO Shots By Daniel Bellau Somewhere in California, a nervous banker is refreshing his inbox waiting for Anthropic to actually press "publish" on its own...
9/16/2026 8:21:14 AM The Administration Series: Connected Party Sales and the Promise of Bright Lights By Sophia Bompas Selling to connected parties in a pre-pack administration, such as existing directors or shareholders of the insolvent company, carries...
9/8/2026 8:55:01 AM Confessions of an M&A Partner on "Modernising Corporate Reporting" By Daniel Bellau Every so often, government publishes a consultation so ambitious it makes even a seasoned M&A partner put down their coffee. The...
9/2/2026 8:06:23 AM Tokenisation comes to the FTSE: why the Payward–LSE deal is a landmark for UK capital markets By Daniel Bellau Laura Clatworthy Yesterday's announcement that Payward, the parent group of Kraken, is partnering with the London Stock Exchange to advance the...
9/2/2026 7:10:06 AM Good Faith means more than Good Intentions: The Supreme Court on Directors' Duties By Sophia Bompas On 14 July 2026, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Saxon Woods Investments Ltd and others v Costa [2026] UKSC 21, unanimously...
9/1/2026 12:30:09 PM The rise of the complex DSAR: what to do when AI enters the picture By Selina Clifford Data subject access requests (DSARs) have long been a fact of life for any business handling personal data. Over the last year, however,...
9/1/2026 8:30:22 AM D&O Insurance: the worst time to discover a coverage gap is during a claim. By Nicola Maher This recent article from Financier Worldwide is a useful reminder that D&O risks are rapidly evolving to include AI washing, geopolitical...
8/20/2026 4:23:03 PM AI and recruitment: The ICO is watching By Selina Clifford Nick Phillips If your business uses software to screen CVs, rank candidates, or shortlist applicants, there is a good chance you are using automated...
8/6/2026 11:08:24 AM Administration and "loan to own" : back in the news By Simeon Gilchrist What is an “event of default” in a debenture containing a right to appoint administrators; what is the “purpose of administration"; and...
7/31/2026 1:07:15 PM UEFA, CONCACAF and now AFC stand against FIFA's proposals By Jamal Saleh Short of a U-turn from FIFA, this is unlikely to remain only a political disagreement for long. While UEFA and FIFA have had rifts in...
7/22/2026 12:01:48 PM Same Watchdog, New Kennel (Again) By Daniel Bellau Whitehall has done what Whitehall does best: shuffled the deckchairs, updated the letterhead, and called it reform. The Investment...
7/17/2026 3:41:41 PM London's Listing Crisis: Too Little, Too Late or Just in Time? By Daniel Bellau So Downing Street has finally called in the private equity grandees: Hg, CVC, Elliott and friends for a little chat about why they keep...
7/15/2026 10:29:14 AM Jude Bellingham PLC: Why Your Next Acquisition Target Might Wear a Number 10 Shirt By Daniel Bellau Here is a sentence nobody said in a boardroom ten years ago: "Have you stress-tested the synergies between our target's EBITDA and his...