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UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

In this month’s issue we discuss: Takeover Panel consultation and new practice statements The proposed amendments to the Takeover Code clarify how the mandatory offer requirements apply to a company with a dual class share structure when a shareholder’s percentage of voting is increased on certain trigger events.

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Single Store Generalist Shops | Why the Era is Coming to an End with Cole Strandberg

Focus Investment Banking

The era of the single store generalist Body Shop is coming to an end is the subject of this month’s series, and it’s based on a presentation I’ve been giving at SEEMA Association events and beyond. It’s something I believe in being true. I promise it has a happy ending of a story. So it’s an industry I love.

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Minority Investment: What SaaS Founders Should Know Before Selling a Stake

Software Equity Group

Both can be used to balance the competing interests of minority and majority shareholders in the event of a sale. This gives them liquidation preferences stipulating that in the event of a sale, they get paid their invested capital before founders and common shareholders. That way there are no surprises.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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Past Event: Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom

Cooley M&A

They discussed the latest insights from leaders who have successfully completed recent IPOs or SPAC mergers and the current capital raising environment, market trends and the level of preparation necessary for going public and acting as a public company. Session One – Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 9:00 – 10:30 am PT.

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Past Event: SPACs: The Next Gen IPO or Just a Fad?

Cooley M&A

More private companies have chosen to remain private for longer periods due to the availability of capital from VC and private equity funds. For many private companies during that period, a capital raise was not the primary focus, which meant that a direct listing represented the most efficient route.

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Capital Raise Blog Series - Vol 9 Strategies to Raise Capital

RKJ Partners

However several common conflicts which buyers should be aware of include: Investment bankers and advisors are often paid a variable amount based on the amount and type of capital raised. The most common approach to investment banking is for an advisor to be paid more to raise equity than debt.