Tactics, processes, relationships, timing – the panelists at our first MedTech M&A Series event in partnership with MassMEDIC spoke about these and more from a strategic buyer’s perspective. Charlie Attlan, SVP of Corporate Strategy & Business Development at Boston Scientific, Eric Knudsen, VP of Corporate Development at ZOLL Medical and Tom Gales, Head of Mergers […]
On 20 May 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) issued their joint statement on IPO-related misconduct1 setting out issues detected in recent new listings and the regulators’ proposed approach to dealing with them. These issues mainly involve arrangements to artificially satisfy the initial listing requirements […]
The Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”) announced on 3 March 2021 that for the purposes of aligning the requirements that will allow Dependant’s Pass (“DP”) holders to work in Singapore with the requirements that other foreigners have to satisfy in order to work in Singapore, and consistency with the updates made to the work pass framework […]
Episode one – Breaking down the budget Episode two – Funding and cashflow in 2021 and beyond Episode three – Employee share schemes – Incentivising and rewarding employees
If your business was forced to close due to the pandemic, you may be itching to get back in the game. Or maybe you’re looking to fulfill a lifelong dream of running a business for the first time. In any event, there’s been a recent uptick in the number of people starting small businesses. Uncle Sam […]
Keystone Law has advised The Nue Co, the personalised supplement brand, on its £18 million Series B investment by Pamoja Capital. The investment will be used to expand the company’s existing operations and R&D across the US and the UK, and to enter new markets in 2022 and beyond. Founded by entrepreneurs Jules Miller and […]
Krzysztof Jasiński is a coauthor of the “Deed of incorporation of a limited liability company”, published by Wolters Kluwer in 2020. In this book, GESSEL lawyers present an agreement establishing a limited liability company and pick apart its individual provisions for the benefit of the reader, dwelling briefly on the theoretical aspects (as presented in Polish […]
The EU’s General Court has ruled that EU design applications can validly claim priority up to 12 months after the first filing – six months after the usual priority period has expired – so long as the first filing is an international patent application. But will applicants really benefit? According to General Court Case T-579/19 […]
On 6 April 2021, the Ministry of Law (“MinLaw”) announced that it will be extending the duration of the legislation that enables entities to hold meetings via electronic means (“Virtual Meetings”) beyond 30 June 2021. This article discusses the extension in relation to the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings for Companies, Variable Capital […]
As of 1 January 2019, the rules for declaring and fulfilling value added tax (VAT) for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services had been simplified and payers were able to use special scheme for imposing VAT (so-called MOSS). This means, that cross-border suppliers of digital services were allowed to comply with the laws of the country […]
Last week, Conn Maciel Carey posted a blog article about How to Navigate the Thorny Legal Landscape Around Employee Vaccination Status. One of the observation in that article was that we were all on the edge of our seats waiting for the EEOC to issue promised guidance about employer incentives and mandates about the COVID-19 vaccination. […]
Inspire is delighted to announce that it will be supporting three local charities, as part of its fundraising activities this year. First up is Julia’s House Children’s Hospice, a charity that the firm has supported for many years. The Inspire team will continue to take part in a number of fundraising initiatives, activities and challenges for […]