24 May 2023 Insight Raising finance for your business: preparation is key All businesses, in order to prosper, will require some level of investment. There are lots of different ways a business can raise money for its future growth but usually it takes the form of debt (from banks and other lending institutions) to equity finance, where no bank debt is available, or it is insufficient. Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 April 2023 News Mills & Reeve advises Bluestone on sale of UK mortgage business We've advised Bluestone on the sale of its UK mortgage lending and portfolio serving operations to Shawbrook Bank. Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 February 2023 Insight Supreme Court strikes out Quinecare claim brought against Bank by Stanford’s liquidators This case concerns a claim by the liquidators of Stanford International Bank against the company’s bank for breach of the “Quinecare” duty for having made payments to certain of the company’s customers (the “early customers”) when the bank was on notice of the fraud, thereby reducing the company’s assets to distribute to its remaining customers. Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 June 2022 Insight FCA targets greater diversity and inclusion for UK listed companies With growing investor interest in ESG, as well as wider social concerns, the FCA is targeting greater diversity and inclusion for UK listed companies. A recent report from Women on Boards UK finds that only 34% of FTSE ex350 companies have women on their executive leadership teams and only 5% have directors of colour on their executive leadership teams. Bookmark this page 4 min read