UK pension schemes are navigating complex challenges due to international sanctions, which impact their financial, ethical, and compliance responsibilities. These sanctions affect investment exposure, regulatory adherence, and operational strategies, requiring agility and resilience in pension fund management.
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has further strengthened its Major Injury and Casualty practice with the appointment of five senior lateral hires.
For almost all investors on a venture capital transaction the primary motivation will ultimately be to make a capital return on their investment. In this regard, one of the protections that investors will often seek is a preference right attached to the shares subscribed for by the investors such that on a liquidation or an exit/sale event, the investors effectively rank ahead of the holders of other classes of share on the distribution of funds available.