Insights: Katie Mitchell

Fladgate has advised longstanding client Zouk Capital (as a manager of Cleantech Europe II Fund) on the sale of its remaining minority interest in Huddle, a leading supplier of SaaS based secure content collaboration and workflow solutions primarily in the UK and USA, to Ideagen plc. Zouk was the largest of the minority shareholder group […]

The Supreme Court has now delivered the highly anticipated final judgment clarifying insurer’s liabilities under business interruption policies in relation to Covid 19 losses. The Supreme Court upheld the earlier High Court ruling which provided good news for policyholders. The proceedings were instigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) under the Financial Markets Test Case […]

Investment in grid scale battery storage projects in the United Kingdom experienced a surge in investment in 2016 as developers looked to take advantage of attractively priced firm frequency response (FFR) contracts and the enhanced frequency response (EFR) tender. Since that initial wave of investment the prices achievable through providing FFR halved as supply outstripped […]

To download the article as a PDF, click here. The opportunities for e-learning providers and other Educational Technology (EdTech) businesses looking to scale their businesses continue to look very promising, with the EdTech sector on track to reach £3.4 billion by 2021 in the UK, and £128 billion globally. According to the Tech Nation Report […]

On 9 December 2020 The Wealth Tax Commission published its final report, strongly endorsing a one-off wealth tax as a means to raise substantial revenue for the Exchequer. No doubt in these times of economic strain, a one-off wealth tax would be a source of revenue for the Government. The report suggests that a one-off […]

We are delighted to publish the inaugural edition of our M&A trend tracker. This publication analyses data from a sample of 20 M&A transactions on which Fladgate advised during the first half of 2019 (H1 2019) and the first half of 2020 (H1 2020). Our analysis highlights how some deal terms remain consistent, whereas other […]

Fladgate’s equity capital markets team have advised longstanding client Pineapple Power Corporation plc (‘Pineapple’) on a successful IPO and fundraise through institutional and high-net worth investors, raising gross proceeds of £1.3 million at a placing price of 3 pence per share. Pineapple is a cash shell or SPAC admitted to the Standard segment of the […]

At the beginning of 2020 the word on everyone’s lips was Brexit. By February that was rapidly overtaken by a new word in our vocabulary, Covid, and the implications of a deal/no deal Brexit seemed to pale into insignificance. The sudden and drastic measures ushered in as a result of the Covid virus have caused […]

Fladgate is delighted to announce the appointment of family and matrimonial specialist Hetty Gleave as a partner in the Firm’s Dispute Resolution department. Hetty deals with all aspects of family law, including Pre-Nuptial and Cohabitation Agreements, issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship, particularly financial issues arising from separation, and matters relating to children. […]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]

Chancellor Sunak has established the Hill Review to consider reforms to the FCA’s Listing Rules It has not taken the UK Government long to look for possible areas of divergence from the EU’s regulatory landscape. The Hill Review aims to tailor the FCA’s Listing Regime more precisely to the needs of companies, investors and the […]

Pros and cons of reversing a business into a listed shell or to IPO directly on the LSE Standard List or AIM markets Recent trends Much comment has been generated by the increase in the number and scale of US technology and other IPOs this year. Much of this has been driven by a new […]