Moorcrofts advises Percival Menswear, a London-based contemporary menswear fashion brand, on a £3 million growth capital investment by growth capital investor VGC Partners. Nicola Bennett and Peter Woolley (both corporate partners) led the transaction, with support from Tim Astley (commercial /…
Most employers are aware that a key part of the recruitment process and onboarding new employees is the obligation to carry out checks that employees have the right to work legally in the UK. This is in order to comply…
Leading corporate and technology law firm, Moorcrofts, has strengthened its corporate team in the Thames Valley, having promoted Kate Prentis to Senior Associate and Adam Forder to Associate. Trainee Heather Stewart also qualified as a lawyer during the financial year…
With many employers’ focus, understandably turning to June with the hoped-for change in the lockdown rules meaning a return to the workplace, employers are reminded that there are a number of employment law changes coming in to force in April…
Many staff have been working from home since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic last year. Given the way that most businesses have adapted to staff working from home in a crisis, it’s a possibility that we might see more staff…
Moorcrofts LLP has advised Plastor Limited, a leading UK supplier of plastic containers, as part of a management buy-out. Operating from its head office in Maidenhead, Plastor Limited, was established in 1992 as independent consultants and suppliers of a comprehensive…
Moorcrofts has advised Enable Business Solutions Limited, the leading provider of software solutions to the professional services sector, on the sale of the company to global legal technology consultancy, Pinnacle. Enable was founded by Liam Flanagan in 2013, and its…
Moorcrofts corporate team has advised XCD HR Limited (“XCD”) on a c.£2m investment in Bristol-based XCD, the provider of the UK’s only HR and Net Payroll solution on the Salesforce platform. Founded around 10 years ago, XCD’s HR & Payroll…
The business secretary has confirmed to the press that his department is reviewing how UK employment law rights could change, post-Brexit, including the rules on working time. This comes amidst claims from the FT newspaper that the government is planning…
Moorcrofts’ corporate team has advised Skillweb.co.uk Ltd. (Skillweb), a leading UK based software development and solutions company, on the sale of its “Houndit” business to Escher Software Services UK Limited (part of Hanover Investors private equity group). The “Houndit” business…
In September the Government published its response to a consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform. The Government’s response has set out a number of suggestions to improve corporate transparency along with improvement of the reliability and accuracy of information…
If you are considering selling your company or business, then good planning and preparation from the outset can help to ensure that the sale process runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible, and may help you to avoid any issues…