Welcome to the April edition of Venture, your monthly guide to navigating the legal aspects of business growth, offering expert insights to help you address the legal challenges critical for scaling success.
In this edition we outline how founders and investors can ensure monitoring and arrangement fees remain fair and aligned with the company’s objectives, and explain the recent reforms to Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) option schemes.
If there are other issues you’d like us to explore in future editions, please do get in touch.
In venture capital deals, monitoring and arrangement fees cover investors’ costs of managing and executing an investment. This article outlines how these fees work and how founders and investors can keep them fair and aligned with the company’s goals.
Read our insight here
EMI option schemes are a tax efficient way for companies to attract, retain and motivate employees. This article explains recent reforms, effective from 6 April 2026 and how they make EMI schemes more accessible and flexible for growing businesses.
Read our EMI regime insight here
Ashfords has advised The Gut Stuff, a UK-based gut health food and drink brand, on its strategic sale to Hero Group, a Swiss multinational food company. The acquisition expands The Gut Stuff’s reach and accelerates its growth in the gut health market.
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Rory Suggett
Partner and Head of Corporate
+44 (0)117 321 8067 +44 (0)7912 270526 r.suggett@ashfords.co.uk View more
