The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will deliver his penultimate (or perhaps his last) Autumn Statement of this Parliament on 22 November 2023. It will be accompanied by an economic and fiscal forecast by the Office of Budget Responsibility. The chancellor's scope for new tax measures is expected to be limited...

Italian Energy Storage In order to meet the European Union's energy and climate greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2030, EU countries need to establish a 10-year integrated national energy and climate plan to cover the period between 2021 and 2030. In this way, Italy implemented its "PNIEC" [1] integrated national...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised BGF on its multi-million-pound investment in global media group NewGen (previously Kairos Group) to drive new opportunities for growth and innovation. NewGen is a leading social agency for brands and creators, known for high-impact marketing campaigns targeting Gen Z and video gaming audiences...

Bellevue will take over all employees and the entire range of funds with combined assets under management of approximately CHF 2.5 billion. The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by Swiss and German regulatory bodies FINMA and BaFin. The acquisition enables Bellevue to continue pursuing its objective of...

DoorDash is a US technology company that connects people with the best of their neighbourhoods across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. By building last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce, its mission is to grow and empower local economies. Flink was founded in 2020 in Germany to bring consumers...

Real Group Holding GmbH acquires 100 per cent of the shares of the associated company. The acquisition enables Real to further expand its performance and competency in the digital sector. The transaction is subject to approval from the German Federal Cartel Office. The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the...

The UK chancellor announced in the Spring Budget 2024 the end of the remittance basis for UK non-domiciliaries from 6 April 2025 and proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) that would expose the foreign assets of many "non-doms" to the tax. The proposed changes to the UK non-dom regime signal...

Most of Labour's business policies were trailed in Labour's Business Partnership for Growth , published in February 2024, and so most of the party's manifesto commitments will not come as a surprise to the venture community. Below we take a look at the main policies of relevance to the venture...