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Funding is integral to any business’s growth: read our articles explaining funding stages, crowdfunding, raising private equity or venture capital funding and how to write an investment agreement.

Knowledge Hub

Corporate Law

Investment & financing

Knowledge Hub

Corporate Law

Investment & financing

39 resources

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How to prepare for your first funding round: getting investment ready 

Updated 1 month ago

How to increase share value via a share buyback 

Updated 3 months ago

FAQ: seed fundraising 

Updated 4 months ago

What is an Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA)? 

Updated 5 months ago

Preference vs ordinary shares: what’s the difference? 

Updated 5 months ago

How to get funding for your startup: Angel investors 

Updated 5 months ago

Five key success questions to ask potential investors before your next funding round 

Updated 10 months ago

Do you really need a solicitor for financing your business? Our honest guide: Part 2 

Updated 10 months ago

Management buyouts: how to finance an MBO 

Updated 1 year ago

How to raise funds in a recession: 5 tips for startup founders 

Updated 1 year ago

What is a founders agreement and why do you need one? 

Updated 1 year ago

Step-by-step guide to equity crowdfunding 

Updated 1 year ago

Guarantor in economic hardship: What can you do if the borrower can’t repay? 

Updated 1 year ago

Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) Vs Convertible Notes 

Updated 1 year ago

What’s the difference between a credit facility and a loan? 

Updated 1 year ago

Our guide to funding rounds for start-ups: from pre-seed to IPO 

Updated 1 year ago

Angel investment: How to protect your position as a startup founder 

Updated 1 year ago

Shareholder/Director loans: How do they work? How to lend money to your own limited company 

Updated 1 year ago

FAQs: Venture capital 

Updated 1 year ago

Private equity vs venture capital: what’s the difference? 

Updated 1 year ago

The pros and cons of using an angel investor to fund your business 

Updated 2 years ago

The importance of reviewing your shareholders’ agreement in a recession 

Updated 2 years ago

How to attract funding to your business with the Enterprise Investment Scheme 

Updated 2 years ago

What’s an investment agreement, and how is it used? 

Updated 2 years ago

What is a buyback of shares? And how does it work? 

Updated 2 years ago

What should a shareholders’ agreement contain? How to draft a shareholders agreement 

Updated 2 years ago

What is a term sheet for investment? 

Updated 2 years ago

Start-ups: what is a cap table and how do you use it? 

Updated 2 years ago

Vesting schedule guide for start-ups 

Updated 2 years ago

Share capital: what is share reclassification? 

Updated 2 years ago

How to attract investors to your start-up business via a tax-efficient investment scheme 

Updated 3 years ago

Start-up financing: types of start-up funding available 

Updated 3 years ago

How to raise venture capital for a tech start-up 

Updated 3 years ago

Transferring shares vs issuing new shares: what’s the difference? 

Updated 3 years ago

How to pick the right venture capitalist (VC) for your business or tech start up 

Updated 3 years ago

Share dilution: impact on existing and future shareholders 

Updated 4 years ago

Emerging from Covid: start-up investment report 

Updated 4 years ago

White paper: how to secure venture capital funding 

Updated 5 years ago

FAQs: private equity for start-ups 

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