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David Gent
joined Bird & Bird in January 2009. He has extensive experience advising clients in relation to corporate transactional matters (including venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions and public offerings). Since becoming a professional support lawyer, David has advised extensively on the application of the Companies Act 2006.
Recent Articles by
Brexit: English corporate law and transaction implications
While the precise details of the terms of a Brexit will be worked out in the coming months and years, businesses likely to be affected by a Brexit should start to identify potential areas of risk and impact and plan staff and customer communications… Overseas businesses often establish operations in the UK as a stepping stone to trading with other EU countries. Government analysis in 2013 found that half of all European headquarters of non-EU firms are in the UK. The vote for a Brexit may affect decisions to establish in the UK and could lead to a relocation of the headquarters of some non-EU firms to other member states.
