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Paul Corren, Corporate Partner in our Business Advisory Team looks at WeWork’s recent experience and gives some useful advice for property entrepreneurs looking to exit… The recent revelation that WeWork’s… Read more → NEWS WEDLAKE BELL ADVISES DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL ON $400 MILLION ACQUISITION OF 107 PRODUCING GAS ASSETS AND RELATED $234M PLACING OF NEW SHARES ON AIM City law firm, Wedlake Bell, has advised Diversified Gas & Oil PLC (“DGO”) – the United States based owner and operator of natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil wells,… Read more → BULLETINS IN COUNSEL – SUMMER 2018 Welcome to the Summer edition of our In Counsel publication In this update we will outline the most recent legal developments affecting your business, in particular, the implications of the… Read more → BULLETINS IN COUNSEL – SPRING 2018 Welcome to the Spring edition of our In Counsel publication The public spotlight over the last few weeks shifted away from Brexit towards takeovers and the question of if and… Read more → BULLETINS WHEN IS A SEC 116 REQUEST FOR A PROPER PURPOSE? In the recent decision of Fox-Davies v Burberry[1], the Court of Appeal analyses when a request for a copy of a company’s register of members under section 116 of the… Read more → BULLETINS FURTHER STEPS ON THE WAY TO A CAPITAL MARKETS UNION As a further step on the way to a Capital Markets Union, on 20 September 2017, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposals for reforming the powers, governance and funding… Read more → BULLETINS 22 NOT OUT: WHY AIM REMAINS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Kamalprit Lally, associate in the corporate and financial services team at Wedlake Bell, gives her outlook for the future of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) as it approaches its 22nd… Read more → BULLETINS REVIEW OF AIM RULES The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is currently conducting a review of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules) and the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers. 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