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We recently partnered with Infinity Corporate Finance to examine what a future Labour Government could mean for Entrepreneurs selling their business in 2024 and beyond. The team at Infinity Corporate Finance examined future government tax changes and how businesses could best prepare for them whilst our team looked at the steps entrepreneurs should take now in order to prepare for a business sale. The primary taxation concern identified by Infinity Corporate Finance is an increase in capital gains tax and how a future rise may directly affect entrepreneurs. How valuations may be indirectly affected by such a rise is also discussed in the paper. In the white paper, we advise entrepreneurs to take six preparatory steps. These range from doing early homework on the valuation of a business to obtaining third party consents to the sale as far in advance as possible. You can read a full version of our insight article here.

Our corporate team advises businesses on every aspect of preparing a business for sale. We routinely work with tax advisors to structure transactions in the most tax efficient manner.

We were very pleased to be instructed by Benthos on their acquisition by Redpanda Data Inc. We hadn’t worked with CEO and founder of Benthos, Ashley Jeffs and his team before, but it didn’t take long to get up-to-speed on the Benthos technology and business. As we routinely advise on cross-border transactions, we knew exactly what was needed to complete the deal in accordance with the timetable that Redpanda Data Inc and Benthos agreed. You can read more about the deal in the global technology press. It was featured in Tech Crunch here and in Business Wire here.

CEO and founder of Benthos, Ashley Jeffs said,

“The combination of our streaming connectivity technology with Redpanda Data Inc is a game-changer for the streaming data industry. We’re ushering in a new era of real-time data autonomy. Developers can now ingest, process and land data from any source through a simple, unified platform with levels of efficiency and power that was not previously possible. I’m extremely grateful for the support that Garfield and his team provided to us. They all worked around the clock to complete this transaction efficiently and without a hiccup in an amazingly short time frame.”

We love working with Founders of early stage technology companies to exit from the businesses that they have grown. We have significant experience in selling businesses to overseas purchasers.

innDex is a dynamic, fast-growing start-up that is transforming construction through robust construction technology with user-friendly accessibility. The story of innDex began with two visionary civil engineers, George Smithies and Aaron Vousden, who were both frustrated by lack of digitalisation within the construction industry. They recognised this as the leading cause of reduced efficiency and productivity and were determined to put their efforts into addressing it.

Being led by civil engineers and industry experts, innDex has first-hand knowledge of the pain points faced by construction professionals. This unique perspective enables innDex to take a customer-centric approach and deliver solutions that are tailored specifically to client needs.

innDex ensures that its business is compliant with data privacy law and regulations. Additionally, becoming ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified was a priority for the business. Asked about innDex’s approach to data privacy compliance, innDex’s data intelligence manager, Giulia Papi said,

“As our business grows, our working relationship with Garfield and his team grows stronger too. As specialist data privacy and technology solicitors, they continue to support us by ensuring that we are fully compliant with GDPR so we can properly safeguard our client data and guarantee peace of mind for all our users.”

You can find out more about innDex and how they are helping the construction sector here.

We specialise in advising on data privacy compliance, from regulatory notifications to business-wide audits. We also assist with the handling of data breaches including data loss, hacking and employee fraud.