As a founder or an entrepreneur, you will, sooner or later, look to make an exit from your business. In an ideal world, the exit will have been planned during the early life of the company as this is the best way to protect the future value of your business. The reality is however that it often gets overlooked.
We are delighted to welcome Simon Engelsman to the Ignition Team. Simon has almost 30 years of experience in advising on secured lending and corporate and individual insolvency. He is joining as a Senior Consultant working within the Corporate team.
We are delighted to Welcome Josh Smith to the Ignition Team. Josh is joining as a Senior Consultant working in both the Corporate and Finance teams. Josh is a legal consultant with 4 years of post-qualification work in both areas of law. Josh has advised startups, SMES and even FTSE 100 entities based in the UK and internationally.
We are delighted to Welcome Julien Sweeting to the Ignition Team. Julien is joining as a Senior Consultant working in both the Corporate and Commercial Teams. Julien has over 20 years of experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer.
We are delighted to welcome Anne-Marie Dempsey to the Ignition Team. She is joining as a Consultant working within the Corporate team. Anne-Marie is a corporate and commercial lawyer and company secretary, with a wealth of experience.
We are delighted to Welcome Emma Clough to the Ignition Team. Emma is joining as a Senior Consultant working in both the Corporate and Commercial teams. Emma is a former General Counsel with excellent experience across a range of corporate and commercial matters. She has specific expertise in relation to key growth stages for start ups and scale ups.
On the 22nd March we held a webinar to discuss the legal ins and outs of hiring and firing employees. Ignition’s Head of Employment, Nicky Cranfield led the webinar, covering everything from reasons for “fair” dismissal, to settlement agreements. Below we have a video recording for those of you who weren’t able to make it on the day.
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Ignition Law advised the management team of Complete Technology Group (“CTG”) a UK-based telecommunication provider on the investment of up to £125 million from InfraRed Capital Partners (“InfraRed”), on behalf of InfraRed Infrastructure Fund V.
Ignition Law assists with one of the largest VC deals in Europe