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Jan 15, 2025 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Alan Wares |James O Leary |Jonathan Grant
It’s no hyperbole to say that the club was 28 minutes from extinction in 1997. The Goldstone Ground, home of Brighton & Hove Albion for 95 years, had been sold to property developers, behind the fans’ backs, and the team had nowhere to play. The undertakers had just about finished measuring up the entire club, when the fans decided enough was enough.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | James O Leary |Jonathan Grant
The most significant individual tax measure announced in the recent Budget was the changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs), which are estimated to generate £25 billion annually for the Treasury.
The changes can be summarised as the threshold at which an employer begins paying NICs reducing from £9,100 to £5,000 per annum, and the rate increasing from 13.8% to 15%. This increased NIC rate will also apply to taxable benefits-in-kind and PAYE Settlement Agreements.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Jonathan Grant
Amidst concern about the change to Capital Gains Tax potentially disrupting the M&A market, there is a level of relief amongst deal doers. By Jonathan Grant, Partner and Head of Corporate, DMH Stallard
With scare stories rife, many businesses advanced their plans to sell ahead of the budget, and a number of deals were completed to an accelerated timetable.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
dmhstallard.com | Jonathan Grant
Home / Services / For Business / Corporate Law / What impact has the 2024 Budget had on business sales? Amidst concern about the change to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) potentially disrupting the M&A market and business sales, there is a level of relief amongst deal doers. With scare stories rife, many businesses advanced plans to sell ahead of the budget and a number of deals were completed to an accelerated timetable.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Jonathan Grant |Jonathan Veal |Jackie Grant
Andy Murray has made the shock decision to coach his long-time rival Novak Djokovic during the Australian Open. Murray, who retired after the summer Olympics, will join the Serbian’s team in the off-season and coach him through the opening grand slam of 2025. It will see the Scot surprisingly join forces with the man who was his biggest nemesis during his long career, especially in Australia where he lost to Djokovic in four finals.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jonathan Grant |Liz Gillingham
Employee Share Schemes provide and allow key employees to have
an equity interest in your business, without the risk of creating
minority shareholder rights, or recovering shares if the employee
leaves.
Employees often qualify for shares immediately before a sale of
the company (but with all the tax benefits of being a long-term
shareholder).
Clients often like the idea of simply making a gift to loyal
employees after a sale (“don't worry I will look after
you”).
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Richard Taylor-West |Jonathan Grant |John Walsham |Liz Beck
Boarding schools have long been part of our educational furniture. From Tom Brown’s School Days to the likes of Malory Towers and Harry Potter, these hallowed halls have captured the imagination of generations. We are all familiar with tales of children shipped off to fairytale-like surroundings, left to their own devices as they seek to navigate the trials and tribulations of adolescence. Whilst they make fantastic stories, Mr Thwackum would not pass muster for the Safeguarding Team today.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
platinummediagroup.co.uk | Jonathan Grant |John Walsham |Liz Beck |Abigail Maino
I have highlighted below some useful trends to be aware of in the M&A market, as we move toward a period of improved confidence and increased value.
Direct approaches
Business owners are still receiving direct offers, which is both encouraging, and flattering. It remains important to understand what experienced buyers will expect, and to ‘play your hand’ well.
Price will be based on a multiple of earnings, adjusted for surplus cash, after debt and working capital have been provided for.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
dmhstallard.com | Jonathan Grant
Founded by Peter Ross over 50 years ago, the company became a go-to supplier of made to measure flight cases for equipment owned by some of the world’s most famous bands, including Led Zepplin, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Who, Deep Purple, Abba, Elton John and many more. From a foundation built on rock and roll, CP Cases now supplies protective cases and cases to customers in 45 countries worldwide. Peter said:“It is now more than 50 years since we started CP Cases.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jonathan Grant
A unique insight from Partner and Head of Corporate, Jonathan
Grant, on the various routes into the legal profession and the
range of law firms within which candidates may choose to develop
their careers.
Often considered one of the most conservative professions things
are changing fast. In this article I look at ways to qualify and
the range of law businesses.
For those entering the profession, there is also now a wider
choice as to how you qualify.
