A guide to doing business in the UK

United Kingdom

This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017.

We have published the latest edition of our annual 'A Guide to Doing Business in the UK'. This guide outlines some of the principal issues which will affect an overseas business organisation carrying on business in the UK. It discusses methods for establishing a business presence and goes on to review the issues that can affect a business as it grows. The guide finishes with a review of exit strategies for the overseas investor: a sale or float.

Against a backdrop of difficult global conditions, 2012/13 has been reported as the strongest year in the last three years for UK investment from overseas. Through new investment opportunities, expansion projects and M&A activity, international investors have engaged in a wide range of UK sectors, ranging from software, computer services and media through to biotechnology and financial services.

To view the 2014 guide, click here.

Contents:

  1. Establishing a presence for your business
  2. Acquisition of an existing English company
  3. Growing your business in the UK
  4. Floating in the UK
  5. Sale of businesses in the UK