Emma Cameron Associate

01923 690038
Email: emma.cameron@mablaw.co.uk

About Emma:

Emma joined Matthew Arnold & Baldwin in 2006 from the London office of Denton Wilde Sapte. Emma specialises in corporate finance and advises clients on the acquisition and sale of businesses and shares. She also advises on joint ventures, limited liability partnerships, shareholder arrangements and fundraisings. Clients Emma has worked for include Avondale Group, Aspin Group plc, ESRI UK, Bank of Scotland and Vantis Group plc. Emma has also been on secondments to two large companies which allowed her to experience legal affairs from the perspective of the client.

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Government stands firm on calls for takeover regulation reform

30 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

It appears that repercussions from the recent takeover of Cadbury PLC by Kraft Foods are still being felt following the publication of a government command paper setting out its position with regards to...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Shareholders Takeover

Shareholder remedies – case update

27 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background The statutory remedy for a company member who considers that the company's affairs are being conducted in an unfairly prejudicial manner is contained in section 994 of the Companies Act 2006....

Tags on this discussion: corporate Shareholders Shareholders' remedies Unfair prejudice

“Cold shoulder” by Takeover Panel

19 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

The Takeover Panel has issued a formal statement to the effect that Brian Myerson and two others are persons who, in the opinion of the Hearings Committee of the Takeover Panel, are not likely to comply...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Takeover

UK Corporate Governance Code – directors’ remuneration and re-election

14 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background After an extensive consultation process, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the new UK Corporate Governance Code (Code). The Code applies to all companies with a premium...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance corporate governance Directors Directors' Duties

Shareholder derivative actions – update

7 July 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background A derivative action is an action brought by a shareholder on behalf of the company. Owing to the complexity of the previous law, very few derivative actions succeeded. When the Companies...

Tags on this discussion: corporate Directors Shareholders

When does a partnership exist?

30 June 2010 | Emma Cameron

A recent case has considered whether the nature of a father and son’s business relationship constitutes a “partnership”. Background The Partnership Act 1890 defines a partnership as the relationship...

Tags on this discussion: corporate partner Partnership Partnership Agreement

Valuation of partnership assets

21 June 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background A court has ruled as a preliminary issue that where a partnership deed is silent as to the basis of valuation for the purpose of determining the amounts payable to outgoing partners,...

Tags on this discussion: corporate Partnership

Takeover Panel publishes consultation paper

1 comment 4 June 2010 | Emma Cameron

Following on from recent criticism of the takeover of Cadbury Plc by Kraft Foods, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel (Committee) has published a consultation paper to discuss shortcomings in the...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Mergers and acquisitions Takeover

Kraft makes a meal of Cadbury takeover

28 May 2010 | Emma Cameron

Following Kraft Foods’ takeover of Cadbury Plc in February 2010, the US company has had its knuckles rapped by the Takeover Panel for its conduct during the offer stage of the deal. The issue in question...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Mergers and acquisitions Takeover

Court upholds “tail-gunner” clause

1 comment 27 May 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background "Tail-gunner" clauses are often used by corporate finance advisers in their terms of engagement so that if a transaction completes within a certain period after the termination of their engagement,...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Mergers and acquisitions