Corporate Commentary – October 2025
Welcome to Blake Morgan’s Corporate Commentary, which brings together a selection of our most popular insights on current business issues.
This month we have also included a roundup of our recent significant deals that we have advised on.
Deal roundup
Strong year for corporate team at Blake Morgan as it delivers deals with combined value of over £1bn
Blake Morgan is celebrating a very successful year in corporate deal making. We advised on corporate deals with an overall value of over £1bn in the last financial year (ending 30 April 2025), and the Corporate team increased its year-on-year turnover by 10%.
Waste management deal is a winner for Blake Morgan
Blake Morgan is celebrating after its work alongside Azets Corporate Finance on the sale of L&S Waste to Biffa was named Deal of the Year (£10m – £50m) at the South Coast Deals Awards 2025.
Blake Morgan advises Pegasus Homes on £120 million dual refinancing deal
We have advised Pegasus Homes, a prominent operator in the senior living sector, on a complex and high-value dual refinancing transaction totalling £120 million.
Acquisition advice enables Sano to scale its buy and build strategy
Blake Morgan is delighted to have advised Bestport Private Equity on its acquisition of a majority stake in Sano Physiotherapy. The investment enables Sano to scale its buy-and-build strategy.
Thousands of UK SMEs supported through Propel Finance £1.5bn funding round
We have advised Propel Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing asset finance lender, on a £1.5bn funding round which will provide funding for thousands more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK investing in business-critical equipment and vehicles.
Business insights
Introduction to the new verification rules
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 affects several aspects of a company’s life. We highlight the most pressing issue, which is that all directors, people with significant control, LLP members and designated members are required to have their identity verified. This will become mandatory on 18 November 2025.
Industry Insights: Guy Hembury – building the Thames Valley’s future through tech, talent, and trust
When Guy Hembury speaks about technology, you quickly realise he doesn’t mean just “tech” in the narrow sense. For him, it’s not all AI, apps, and algorithms — it’s a broad, transformative force woven into every major industry from aerospace to sustainable finance.
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 – Cookies
The second in part in our series of blogs on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 focuses on cookies. We examine Chapter 2 of Part 5 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) amends the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) (PECR). In what way does DUAA change the cookies rules?
Court rejects stay on creditor enforcement
The High Court has rejected a stay on creditor enforcement based on Russian insolvency proceedings in relation to the debtor’s immovable property in England. We examine the implications of Beograd Innovation Ltd v Somovidis [2025] EWHC 1182 (Comm), handed down on 27 May 2025, High Court (Commercial Court).
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