13/07/2021
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Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Finance and funding
The coronavirus (COVID-19) poses considerable risks and challenges for all sectors, across all regions.
National governments have pledged huge sums to support businesses, including through state-backed loans. It is important to understand how these schemes work, whether your business is eligible and how this might impact your existing financing arrangements.
On this page you will find our latest insights on the finance and funding issues relating to coronavirus and the actions that businesses should be taking now to prepare.
If you would like to discuss how we can help you identify and mitigate the risks to your business, please contact us.
Article list
Managing Covid-19
Chancellor sets out further economic measures to weather the COVID-19 storm
The UK government has set out its Winter Economy Plan, its latest stimulus package which provides more targeted support for...
25/09/2020
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4m
Financial Services
Has Covid-19 made IRR an irrelevant measure of success?
As confidence starts to return to the market, fund managers and investors are assessing the financial effects of the Covid-19...
08/09/2020
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4m
Financial Services
Covid-19: Who will be the winners and losers in the world of FinTech?
Covid-19 will undoubtedly cause the intra industry landscape to reshuffle as participants try to address the challenges which particularly affect...
10/07/2020
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5m
Tax
Chancellor announces package of economic measures to help steer the UK out of COVID-19 crisis
The government's latest stimulus package provides much-needed support for job creation, as well as providing a boost to the hospitality...
08/07/2020
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4m
Workforce Solutions
Burdened balance sheets and Covid-19: how to clear debt without problems
Many companies – including those in Workforce Solutions – have taken out new private or government-backed loans or extended existing...
02/07/2020
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3m
Tax
Pandemic pushes HMRC into six-month deferral of reporting deadlines for DAC6 directive
The deferral is in line with other Member States' approach to extending the reporting dates for disclosing cross-border tax arrangements...
26/06/2020
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3m
Financial Services
Customer financial difficulties and Covid-19: what do lenders need to learn after lockdown?
As the UK's financial regulator reviews emergency guidance amid the easing of lockdown and lending patterns adapt, its £64 million...
24/06/2020
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3m
21/05/2020
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19/05/2020
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Managing Covid-19
Does UK government COVID-19 support come with strings attached?
Will the government impose restrictions on the activities of companies which have accessed the UK government's COVID-19 support mechanisms –...
18/05/2020
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2m
Managing Covid-19
International guide | Navigating government COVID-19 support measures
Although governments are beginning tentatively to ease lockdown restrictions, for many, it will take some time before trading returns to...
18/05/2020
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3m
Managing Covid-19
CLBILS gets larger: Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme cap to increase
The Treasury is reportedly considering increasing the cap on CLBILS from loans of £50m to £200m.
15/05/2020
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2m
Managing Covid-19
Pushing the envelope: practical tips for executing documents using DocuSign
Electronic signature platforms have become an invaluable and trusted way to execute documents remotely; in this article we set out...
15/05/2020
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4m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus | Protecting your UK business: an overview
As the UK government begins to lift restrictions, for many there will be a shift in the operational, financial and...
15/05/2020
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1m
Managing Covid-19
Bridge loans and the Covid-19 crisis: Dutch government and impact investor launch emergency funds
Two separate loan schemes of €100 million apiece have been set up to help Dutch start-ups, scale-ups and other 'innovative'...
07/05/2020
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1m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | The latest on the UK government's funding schemes for business
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
24/04/2020
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5m
21/04/2020
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20/04/2020
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17/04/2020
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09/04/2020
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09/04/2020
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Managing Covid-19
German business and the coronavirus: How companies can secure liquidity and other FAQs.
With many German companies facing a substantial decline in revenues and potential insolvency as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak...
03/04/2020
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1m
Managing Covid-19
New FCA lending guidance offers temporary financial relief for customers
As Covid-19 bites on economic activity in the UK, consumer credit firms are now expected to take steps to help...
03/04/2020
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8m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | What we're seeing
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
03/04/2020
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3m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 2.0: "The Overhaul"
Amid concerns that SMEs were being denied access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and that a 'squeezed middle'...
03/04/2020
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4m
31/03/2020
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7m
Managing Covid-19
Payment difficulties: COVID-19 and options for Dutch companies experiencing financial strains
Government and financial sector initiatives can help Dutch businesses that are struggling to meet their payment obligations amid the coronavirus...
26/03/2020
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6m
Managing Covid-19
UK COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility: how does it work and which companies are eligible?
Initial details of the government's much-publicised support package has given rise to concerns that a large chunk of UK PLC...
20/03/2020
Read time
3m
Managing Covid-19
Budget 2020: employers to benefit from £12 billion plan to firefight coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today (11 March 2020) delivered in his first Budget a coronavirus battle plan that promises to keep...
11/03/2020
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3m
Managing Covid-19
Corporate tax residency: potential implications of COVID-19
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions may cause problems for certain non-UK companies if non-UK-resident directors cannot physically attend UK board meetings.
11/03/2020
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2m
13/07/2021
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4m
Managing Covid-19
Chancellor sets out further economic measures to weather the COVID-19 storm
The UK government has set out its Winter Economy Plan, its latest stimulus package which provides more targeted support for...
25/09/2020
Read time
4m
Financial Services
Has Covid-19 made IRR an irrelevant measure of success?
As confidence starts to return to the market, fund managers and investors are assessing the financial effects of the Covid-19...
08/09/2020
Read time
4m
Financial Services
Covid-19: Who will be the winners and losers in the world of FinTech?
Covid-19 will undoubtedly cause the intra industry landscape to reshuffle as participants try to address the challenges which particularly affect...
10/07/2020
Read time
5m
Tax
Chancellor announces package of economic measures to help steer the UK out of COVID-19 crisis
The government's latest stimulus package provides much-needed support for job creation, as well as providing a boost to the hospitality...
08/07/2020
Read time
4m
Workforce Solutions
Burdened balance sheets and Covid-19: how to clear debt without problems
Many companies – including those in Workforce Solutions – have taken out new private or government-backed loans or extended existing...
02/07/2020
Read time
3m
Tax
Pandemic pushes HMRC into six-month deferral of reporting deadlines for DAC6 directive
The deferral is in line with other Member States' approach to extending the reporting dates for disclosing cross-border tax arrangements...
26/06/2020
Read time
3m
Financial Services
Customer financial difficulties and Covid-19: what do lenders need to learn after lockdown?
As the UK's financial regulator reviews emergency guidance amid the easing of lockdown and lending patterns adapt, its £64 million...
24/06/2020
Read time
3m
21/05/2020
Read time
5m
19/05/2020
Read time
7m
Managing Covid-19
Does UK government COVID-19 support come with strings attached?
Will the government impose restrictions on the activities of companies which have accessed the UK government's COVID-19 support mechanisms –...
18/05/2020
Read time
2m
Managing Covid-19
International guide | Navigating government COVID-19 support measures
Although governments are beginning tentatively to ease lockdown restrictions, for many, it will take some time before trading returns to...
18/05/2020
Read time
3m
Managing Covid-19
CLBILS gets larger: Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme cap to increase
The Treasury is reportedly considering increasing the cap on CLBILS from loans of £50m to £200m.
15/05/2020
Read time
2m
Managing Covid-19
Pushing the envelope: practical tips for executing documents using DocuSign
Electronic signature platforms have become an invaluable and trusted way to execute documents remotely; in this article we set out...
15/05/2020
Read time
4m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus | Protecting your UK business: an overview
As the UK government begins to lift restrictions, for many there will be a shift in the operational, financial and...
15/05/2020
Read time
1m
Managing Covid-19
Bridge loans and the Covid-19 crisis: Dutch government and impact investor launch emergency funds
Two separate loan schemes of €100 million apiece have been set up to help Dutch start-ups, scale-ups and other 'innovative'...
07/05/2020
Read time
1m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | The latest on the UK government's funding schemes for business
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
24/04/2020
Read time
5m
21/04/2020
Read time
6m
20/04/2020
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3m
17/04/2020
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4m
09/04/2020
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3m
09/04/2020
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4m
Managing Covid-19
German business and the coronavirus: How companies can secure liquidity and other FAQs.
With many German companies facing a substantial decline in revenues and potential insolvency as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak...
03/04/2020
Read time
1m
Managing Covid-19
New FCA lending guidance offers temporary financial relief for customers
As Covid-19 bites on economic activity in the UK, consumer credit firms are now expected to take steps to help...
03/04/2020
Read time
8m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Legal Briefing | What we're seeing
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times.
03/04/2020
Read time
3m
Managing Covid-19
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 2.0: "The Overhaul"
Amid concerns that SMEs were being denied access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and that a 'squeezed middle'...
03/04/2020
Read time
4m
31/03/2020
Read time
7m
Managing Covid-19
Payment difficulties: COVID-19 and options for Dutch companies experiencing financial strains
Government and financial sector initiatives can help Dutch businesses that are struggling to meet their payment obligations amid the coronavirus...
26/03/2020
Read time
6m
Managing Covid-19
UK COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility: how does it work and which companies are eligible?
Initial details of the government's much-publicised support package has given rise to concerns that a large chunk of UK PLC...
20/03/2020
Read time
3m
Managing Covid-19
Budget 2020: employers to benefit from £12 billion plan to firefight coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today (11 March 2020) delivered in his first Budget a coronavirus battle plan that promises to keep...
11/03/2020
Read time
3m
Managing Covid-19
Corporate tax residency: potential implications of COVID-19
Coronavirus-related travel restrictions may cause problems for certain non-UK companies if non-UK-resident directors cannot physically attend UK board meetings.
11/03/2020
Read time
2m
