UK MAR for Governance Professionals
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About this event

The half-day training course will be delivered Daniel Roach and Caroline Emmet, fully qualified Company Secretaries with extensive governance experience across listed companies in multiple sectors and a wealth of practice in the application of MAR. The course content will also draw upon the combined knowledge of 50+ accomplished governance professionals working within the Company Matters team. The interactive sessions will include technical detail on MAR, practical examples and case studies to give you an in-depth knowledge of the subject and help your company to stay compliant.

The course will focus on:

• Inside information
• Dealings by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) and Persons Closely Associated (PCAs);
• an opportunity for Q&As with a specialist external advisor; and
• technical detail on UK MAR and relevant case law, market practice and insights from recent research and enforcement actions by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

We’re also excited to announce the external advisor who will be joining our esteemed panel of experts in our Q&A discussions:

Tom Yeadon, UK Investment Banking at Jefferies Group LLC

Date:

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Timings:

• 08:30am  – Arrive / breakfast
• 09:15am  – Session 1 – Inside Information
• 10:15am –  Coffee break
• 10:30am  – Session 2 – PDMR and PCA
• 11:30am  – Session 3 – Practical Scenarios and Q&A
• 12:30pm – Lunch and Networking
• 13:00pm - Finish

Format:

In person event

Price:

£395 + VAT

Please see more information about the co-hosts below:

Daniel Roach, Assistant Manager, Company Matters, part of Link Group

Dan is an Assistant Manager who provides support and oversight to a broad range of companies, both premium listed and private, in the investment trust, real estate and retail sectors, including to a number of FTSE 250 clients.

Dan provides trusted day-to-day governance advice to his clients in addition to board meeting support, statutory and regulatory compliance and corporate reporting. He has also led project-based work including pre- and post-IPO support and supported a large number of corporate transactions and equity raises.

Prior to joining Company Matters in 2013, Dan completed his PhD in History at the University of Exeter.

Caroline Emmet, FCIS – Associate Director, Company Matters, part of  Link Group

Caroline joined Company Matters in 2014 and, has provided a variety of tailored company secretarial services to a range of our clients, including AIM, Main Market and overseas commercial and investment companies. 

She has also been involved in project-based work, including reviews of governance arrangement and pre-IPO and post-IPO support. She is also a member of our Technical Committee, which ensures that colleagues are up-to-date on legal, regulatory and corporate governance developments relevant to company secretaries and their clients with a particular focus on MAR.

Prior to qualifying as a Company Secretary, Caroline worked at Rothschild & Co, a leading investment bank, advising large and mid-cap companies and private equity groups on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and debt and equity financings, in the UK and abroad.

Tom Yeadon, UK Investment Banking at Jefferies Group LLC

Tom is a Managing Director in UK Investment Banking at Jefferies with a particular focus on UK REITs and UK Investment Companies. He joined Jefferies in February 2020 and has over 15 years of corporate finance and broking experience,  having worked previously at Stifel Nicolaus and PwC, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He has advised on over 50 public and private transactions totalling in excess of £4bn of M&A and raised over £5bn in the capital markets.

Completing this course will contribute to 3.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).