News, articles, and reports from CircleLLP, a corporate, venture capital, and technology law firm. Legal developments and commercial insights for founders, investors and businesses.
CORPORATE STRUCTURING · October 2026
Delaware remains the right answer for many companies. It is no longer the right answer by default.
NEWS · 2026
CircleLLP advised CFG Africa on its acquisition of an insurance brokerage company, which will be renamed CFG Insurance Brokers.
VENTURE CAPITAL · October 2026
The equity instrument you give your team decides three things: when they become owners, when they pay tax, and how much of their upside survives that tax.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE · October 2026
Most growth-stage companies do not lack advice; they lack a structured way to receive it. An advisory board offers that structure without the legal weight of a statutory board.
TAX & INVESTMENT · September 2026
The outcome of a disposal now depends on who sells, how much they sell in a year, where the shares sit and whether the proceeds are reinvested.
NEWS · September 2026
Our Partner joins the Growth Lab Faculty as a Workshop Lead and Expert, supporting 12 tech-enabled startups as they prepare for institutional investment.
NEWS · July 2026
A planned plenary on how licensing, levies and taxation could support public revenue while preserving the sustainability of gaming businesses.
NEWS · 2026
Circle LLP acted as lead counsel on Mobinius Africa’s Application-to-Person licence application, award, and operationalisation.