The Benchmark 2025

For businesses investing in R&D, understanding the landscape of global tax incentives is key to optimising financial benefits and driving innovation. Introducing The Benchmark 2025, Ayming’s comprehensive report that provides a detailed global comparison of R&D tax incentives and IP Box regimes. With incentive schemes varying significantly from country to country, making informed decisions is crucial to ensuring your company makes the most of available opportunities. This guide equips businesses with…

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Grants 101

With the right knowledge and support, UK businesses can unlock thousands to millions in non-dilutive funding. The 2025 edition of Grants 101 by Ayming is your updated go-to guide for navigating the complex UK grant landscape, with new guidance on Innovate UK priorities, application strategies, and industry insights tailored for the year ahead. Grants incentivise businesses to undertake projects in areas of government priority, such as semi-conductor manufacturing or decarbonisation.…

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Response to Spring Statement 2025

London, 31 March 2025: Following last week’s release of the highly anticipated Spring Statement 2025, we reflect on the proposals mentioned, their implications, and what they signal for the broader R&D landscape. Commenting on Labour’s Plan for Growth, Njy Rios, Partner, R&D Tax Incentives at Ayming UK, says: “It’s one thing to say you’re pro-growth; it’s another to turn rhetoric into reality. The rise in employer’s national insurance is squeezing…

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Cream of the crop: Better Dairy ’s bold step toward sustainability

The Vision – Reinventing dairy for a more sustainable future Better Dairy is at the forefront of sustainable food innovation. Its mission is to revolutionise the dairy industry by developing animal-free dairy products that offer the same taste, texture, and nutritional benefits as traditional dairy. By leveraging precision fermentation and cutting-edge biotechnologies, it is pioneering a new generation of food. This research and development brands them disruptors in the dairy…

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From Lab to Launch: KETS ’ growth through UK Investor Partnerships

Investor Partnerships Scheme Innovate UK’s Investor Partnerships Scheme is a non-dilutive grant tied to equity investment, designed to support businesses by accelerating their innovation to market. The scheme functions by combining grant funding with aligned equity investment from trusted venture capital partners. Investor Partnerships is re-emerging with increased importance following the closure of the SMART Grants scheme in early 2025, due to oversaturation and low success rates for applicants. The…

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Arthur Cox shortlisted in the Mergermarket M&A Awards 2025

The shortlist for Mergermarket M&A Awards 2025 has been released, and we are pleased to be shortlisted for the Ireland Legal Adviser of the Year award. The awards recognise the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative deals of the past year. To learn more, visit Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2025

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Christopher McLaughlin on Irish carve-out deals in 2025 – Dealspeak EMEA, Mergermarket

30/09/2025 News Christopher McLaughlin, Partner in our Corporate and M&A Group, features in a recent column via Dealspeak EMEA (Mergermarket), providing insight as to the recent drive in carve-outs seen across sectors. In the piece, authored by Rupert Cocke and Akshari Hari, Christopher describes the reasons for this trend and the current corporate-deal climate influencing the uptick, both in Ireland and across Europe. The article, entitled ‘Irish carve-outs spurred by…

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