Get the board consents needed to authorise your capital raise

Board consents are often one of the documents investors and advisers expect to see when checking whether a fundraising step was properly authorised. If the approvals do not match the actual transaction, that can create avoidable questions at diligence or closing. Common issues include the wrong share issue step being approved, missing authority for signatories, or records that do not line up with the investment documents. This service helps put the approval documents on a clearer footing and explains how they fit into the immediate fundraising process around signing and company records.

It is commonly used where a company is issuing shares, bringing in a new investor, completing a priced round, or taking another fundraising step that needs formal board approval. It can also be useful when founders already have investor documents in motion but realise the internal company approvals have not been properly dealt with. If the transaction is narrow and only one simple approval is needed, a very limited document service may be enough. This service is better suited where the approvals need to align with a live funding process and related closing steps.

The core documents are usually board minutes or written resolutions authorising the relevant fundraising actions. Depending on the transaction, the wording may need to refer to the proposed share issue, approval of related documents, authority to sign, and the company record steps that follow. We also provide practical guidance on execution and storage of those documents. If your raise also needs wider investment paperwork, shareholder approvals, or a full closing set, that would usually sit outside this service and may be better handled under a broader fundraising engagement.

No. The service includes the approval documents, but it also covers the legal context around them. That means we can discuss how the board consents connect with founder arrangements, investor expectations, signing sequence and the immediate record-keeping points after approval. What it does not do is replace full fundraising support across every workstream. We are not acting as ongoing transaction counsel under this fixed-fee, and if the matter expands into negotiation of investment documents or full closing coordination, that would need to be scoped separately.

We can flag where external approvals, filings or regulatory points may be relevant to the wider transaction, but this service is not a filing or regulator-approval retainer. If regulator or authority requirements affect your matter, we will talk you through the practical next steps. and approval depends on the relevant regulator or authority where those external steps apply. The fixed-fee here is centred on the company approval documents and related legal guidance. If your raise involves a platform, sector-specific rules or a more complex approval pathway, we can discuss whether additional work is needed beyond this service.

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