Schemes of arrangement are an extremely valuable tool for manipulating a company's capital. Nothing in the Companies Act 2006 prescribes the subject matter of a scheme. In theory a scheme could be a compromise or arrangement between a company and its creditors or members about anything which...

This article examines the shareholder-centric model of takeover regulation in the UK, and explores two recent developments that potentially impact on this model. The first is the rise of schemes of arrangement as an alternative mechanism for effecting takeovers. Schemes have become the mechanism...