With wide-ranging company law reform on the horizon, our November edition of the Agenda highlights some of the key measures to be introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act relating to UK company creation and corporate transparency. We also look ahead to the proposed introduction by the London Stock Exchange of a new intermittent trading venue for private companies. Our 2023 Risk Readiness Report, surveying more than 500 founders of businesses, throws up some fascinating insights into the minds of those at the heart of the innovation economy. In the transactional realm, we offer some tips on how founders of businesses can best navigate the due diligence phase of a transaction and we compare the principle differences between UK and US custom and practice on M&A transactions. Finally, we reflect on a recent Court of Appeal decision highlighting the importance of clarity in articles of association as to how provisions for conversion of shares interrelate with the variation of share rights.