Atticus

With 2024 coming to a close, we reflect on a vibrant year. To our team, partners, and collaborators—thank you for the highlights.

Following a robust first half of 2024, the UK’s public M&A scene maintained its pace with a steady stream of Rule 2.7 Announcements throughout Q3. As anticipated, the appetite for UK assets remains strong across sectors, with Atticus standing out as the trusted platform for listed companies and advisors seeking precise and efficient document verification. Read the full update below. https://lnkd.in/gJrjeQ9H

Last week, Helaina Raad (Narvaiza) Raad from Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen joined Atticus's CEO Thom Mackey at the annual investor relations forum hosted by the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA). Guzman y Gomez listed on the ASX earlier this year with a market capitalisation of $3.0bn, making it one of Australia's largest listings and achieving the biggest first-day gain by a large Australian company since 2021. Thank you to Helaina for sharing insights into Guzman y Gomez's focus on striving for best practices in sustainability measures and its commitment to "clean food", as the business continues to scale its operations across Australia, Singapore, Japan and the US. To learn more about how Atticus can be used to verify IPO prospectuses, sustainability reports, annual reports, and more, reach out to hello@atticus.tech.

In our latest customer story, Amber Stanton, General Counsel and Company Secretary at Bellevue Gold, shares how the team has significantly reduced the time required to verify its regulatory disclosures and produce an audit trail of the underlying supporting documents, by using Atticus. Read the full story to learn more about how the team has gone from sceptics to advocates: https://lnkd.in/g3YMMXY9

Orica’s Assistant Company Secretary, Samantha Aveling FGIA FCG, recently shared her experience using our Evidence Finder feature released earlier this year. Evidence Finder assists users in selecting the most optimal piece of supporting evidence for any statement. Just highlight the statement you want to fact-check, and Atticus will surface suggestions from your supporting evidence right down to the exact line. To learn more about how Orica has adopted Atticus to streamline its reporting suite timelines, read the full customer story here. https://hubs.la/Q02ZWg9l0

We're excited to host a conversation with Helaina Raad (Narvaiza) from Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, at the upcoming Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) Forum. Atticus CEO Thom Mackey and Helaina will be discussing how Investor Relations and Sustainability teams at GYG are working together on new regulations and reporting requirements since GYG's ASX listing earlier this year. You’ll hear lessons learned so far, and what GYG thinks the future holds for evolving regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. See the full agenda and details for registering here: https://lnkd.in/gGZiVQrX

Congratulations to Ashurst for winning Runner-Up recognition for Most Innovative Law Firm, at the British Legal Technology Awards 2024 last week. Atticus has collaborated with Ashurst since 2020, and most recently on a high-yield debt deal involving the review and verification of 8,500 documents in just one week - a feat that earned them this well-deserved recognition. By leveraging innovative tools like Atticus, Ashurst delivered 50% fee savings to their client, proving that premium legal technology isn't just about speed—it's about value. It has been a pleasure working with the Ashurst team including Christopher Georgiou, Jacques McChesney, Jack Ogilvie-Watson, Sharmila Ramanathan and Matt Edmonds. Congratulations to all winners and those nominated.

It was a pleasure hosting a panel discussion at the 2024 #LegalGeek conference earlier this month, with speakers from National Grid and Linklaters. Our Patrick Skinner was joined by Harriet H., Senior Legal Advisor at National Grid, and Cecilia Murray Brown, Corporate Associate at Linklaters, both of whom played a key role in National Grid's recent rights issue. During the panel, Harriet and Cecilia shared how adopting the right legal tech early on in the transaction resulted in cost savings, more effective resource allocation, and improved staff wellbeing. Read the full write-up to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gQke3jhM

Earlier this month, we hosted a panel with Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and Deliveroo at The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland. During the talk, Rebecca Waite, Deputy Company Secretary at Deliveroo, and Justin Thornton, Director of Internal Audit and Risk Management at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd shared insights from the latest corporate reporting cycle. Read on to learn how Rebecca and Justin use strategic timing to manage stakeholders, how they plan on tackling new regulations, and more. https://lnkd.in/gWw6PZt6

Atticus CEO, Thom Mackey, has been recognised in this year’s Top 100 Innovators list in The Australian. Learn how Atticus uses technology to seamlessly fact-check documents before public disclosure by dropping us an email at hello@atticus.tech.