Mergers and acquisitions
Successful mergers and acquisitions involve navigating a complex landscape of strategic, commercial and legal issues. We will find the best way to achieve your deal objectives.
Our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers have decades of experience in domestic and international transactions. We simplify the complex and provide advice that's clear, comprehensive and commercial.
We also support our clients in other key areas relevant to the transaction, such as competition, employment, real estate, IP and data protection. We can scale resources based on need and use leading technology to facilitate seamless and efficient collaboration with our clients.
Acquisitions and divestments
Buying and selling a business or shares warrants specialised legal support. Our M&A lawyers have a holistic and commercial perspective grounded in lengthy experience working for both buyers and sellers, including buyouts, restructuring and more. We carefully manage transactions with your goals in mind, whether it's to grow, exit or restructure.
Our expertise and services include:
- advising on appropriate deal structure
- facilitating digital document management and due diligence solutions
- preparing and negotiating transaction documents
- implementing warranty and indemnity insurance
- regulatory issues such as competition law and the Foreign Acquisition and Takeover Act (FIRB)
- transaction management and completion
- access to the Terralex network of international law firms
Joint ownership arrangements and partnership business structures
Collaborating with likeminded owners can take a business to the next level. Our M&A lawyers can assist by creating an ownership structure that promotes certainty and clarity between the owners. We focus on the most pressing issues and risks and help facilitate the consensus needed to formalise your arrangements.
Our expertise includes:
- negotiation and drafting of agreements
- advising on equity and debt arrangements
Takeovers and schemes of arrangement
Takeovers are vitally important transactions which are often complex, time critical and publicly scrutinised. Our highly-experienced team can navigate competing issues while dealing efficiently and effectively with the unexpected. We work closely with our clients to recommend the best strategy, manage stakeholders and ensure the process runs smoothly.
Our expertise includes:
- strategic legal advice on takeover strategies
- advising on demergers and restructuring
- executing takeover bids/schemes of arrangement
- advising on takeover defences
- managing regulators
- undertaking takeovers panel proceedings
Recent Transactions
Advising KENT Precision Foods Group on its acquisition of Frosty Boy Holdings, a producer and exporter of soft serve and other dessert products
Advising Uniti Group on the sale of Uniti Fixed Wireless, the operator of its fixed wireless and broadband operations, to CM Value Added Services
Advising Arthur J Gallagher on its acquisitions of broking businesses Mavco Insurance Group Australia, Thompson Insurance, Ansin Insurance Brokers and Atomnic
Advising Fujitsu on its acquisition of MF & Associates, a cyber security and management consulting company
Advising on the Australian aspects of One Equity Partners and Buckthorn Partners’ acquisition of Acteon Group, a multinational renewable and offshore energy infrastructure services business
Advising Esencia Wealth on its roll-up acquisition of three financial planning businesses, Advise Wise, Insight Private Wealth and Sovereign Wealth Partners
Advising Seisma on its acquisition of two cyber / technology consultant labour hire companies, Q1 Professional Services and Q1 Recruitment
Advising Wollemi Capital Group on its acquisition of equity interests in Hoops Capital, the owner of the Sydney Kings (NBL) and Sydney Flames (WNBL) basketball teams
Advising UK-based ANNA on the acquisition of Cape, a business spend management platform provider
Advising ProductLife Group, a global service provider offering a range of specialised consulting services in the life sciences sector, on its acquisition of Commercial Eyes and Maxx Pharma
Advising Vikan A/S, a Danish cleaning equipment and systems company, on its acquisition of the Wells Group, its strategic distribution partner in Australia and New Zealand
Advising Centennial on the acquisition of minority interests in two coal mining joint ventures