Mergers, acquisitions and strategic transactions

We advise on the purchase and sale of companies, businesses and assets across a range of industries and transaction types. Our work includes deal structuring, heads of agreement, due diligence, sale and purchase documentation, disclosure processes, risk allocation, completion planning and post-completion implementation. 

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We understand that a successful transaction is not just about getting documents signed. It is about achieving a commercially sensible outcome, protecting value, managing risk appropriately and getting the deal completed in a controlled and workable way. 

Shareholder arrangements, joint ventures and ownership structures

Clear ownership documents are fundamental to preserving value and avoiding unnecessary disputes. We prepare and negotiate shareholders agreements, unitholders agreements, constitutions, joint venture documents and related 

governance arrangements that address control, decision-making, funding, transfers, deadlock, exit, dilution and future growth. 

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These arrangements are often most effective when they are prepared carefully at the outset, while the parties are aligned and the business is still focused on growth rather than conflict. 

Capital raising, investment and finance

We assist clients with private investment and finance transactions, including equity raises, debt-style investment structures, secured lending arrangements and related governance and implementation issues. We advise on the legal framework surrounding investment terms, subscription rights, investor protections, control settings, security packages and transaction execution. 

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Our work in this area is particularly valuable where a matter sits across corporate, finance and commercial disciplines and requires advice that is integrated rather than siloed. 

Restructures, insolvency situations and strategic change 

Businesses do not always need advice only in moments of growth. Sometimes they need advice in moments of change, pressure or reorganisation. We assist with restructures, ownership changes, strategic reorganisations, insolvency-adjacent transactions and situations where legal advice needs to be commercially steady, pragmatic and focused on preserving options. 

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That includes helping clients assess transaction pathways, allocate risk appropriately and document outcomes in a way that is workable under real-world conditions. 

Governance and board advice

We advise directors, boards, shareholders and senior decision-makers on governance, approvals, duties, conflicts, decision-making and corporate process. Our advice is direct, practical and framed around helping clients make sound decisions on important issues. 

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We are conscious that governance advice needs to be clear and usable. It should support judgment and action, not simply recite legal principle.