Our Corporate Advisory and Governance team advises public and private entities on the legal issues which most regularly impact their business. We make it our first priority to understand the businesses we advise, from any sector of the economy, and work with our other specialist practice areas including taxation and revenue, intellectual property, competition and trade practices, and employment and industrial relations, to provide a complete and connected corporate and commercial advisory service.
Our Corporate Advisory and Governance team consists of experienced practitioners who have a thorough understanding of the laws that govern corporate and other commercial enterprises and their operations. Our practitioners are valued by their clients for their thorough and tenacious approach. They will ensure that you comply with the relevant rules and policies for your business, while still achieving your desired outcomes. The team is well-versed in the range of strategic and practical issues that can arise within entities operating in Australia and offshore.
We work closely with our clients to get to know their business needs, ensuring that we provide tailored and commercially-effective advice for each client.
Areas of Expertise
The expertise of our Corporate Advisory and Governance specialists includes:
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Corporate governance - directors' duties and liabilities, ethics and trading policies, formation and roles of sub-committees, conflicts of interest
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Capital markets and IPOs - private placements, initial public offerings, rights issues and bonus issues, share purchase plans, employee equity plans, ASX and international listings including dual listings, underwriting
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Mergers and acquisitions - takeover and defence strategies, schemes of arrangement, acquisitions and divestments, due diligence, FIRB requirements, joint venture arrangements
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Private equity - management buy outs, secondary buy outs, capital raisings and capital investments, divestment strategies
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Regulatory compliance - corporate restructuring, AGM and EGM issues and related party benefits, continuous disclosure, compliance with the Corporations Act and ASX listing rules, FIRB compliance
