Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategic legal support for business transactions
Mergers and acquisitions are complex, high-stakes transactions requiring meticulous legal work. Whether you're buying or selling a business, merging with another company, or acquiring assets, our M&A service provides comprehensive legal support throughout the transaction lifecycle. We conduct thorough due diligence, identify and address risks, negotiate transaction terms, draft purchase agreements and ancillary documents, manage regulatory approvals, and guide you through to completion. Our goal is to help you achieve your strategic objectives while minimising legal and commercial risk.
Key Benefits
Comprehensive due diligence uncovering risks and issues
Strategic transaction structuring to optimise tax and risk outcomes
Expert negotiation to protect your interests and achieve deal objectives
Thorough documentation including purchase agreements and warranties
Efficient project management ensuring smooth execution to completion
What We Offer
Complete support for purchasers including structuring advice, due diligence management, purchase agreement negotiation, warranty and indemnity protection, and transaction coordination.
Vendor assistance including business preparation, data room management, disclosure advice, sale agreement drafting, warranty limitation strategies, and deal execution support.
Comprehensive legal review of target businesses covering corporate structure, material contracts, employment matters, intellectual property, litigation risks, regulatory compliance, and property matters.
Drafting and negotiating share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements, merger implementation deeds, disclosure schedules, escrow arrangements, and completion mechanics.
Identifying regulatory requirements, preparing ACCC notifications, foreign investment (FIRB) applications, industry regulator approvals, and managing the approval process.
Legal support for post-acquisition integration including corporate restructures, employee transfers, contract novations, and implementation of transaction conditions.
Transparent Pricing
Choose the package that best fits your needs
- Initial structuring advice (asset vs share purchase)
- Due diligence review (focused scope)
- Review of key contracts and leases
- Corporate and ASIC searches
- Purchase agreement review and negotiation
- Ancillary documents (restraints, escrow, etc.)
- 15 hours of legal work
- Transaction coordination support
- 30 days post-completion support
- Everything in Small Business Acquisition
- Full legal due diligence with detailed report
- Comprehensive contract and employment review
- IP, litigation, and compliance due diligence
- Share or asset purchase agreement drafting
- Disclosure schedule preparation
- Warranty and indemnity negotiation
- Employee and contractor transfer advice
- Regulatory approval identification and support
- Data room review coordination
- 40 hours of legal work
- Transaction management and coordination
- 60 days post-completion support
- Everything in Mid-Market Transaction
- Comprehensive due diligence across all areas
- Multi-jurisdictional transaction support
- Complex structuring (tax, corporate, regulatory)
- ACCC and FIRB application preparation and filing
- Extensive warranty and indemnity negotiations
- Earn-out and deferred consideration structures
- Finance and security documentation review
- Multiple ancillary agreements
- Board and shareholder approval processes
- Integration planning and documentation
- 100+ hours of legal work (scalable)
- Dedicated M&A team and project manager
- 90 days post-completion support
- Pricing tailored to transaction complexity
Our Process
Engagement & Strategy
We discuss your objectives, review the opportunity, advise on structure (asset vs share), and establish the transaction strategy and timeline.
Due Diligence
We conduct comprehensive legal due diligence, reviewing all material legal aspects of the target, identifying issues and risks, and preparing a detailed due diligence report.
Negotiation & Documentation
We draft or review the purchase agreement, negotiate key terms including price, warranties, conditions, and restraints, and finalise all transaction documents.
Regulatory Approvals & Conditions
We manage any required regulatory approvals (ACCC, FIRB, industry regulators), coordinate satisfaction of conditions precedent, and prepare for completion.
Completion & Integration
We coordinate the completion process, ensure all documents are executed correctly, funds are transferred, and support post-completion integration activities.
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