CORPORATE, COMMERCIAL, M&A
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
TressCox has extensive experience in negotiations, due diligence procedures and contractual documentation with respect to the merger and acquisition of companies and businesses both off and on market, within varying industry sectors. In many instances the firm’s M&A work has been on behalf of clients involved in M&A activity with overseas based entities. Our M&A matters over the years have included a number of complex and high profile transactions.
Transactional Advice
We assist clients in achieving their growth goals through the provision of legal advice for takeover or merger bids. We also advise targets on defence or compliance strategies. Our corporate team advises vendors and purchasers on sales and acquisitions. We provide advice on a full range of transactions.
Corporate Finance
We have significant experience in debt and equity funding, capital raising, syndicated loan arrangements, initial public offerings, due diligence, venture capital, advice on prospectus liabilities and stock exchange listing requirements.
Business Structures
From start-ups to private companies seeking to embark on an IPO, our lawyers have the expertise to guide clients to achieve their optimal business structure. We have expertise in company formation, reconstruction, joint ventures, partnerships and shareholder agreements.
Corporatisation and Privatisation
TressCox has expertise in advising governments, both locally and internationally, on all aspects of corporatisation/privatisation from the preparation for the sale of the government owned assets to the actual sale.
Franchising
Our experience extends to acting for both Franchisors and Franchisees on all aspects of franchising, covering a wide range of industries.
We are able to provide advice on:
- Establishment and structuring of franchise systems
- Ensuring Franchising Code Compliance
- Preparing franchising documentation, including disclosure documents, franchise agreements and licensing agreements
- Buying and selling of franchises
- Due diligence of franchise systems
- Resolution of franchise disputes
Compliance and Disputes
In view of the complex regulatory environment facing corporations litigation may required to protect specific interests and rights or to force a commercial outcome.
Our experienced commercial litigation team can assist with:
- Dealing with disputes between shareholders and the company (oppression suits and the like), and between members and directors
- Bringing actions on behalf of the company, utilising the exceptions to the rule in Foss v Harbottle
- Acting for insurers and insureds on disputes arising under directors and officers insurance policies.
Corporate Governance
Without doubt, the importance of compliance with corporate governance principles is a key issue for all companies today. Recent events in Australian corporate history demonstrate the risk when governance is not monitored and supervised both internally by the company and externally by regulators.
Our corporate governance experience and expertise is extensive. Ranging across a number of industries including health and insurance, our specialist lawyers have particular skills in directors’ duties both common law and statutory, directors' and officers' liability insurance and personal directors' and officers' legal expenses insurance, establishment of audit committees and compliance programs. We have advised boards and corporate entities on board performance, governance strategy, frameworks and charters, conflicts of interest and outside business activities.
General Corporate Law Advice
We provide specific advice on a range of corporate law issues from strategic issues affecting boards through to share issues and placements, capital reductions, schemes of arrangement, directors’ and officers’ liabilities, company and director indemnity arrangements and shareholder protection. Click here to read more.
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