Mergers and Acquisitions
While the payoff may be significant, an acquisition process can be plagued by costly, time consuming regulatory and compliance burdens as well as market and operational risks. To close a deal effectively you need exceptional legal advice at each stage of the process - managing risk, ensuring you meet regulatory requirements and working at every aspect of the deal to make sure you're maximising the value of the asset you're acquiring.
That’s where DLA Phillips Fox can help.
We deliver:
- Strategic legal support – we offer commercial and practical advice specific to your goals and objectives and provide ongoing support throughout the transaction.
- Global expertise – through our global alliance with DLA Piper we offer experience and insights drawn 25 countries, so you benefit from a vast amount of international mergers and acquisitions experience.
- Extensive expertise – our experienced lawyers advise on all aspects of corporate transactions across a broad range of industries, jurisdictions and transaction types.
Areas of advice include:
- Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions.
- Managing due diligence for vendors and conducting due diligence for purchasers.
- Regulatory compliance and approvals including foreign investment applications.
- Competition law implications.
- Alternative risk financing strategies and capital structures.
- Management of consortium arrangements that involve complex joint ventures/partnerships, special purpose vehicles, project management and competitive bids.
- Capital raisings related to acquisitions and public company requirements.