Services

I act for owners of overseas companies entering or operating in Australia. The work falls into four areas.

Setting up in Australia

Support for your Australian market entry.

  • Company incorporation
  • Foreign company registration
  • Director IDs
  • ASIC registered agent services
  • Trade marking

Acquisitions and exits

End-to-end support on M&A and business sales.

  • Term sheets
  • Legal due diligence
  • Business sales and purchases
  • Share sales and purchases
  • Share swaps
  • Merger control notifications

Share transactions

Handling of complex share arrangements.

  • Share issuances and options
  • Share buy-backs
  • Share splits and consolidations
  • Employee share schemes
  • Financial assistance compliance

Ongoing legal support

Legal guidance as you operate and grow.

  • Contract review
  • Employment agreements
  • Modern slavery compliance
  • Privacy compliance

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

A sample of recent work. Details are anonymised to protect client confidentiality.

Advised an Indian technology scale-up on entering Australia and implemented the company set-up.

Advised a US dental appliance startup on entering Australia and implemented the company set-up.

Advised a US software scale-up on entering Australia and implemented the company set-up.

Advised an Australian retail chain on becoming exit ready, implemented the corporate reorganisation, advised on a potential exit event and administered the virtual data room.

Common questions, including on pricing, timing and confidentiality, are answered under FAQs.