Our Areas Of Practice

We assist multinational and international corporations, public and private companies, private equity firms and other business entities in various corporate transactions, including cross border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, take-overs, joint ventures and management buy outs.

In these transactions, we have acted for the acquiring company, the vendor company, the target company and other stakeholders including underwriters. Our work includes advising on the appropriate structure for the transaction taking into account the legislative and regulatory regimes and hurdles and any legal implications which may arise from the transaction. The financing structures used in these transactions range from simple cash payments to complex issues of shares and debt instruments and the writing of options or derivative-type contracts.

In respect of voluntary or mandatory take-overs (including by means of a scheme of arrangement or selective capital reduction and repayment), we have acted for offerors as well as offerees. We review offer documents, and also advise on other aspects of the take-over including regulatory compliance and the strategies involved in the launching and completion of the take-over and the available take-over defences.

In joint ventures, we advise minority as well as majority shareholder(s) and prepare business structures and the requisite agreements to capture the management and control features agreed by the parties.

We are able to provide for innovative mechanisms to allow shareholders to exit their investment and structure solutions to resolve commercial disputes without recourse to court action.