Balfour Meagher

Balfour Meagher can assist you with all aspects of your business acquisition, merger, divestment, joint venture or other commercial transformational deal, whether large or small. We will provide you with clear strategic, legal, regulatory and real-world market advice concerning your M&A deal and will work closely with you and your advisors to help you navigate this complex area and achieve your desired outcomes.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) - Expertise and Services

Robust contemporary, mutual Non-Disclosure Agreements/Confidentiality Deeds
Preparation of bespoke Heads of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding, Terms Sheets and Non-Binding Indicative Offer documents
Review and advice on Business Broker and Equity Sales’ agents terms and conditions
Due diligence (including Digital Data Rooms’ establishment and management)
Active business, assets or equity sales and purchases
Full, integrated liaison with client stakeholders; including financiers, insurers, tax and accounting advisors
Complex share or asset acquisitions and divestments, including cross-border transactions and Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) applications/approvals
Complex private equity structuring; including shareholder, management and leveraged buy-outs, share buy-backs and selective capital reductions
Full service, related commercial law support (e.g. property and leasing, employment and contracting, finance and securities, IT and intellectual property, supplier or third-party contracts’ review, corporate governance and succession arrangements etc)
Transaction documentation, negotiation, and custom drafting (rise and fall, retention mechanisms, earn-outs, locked box vs target and completion accounts etc)
Vendor-financing and securitisation
Full completion and settlements services

Various successful, prior M&A assignments have included sales and purchases of:

embedded networks and energy retailer
IT service providers and software developers
asset management engineering
mining engineering services
transport and mining equipment hire and sales
alluvial mining exploration
accounting and law firms
renewable energy servicing entities
licensed financial advisors, finance and insurance brokers
registered training organisations (RTO)
medical practices, pharmacies and allied health enterprises.