Our Business and Commercial team has in depth experience across all aspects of M&A transactions throughout a wide range of industry sectors, including complex agreements, cross-border transactions, foreign investment and regulatory requirements.
Our Expertise
- Acquisition and sale of shares, corporations and businesses
- Competition and trade practices issues
- Due diligence procedures
- Taxation
- Mergers, takeovers and joint ventures
- Corporations act and corporate governance
- Intellectual property
- FATA approval
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