Business Services

Madgwicks' experienced commercial lawyers provide a personalised approach to corporate and commercial law to meet our client's needs. Our role can range from acting as virtual in-house counsel to project specific advice.

We pride ourselves on our responsiveness and accessibility to clients. Our lawyers are encouraged to provide our clients with recommendations, not just options.

The services we provide in our Business Services area include advice on:

• Corporations Law and corporate governance;
• ASX Listing Rules;
• Tax and Stamp Duty issues (including GST);
• Business Structures;
• Business sales and acquisitions;
• Capital raising and floats;
• Managed investment schemes;
• Financing and security documentation;
• Joint ventures and strategic alliances;
• Takeovers and mergers;
• Due diligence matters;
• Franchising and licence agreements;
• Energy;
• Commercial contracts; and
• Trade practices

• Advising a publicly listed telecommunications company on the acquisition of a number of related industry businesses;
• Advising a large multinational energy generator and retailer on major documentation for capital raising, project finance and operational issues relating to the development and network connection of four power stations across three states;
• Acting on behalf of a major metal recycler on the sale of its business at a value of $40 million;
• Advising a food industry company on their Purchase of Interests, restructuring, management buy out, financing and sale of shares;
• Representing an Indian publicly listed company on the acquisition of an Australia travel industry company;
• Advising a large funds management business in a ASX float.  The trust assembled a portfolio of retirement and aged care property assets of $1.3 billion.  Madgwicks assisted the client to obtain its responsible entity licence, establish and register the Trust with ASIC, and various capital raising culminating in a successful $100 million raise and float;
• Acting in the commercialisation of new technology for the construction of modular housing including the establishment of commercial structures, manufacturing, consulting and licence agreements and consideration of intellectual property issues.