Mergers & Acquisitions

Thomson Geer has one of the most respected mergers & acquisitions teams in Australia. Our firm was ranked 10th in Australasia in respect of the number of M&A deals completed in FY2019. These findings were released by Mergermarket, a specialist M&A research firm.

We provide advice on company takeovers, takeover defences, capital raisings, acquisitions, mergers and reconstructions.

Our approach gives clients access to complementary areas of law including competition, financial services, tax, dispute resolution, and workplace relations and employment.

We work across multiple jurisdictions with a client base that includes listed corporations, large private companies, private equity funds, and venture capitalists.

Thomson Geer is a member of the Australian Investment Council (previously AVCAL).

Our mergers and acquisitions services include:

• Acquisitions and disposals
• Corporations Act/ASX Listing Rules compliance
• Due diligence
• Management buyouts
• Shareholder buyouts
• Tax structuring
• Transaction documentation, negotiation, and drafting
• Vendor due diligence
• Venture capital