Mergers & Acquisitions

As your business and industry evolve, opportunities to grow and diversify will arise. We help our clients to recognise and embrace opportunities and deliver client focused deals with the optimum commercial outcome.

The Sladen Legal business law team is dedicated to ensuring that our clients achieve the best possible outcome from commercial transactions. We understand the legal issues and commercial drivers faced by business owners in mergers and acquisitions, from sale and purchase of business or shares in a company to mergers and management buy outs.

We utilise our experience and expertise in areas such as taxation, property and intellectual property to ensure that our clients are identifying and maximising opportunities and achieving the best commercial outcomes from what will likely be a significant milestone for their business.

By simplifying complexities and providing clear guidance we can effectively lead your business through every step of the process.

We provide advice and guidance on:

  • Identifying opportunities

  • Contracts of sale

  • Due diligence

  • Pre-completion obligations

  • Adjustments

  • Warranty claims

  • Divestments

  • Takeovers

  • Sale of business

  • Business valuation

  • Purchase of business

  • Mergers and acquisitions

For more information download our Mergers & Acquisitions Brochure

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To discuss how we can support your business, or your clients, please get in touch. 

Phone: +61 3 9611 0121
Email: ma@sladen.com.au

Mergers & Acquisitions Insights

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2025 will see the biggest changes to Australia’s Mergers and Acquisitions regulatory landscape for a considerable time. On 10 December 2024, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 received Royal Assent resulting in a shift from a voluntary informal review scheme to a mandatory administrative review process. This is a clear statement to focus on protecting competition through merger control.

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On 9 May 2018 we reported to you new initiatives regarding proposed laws targeting illegal phoenix activity (https://sladen.com.au/news/2018/5/9/sladen-snippet-proposed-laws-targeting-illegal-phoenix-activity) announced by the Federal Government in the 2018/2019 Budget.  Consistent with the proposed measures announced under the budget, the Federal Government has now:

Sladen Snippet - Proposed laws targeting illegal phoenix activity

The Federal Government has announced further measures to assist in curbing illegal phoenix activity as part of the release of the 2018 Budget on 8 May 2018.

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In Commissioner of Taxation v Miley, the Federal Court overturned decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) concerning the share valuation method for the purposes of the maximum net asset value (MNAV) test in s 152-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

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Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers

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To discuss how we can assist you, please get in touch. 

Phone: +61 3 9611 0121
Email: ma@sladen.com.au