Corporate Law & M&A
Strategic Corporate Advisory for
Brisbane Businesses
Structuring high-value transactions with over 30 years of corporate and M&A expertise.
Over 30 years’ experience in providing responsive, expert advice in Corporate Law, M&A, Commercial Contracts, Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property.
Corporate and M&A Services
From start-up to sale, we provide complete business lifecycle support
Business formation & growth
Entity structuring & setup
Company incorporation, trust structures
Shareholder agreements
Founder agreements &
equity splits
Commercial contracts
Service agreements & supply contracts
Joint ventures & partnerships
Strategic alliances & distribution deals
Business formation & growth
Seed & Series A, B, C etc, round investments
SAFE notes, investor agreements
Private equity & venture capital deals
Growth capital & institutional investors
Employee share option plans
Equity incentive structures
Corporate governance
Board advisory
Business formation & growth
Business sales
& acquisitions
Asset sales, share sales, management buyouts
Due dilligence & risk
assessment
Financial, legal, IP and regulatory reviews
Cross border transactions
International acquisitions & FIRB approvals
Post-merger integration
Operation integration & legal harmonisation
Recent client examples
Recent client highlights include acting for buyers and sellers in share and business sale transactions in the software, IT, transport, health and industrial sectors, advising on a large life science Series A capital raise, acting for the investors in an eight-figure private equity sell down for a leading FMCG brand, and advising on venture capital and private equity deals for clients in the fintech and transport industries.
Support across the business lifecycle
Business formation
We structure your company correctly from day one
Growth contracts
Commercial agreements that scale with your business
Capital raising
When you’re ready to grow, we handle investor negotiations
IP protection
We help you identify and protect your IP assets from the outset.
Exit planning
Whether acquisition or IPO, we maximise your outcome
Litigation support
If deals go wrong, our disputes team protects your interests
Why choose us
Why choose us? Malcolm has advised on over $2B in M&A transactions throughout his career, including deals exceeding AU$500M and $200M each. No deal is too small, while we handle large transactions, most of our work focuses on smaller and mid-market deals, with deep experience working on Private Equity and Venture Capital deals. Our team is partner lead, with Malcolm on front and centre on each and every deal. Efficiency and timeliness are provided with the support of the McBratney law team.
Over $2B+ in transactions, over 30 years’ experience
We deliver big-firm expertise with boutique attention. You’ll benefit from direct access to senior lawyers who understand business imperatives and work as an extension of your team. From startups to ASX-listed companies, we provide practical, commercially driven legal solutions when it matters most.
