Business sales and acquisitions

We assist clients in business sale or acquisition strategies by helping structure deals, conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, and managing legal risks.

We draft, negotiate, and review business and asset sale agreements, ensuring legal compliance, protecting client interests, and facilitating smooth transactions.

We liaise with other party’s representatives to negotiate terms, draft agreements, and address legal concerns with vendors or purchasers, ensuring fair terms and protecting client interests in business sales.

We have extensive experience acting for landlords and tenants (separately) in leasing matters, including drafting or reviewing new leases.

We assist clients with drafting and reviewing agreements for transfers of lease, renewal and variations and leasing disputes.

We help clients with food premises registration by ensuring compliance with local regulations, preparing documentation, and navigating local government requirements in Victoria.

We assist clients with liquor licence applications and disputes by advising regulatory them about compliance, preparing applications, responding to objections and representing clients in hearings and negotiations. We have extensive knowledge about liquor law and obligations as a licensee under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

We negotiate lease terms, address disputes, and handle legal issues with landlords and outgoing tenant representatives to protect clients’ interests and to help ensure favourable agreements.

We draft and negotiate licensing agreements and assignment agreements that set out the terms under which others can use or acquire our client’s IP assets in business sale and purchase matters.