Commercial Transactions

Overview
People

Mergers and Acquisitions

We are adept at handling complex mergers and acquisitions transactions. With lawyers who are additionally trained in business management and administration, we are able to cater to a broad spectrum of commercial needs.

We work well with other lawyers and professionals, local and international, where the needs of the client so require.

Significant Areas of Service

Purchases and sales from entire companies to business units
Development of best corporate governance policies and practices
Private equity (formation and transactional)
Acquisition and investment vehicles
Tax-related structuring
Acquisition financing
New business start-ups
Cross-border transactions
Competition and Investment issues
Due diligence

Commercial Agreements

24 Law’s Commercial Transactions Team negotiates and structures all types of commercial agreements to serve our clients’ business needs and to properly protect their interests. The agreements and arrangements that we negotiate and prepare are as varied and diverse as our client base and the industries in which our clients operate.

We provide expert support and advice to our clients through all stages of corporate growth, overseeing the ongoing legal aspects of that growth and financial success. We assist our clients in understanding the ever-changing business environments in which they operate. To ensure our clients have the utmost protection, our Team works closely with other lawyers within and without the firm where required, drawing on the skills and experience of lawyers in the areas of tax, competition, finance, securities, intellectual property and technology, regulatory, employment and labour, commercial real estate and litigation.

Significant Areas of Service

Operating agreements
Manufacturing agreements
Franchise agreements
Licensing agreements
Supply and distribution agreements
Management and consulting agreements
Transitional services arrangements between sellers and buyers and shared facilities and service arrangements
Infrastructure agreements
Cogeneration arrangements, including EPC, fuel acquisition and management, and power and gas offtakes
Natural gas liquids arrangements, including extraction/stripping agreements, purchase and sale agreements, construction and financing of facilities, including LNG
Commodity distribution arrangements
Outputs and inputs purchase and sale agreements
Services and outsourcing agreements
Acting as the registered office of a business
Filing corporate and compliance documents

Joint Ventures

We provide advice in the structuring and implementation of a variety of business combinations whether intended for long- or short-term purposes. We strive to understand our clients’ business objectives in order to meet the clients’ goals while achieving the appropriate legal protection.