Mergers and Acquisitions

Archer Scott offers a talented group of M&A lawyers who advise clients on deals throughout Australia and globally. We have extensive experience in all types of M&A transactions, including mergers, asset purchases, equity sales, management buyouts, combinations, joint ventures, and other corporate restructurings.

Our point of difference is the focus on value creation and network introductions.  We know and are able to focus on what the real issues are in mid-market transactions. 

It isn’t important to sweat every point in a transaction and doing so can simply delay the transaction, add to costs and potentially undo the transaction entirely.  We understand that businesses and entrepreneurs manage risk every day, and a transaction is no different.  Risks need to be understood, categorised and managed, not eliminated.

Increasingly warranty and indemnity insurance is becoming a part of transactions above $50m which itself provides a level of risk management.  However, an understanding of the warranty and indemnity insurance environment requires regular interaction with the insurance market to understand current trends and the expectations around the due diligence quality expected and what kinds of warranties will be insurable.

Archer Scott is not merely a transactional law firm, we create long term relationships with our clients in the lead up to merger and acquisition activity and post transaction. Our international network is elite as a result of our experience in the global M&A market for more than 20 years.

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  • AGRICULTURE
    Acted for the shareholders of Australian Lamb Company, Australia’s largest lamb processor and global exporter, on its A$400m sale to a joint venture entity between Brazilian Stock Exchange Listed, Minerva and SALIC, a Saudi Arabian public investment fund.  This transaction included FIRB and competition law considerations.

  • HEALTH & FRANCHISING
    Acted for the owner of Back in Motion, the owner and franchisor of 122 Physiotherapy Clinics, on its $125m sale to ASX listed Healthia, thereby creating the Asia Pacific Region’s largest physiotherapy group.

  • AUTOMOTIVE & TECHNOLOGY
    Acted for Cox Enterprises (a $25 billion turnover enterprise) and a large syndicate of Australia’s largest motor car dealers, on the buyout of NewsCorp from Carsguide and bringing together Mannheim motor auctions, AutoTrader online car sales business, Kelly Blue Book and technology solutions including Dealer Solutions, Sell my Car and Xtime, to create a genuine competitor to CarSales in the Australian market. This transaction included ACCC approval.

  • MEDICAL & RESEARCH
    Acting for Mind Bio on its formation, acquisition of intellectual property rights from Auckland university, acquisition of a technology business and its back door listing onto the Canadian stock exchange.  Mind Bio is a mental health research business in relation to micro-dosing of LSD that currently has 2 phase 2 clinical trials nearing completion.

  • TRAINING & SKILL HIRE
    Acting for Mind Bio on its formation, acquisition of intellectual property rights from Auckland university, acquisition of a technology business and its back door listing onto the Canadian stock exchange.  Mind Bio is a mental health research business in relation to micro-dosing of LSD that currently has 2 phase 2 clinical trials nearing completion.

  • ROLL UPS & HEALTH
    Acting for Brighter Life Dental group on the acquisition of multiple dental clinics across Australia.]