Corporate & Commercial
Growing and developing a business comes with a wide range of legal challenges. From listed companies and privately-owned businesses to startups, franchises and individuals, Maddocks advises enterprises of all sizes.
Our Corporate & Commercial Expertise
The Corporate & Commercial team at Maddocks works with organisations during all the stages of a business life cycle.
We work alongside our clients - including international clients - to help them structure their fledgling business and to set them up for growth by advising them on all financing, capital raising, taxation and procurement issues.
We help protect our clients by implementing processes and structures to secure their data and intellectual property, comply with laws and regulations, and solve disputes through either alternative dispute resolution or litigation.
We are also there if the time comes to exit your business.
We advise families and individuals on their business and personal commercial arrangements and assist charities and not-for-profits to make sure they set up to successfully serve their communities.
Find the capabilities you require, meet the team and read their latest case studies below.
What we achieve for our Corporate & Commercial clients
Find the right capability by selecting your business goals.
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Establish your business
We support startups and new entrants in the Australian market get their operations up and running.
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Grow your business
We provide clients with a wide range of business growth strategies that improve their position in market.
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Protect your business
We safeguard our clients’ commercial interests against any number of legal challenges.
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Exit your business
We facilitate the smooth exit of a business, whether through selling , restructuring or insolvency.
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Advertising, Brand & Marketing
We advise clients on their legal and regulatory requirements when taking their advertising, branding and marketing activities to market.
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Banking & Finance
We provide strategic advice and offer practical structuring solutions across all types of financial transactions for our clients.
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Cyber & Data Resilience
We offer a holistic approach for businesses seeking advice, procurement and implementation regarding cyber & data resilience.
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Equity Capital Markets
We represent Australian and international clients on raising equity capital, both at home and overseas.
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Financial Services
Our range of financial services spans the full fund lifecycle, detailed financial planning and fund management.
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Franchising
We advise on the application of the Franchising Code and have specialist expertise in its content and application.
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Information Technology
We advise Australian clients on contracting, regulation and resilience of information technology solutions and services.
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Intellectual Property
We advise clients in all forms of intellectual property protection, from idea generation and commercialisation, to protecting their interests.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise businesses on all types of business acquisition transactions, from legal guidance to practical management of issues.
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Probity Advice & Audits
We offer clients the guidance they need to remain transparent and compliant on their projects and programs.
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Procurement & Contracting
We advise clients in all sectors on their procurement and contracting matters.
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Restructuring & Insolvency
Our team advises a number of participants in creating and implementing restructuring, insolvency and recovery strategies.
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Tax & Revenue
We understand the tax issues that our clients face and confidently deliver advice and strategies of all forms of direct and indirect tax.
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Wills & Estates
We advise clients on the range of will and estate related processes, documents and legal requirements.
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Establish your business
Banking & Finance
We provide strategic advice and offer practical structuring solutions across all types of financial transactions for our clients.
Learn more
Franchising
We advise on the application of the Franchising Code and have specialist expertise in its content and application.
Learn more
Financial Services
Our range of financial services spans the full fund lifecycle, detailed financial planning and fund management.
Learn more
Intellectual Property
We advise clients in all forms of intellectual property protection, from idea generation and commercialisation, to protecting their interests.
Learn more
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Grow your business
Advertising, Brand & Marketing
We advise clients on their legal and regulatory requirements when taking their advertising, branding and marketing activities to market.
Learn more
Banking & Finance
We provide strategic advice and offer practical structuring solutions across all types of financial transactions for our clients.
Learn more
Franchising
We advise on the application of the Franchising Code and have specialist expertise in its content and application.
Learn more
Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise businesses on all types of business acquisition transactions, from legal guidance to practical management of issues.
Learn more
Financial Services
Our range of financial services spans the full fund lifecycle, detailed financial planning and fund management.
Learn more
Information Technology
We advise Australian clients on contracting, regulation and resilience of information technology solutions and services.
Learn more
Intellectual Property
We advise clients in all forms of intellectual property protection, from idea generation and commercialisation, to protecting their interests.
Learn more
Procurement & Contracting
We advise clients in all sectors on their procurement and contracting matters.
Learn more
Tax & Revenue
We understand the tax issues that our clients face and confidently deliver advice and strategies of all forms of direct and indirect tax.
Learn more
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Protect your business
Advertising, Brand & Marketing
We advise clients on their legal and regulatory requirements when taking their advertising, branding and marketing activities to market.
Learn more
Franchising
We advise on the application of the Franchising Code and have specialist expertise in its content and application.
Learn more
Cyber & Data Resilience
We offer a holistic approach for businesses seeking advice, procurement and implementation regarding cyber & data resilience.
Learn more
Financial Services
Our range of financial services spans the full fund lifecycle, detailed financial planning and fund management.
Learn more
Intellectual Property
We advise clients in all forms of intellectual property protection, from idea generation and commercialisation, to protecting their interests.
Learn more
Probity Advice & Audits
We offer clients the guidance they need to remain transparent and compliant on their projects and programs.
Learn more
Restructuring & Insolvency
Our team advises a number of participants in creating and implementing restructuring, insolvency and recovery strategies.
Learn more
Tax & Revenue
We understand the tax issues that our clients face and confidently deliver advice and strategies of all forms of direct and indirect tax.
Learn more
Wills & Estates
We advise clients on the range of will and estate related processes, documents and legal requirements.
Learn more
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Exit your business
Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise businesses on all types of business acquisition transactions, from legal guidance to practical management of issues.
Learn more
Wills & Estates
We advise clients on the range of will and estate related processes, documents and legal requirements.
Learn more
Restructuring & Insolvency
Our team advises a number of participants in creating and implementing restructuring, insolvency and recovery strategies.
Learn more
Equity Capital Markets
We represent Australian and international clients on raising equity capital, both at home and overseas.
Learn more
Financial Services
Our range of financial services spans the full fund lifecycle, detailed financial planning and fund management.
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Featured Insights
Maddocks advises Svitla Systems on acquisition of Kiandra to accelerate global AI-driven solutions
This acquisition marks a significant step in Svitla Systems' expansion into the Australian & APAC markets.
Getting ready for the AML/CTF Reforms: has your privacy risk profile changed too?
How to be ready to comply with additional compliance obligations under the Privacy Act as a result of these reforms.
Our work
Baron Group sale to Trelleborg
The founders of global rubber manufacturer looked to the Maddocks Commercial team for the sale of its rubber business.
Swoop’s strategic disposal
The strategic disposal is one of several transactions in which Maddocks has advised Swoop over the last three years
AUCloud acquisitions
Maddocks advised listed cyber security and cloud service specialist Sovereign Cloud Holdings Limited (ASX: SOV)
Haulaway Divestment
Maddocks advised the owners of Haulaway on the divestment of the business to Waste Services Group (WSG).
Our services
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Banking & Finance
We provide strategic advice and offer practical structuring solutions across all types of financial transactions for our clients.
Learn more
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Mergers & Acquisitions
We advise businesses on all types of business acquisition transactions, from legal guidance to practical management of issues.
Learn more
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Tax & Revenue
We understand the tax issues that our clients face and confidently deliver advice and strategies of all forms of direct and indirect tax.
Learn more
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Procurement & Contracting
We advise clients in all sectors on their procurement and contracting matters.
Learn more
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Franchising
We advise on the application of the Franchising Code and have specialist expertise in its content and application.
Learn more
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Intellectual Property
We advise clients in all forms of intellectual property protection, from idea generation and commercialisation, to protecting their interests.
Learn more
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Privacy, Data & Information Law
We offer top line strategic advice and policy drafting support to help improve business privacy practices.
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Restructuring & Insolvency
Our team advises a number of participants in creating and implementing restructuring, insolvency and recovery strategies.
Learn more
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Wills & Estates
We advise clients on the range of will and estate related processes, documents and legal requirements.
Learn more