Cooper Grace Ward delivers high quality, focused and pragmatic advice in the investment and capital markets area. This has enabled us to build long-standing relationships with our commercial clients, industry associations and government organisations.

We deliver integrated solutions to clients who are seeking investment or are operating in the capital markets sector. As a leading Queensland law firm, we offer a range of solutions based on sound, practical experience and supported by our dedication to outstanding client service.

Our team delivers integrated legal and financial solutions to clients ranging from small initial public offerings to multi-million dollar debt and equity financings. We provide advice to start-up companies, high growth companies, listed companies, venture capitalists, stockbrokers, scheme promoters, responsible entities, fund managers, trustee companies, superannuation trustees, custodians and stock exchanges.

Our key areas of expertise in the capital markets area include:

• Compliance
• Corporate governance
• Due diligence processes
• Equity and debt raisings
• Financial services licensing
• Managed investment schemes
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Private equity transactions
• Property syndicates and trusts
• Prospectuses
• Restructuring arrangements
• Takeovers.

One of our strengths is the experience we bring from working with other advisors such as brokers, underwriters, accountants and corporate advisors. As a result, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel – we understand the important role these advisors play in the capital raising process and often bring our strong working relationships with such key advisors to a transaction.

The role of regulators is also critical in capital markets transactions. Our experience in dealing with ASIC, APRA, the ATO and the ACCC as well as the Australian, Australia Pacific and Newcastle Stock Exchanges adds value for you and your business, as we understand regulators’ procedures and how best to approach them on difficult issues.