Baker McKenzie

About

As the first global law firm to enter the Australian market, Baker & McKenzie has been advising companies in Australia for nearly five decades.

We work with you to understand your legal issues - and provide you with the knowledge of our firm's top legal minds from across 71 locations. Whatever your needs, to help reach the right decisions, you will need legal advisers who have wide-ranging experience, an understanding of local and global markets, and a proven ability to manage all aspects of each client's unique transaction.

Services

How we can help

New IPOs

Baker & McKenzie has a strong track record of successful IPOs for Australian and overseas market listings, for governments and companies across a range of sectors from mining to finance - including those with international business operations across multiple jurisdictions.

Regardless of company size, we apply our commercial experience and expertise to achieve a successful outcome for IPO participants. We understand the importance of structuring the transaction and process to maximise returns and minimise potential liability for vendors and other participants.

We are also the only Australian firm to offer a "one stop shop" for United States securities law advice on Australian offerings into the United States and are able to cover any other jurisdiction relevant to an Australian IPO offering.

Corporate governance and listing rules

Once listed, there are a myriad of legal requirements and obligations for directors, secretaries and executives to comply with under the Corporations Act and listing rules. We have the expertise to help you navigate the legal requirements for public listed companies in Australia, including advising on applicable rules, regulations and issues. Our Public Listed Companies Guide is a useful start for many companies, covering corporate governance, continuous disclosure, financial reporting, shareholder meetings, substantial shareholders and tracing ownership, capital raisings, major acquisitions and disposals, related party transactions, takeovers and insider trading.

Globally, Baker & McKenzie services more than half the world's largest public companies, based on the Forbes Global 2000 - including nearly all of the 100 largest and more than 75% of the top 500 companies. We have implemented global compliance programs and reviews for some of the world's most dynamic and global financial institutions to ensure compliance with regulatory and financial services laws across jurisdictions

Product structuring

Our Financial Services and Structured Transactions (FS&ST) team provides experienced lawyers who focus solely on funds management, structured equities and derivatives and financial markets.

The team helps clients with:

• Product structuring and financing (capital markets, NSX, ASX and AQUA listings);
• Disclosure and documentation; and
• Regulatory and compliance.

We also regularly advise and assist directors in complying with their fiduciary and statutory duties and corporate governance obligations.

A full-service firm

To ensure we're always looking at our client's bigger picture, we draw on our other specialised practice areas, such as banking and finance, taxation, intellectual property and employment, when required. We also use the expertise and resources of Baker & McKenzie's global network of offices in implementing any international dimensions of a transaction.

Some of our firm's recent awards are:

"International Law Firm of the Year" 2011 Macquarie Bank ALB Australasian Law Awards
"Legal Advisor of the Year" Financial Times-mergermarket Asia Pacific M&A Awards 2010
"Best International Law Firm" International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2011
Finalist, "Best Provider Rated by the C-Suite", BRW Client Choice Awards 2011.

More information

For further information, please contact Bill Fuggle

Contact Details

Street Address:

Level 27
50 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Postal Address:

Same as street address

Web:

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/Australia/

Email:

bill.fuggle@bakermckenzie.com

Phone:

+ 61 2 9225 0200

Fax:

+ 61 2 9225 1595

Member Since:

2011