FINANCE

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RLW’s Finance practice delivers bespoke legal solutions for all participants in finance transactions, from borrowers and lenders (both senior and mezzanine), to sponsors and equity contributors. No matter where you sit in the finance eco-system, we use our experience and expertise to navigate you through the legal and commercial risks in financial transactions.

HOW WE HELP

Corporate finance

We advise you on all legal aspects of corporate finance, including:

  • short-term or long-term arrangements and secured or unsecured arrangements

  • as part of your advisor network, formulating the structuring of the transaction; and

  • negotiating, drafting, managing and enforcing transaction documents

We act across the full range of finance arrangements, including acquisition finance, syndicated finance, mezzanine finance and structured finance.

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Property and project finance

We assist with all aspects of the delivery of your project or development, including:

  • conducting borrower due diligence and drafting bankability reports

  • negotiating, drafting, managing and enforcing transaction documents

  • negotiating and drafting documentation for restructuring financing arrangements

  • structuring security

We help you across a complete range of finance arrangements including debt raising via acquisition finance (both senior and mezzanine) and fund raising via REITs and other managed investment schemes and joint venture agreements (both incorporated and unincorporated).

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Special situations

We assist you with responding to an opportunity or a threat, including:

  • restructuring your financing arrangements, establishing inter-creditor arrangements and deeds of forbearance

  • non-traditional equity raising through issuing of convertible notes

  • as part of your adviser network, creating an exit strategy whether by an initial public offering, trade sale or other divestment of assets

We act in a range of special situations, including capitalising on expansion opportunities, procuring assets required for growth, and responding to adverse changes in your market or industry.

OUR TRACK RECORD

 

  • Advising an ASX listed company on its re-finance to allow for multi-million dollar acquisition of pipeline sites.
     

  • Acting for a privately held company on its lending to a not-for-profit.
     

  • Acting for a privately held company with a convertible note arrangement to allow the company to introduce new capital and expertise, enabling it to secure a more favourable arrangement with its key supplier.