We help manage your regulatory, compliance and legal obligations, providing you with certainty and peace of mind, from complexity to execution. In today’s fast-changing world, we help businesses navigate complexities and risks by empowering them to make informed business decisions, while meeting their legal and other responsibilities. In a world in constant flux, ruled by regulatory complexities and filled with economic and regulatory risks, our services cut through the noise and help you stay ahead of the changes that impact your business. Equipped with a strong and mobile workforce, we provide deep legal expertise, while providing the critical context to help you make informed and compliant decisions that drive your operations forward.

From both a global and local perspective, we are at your side helping you design best-in-class integrated legal strategies that empower you to move from complexity to execution. We conduct thorough legal research into the company’s legal risks and liabilities. The aim is to give the buyer a detailed picture of the company’s legal position and potential risks. We can then advise the buyer, based on the information acquired, to shield, exclude or mitigate certain risks and advise on the substance of warranties or the purchase price and its settlement.

Our legal experts have broad knowledge and experience in a range of fields. This expertise is applied when carrying out due diligence exercises. We review corporate law aspects, commercial contracts, key contracts for business operations, compliance with laws and regulations, employment law issues, real estate and whether there are any claims and disputes. If required, we can include sector-specific aspects in our investigations, such as licences, permits, environmental legislation, intellectual property and privacy. The findings of the investigation are presented in a clear report that gives you insights into potential risks, which can then be taken into account in the terms and conditions of the transaction.

We also give advice to sellers in the preparatory phase of the buying and selling process, making sure that the company is prepared for the sale. You will be given information about your company’s legal risks and liabilities, allowing you to identify and act on legal risks or potential deal breakers in good time. Consequently, you can avoid compromising the takeover you have in mind during the sales process.

Regulatory compliance requires businesses to organize themselves to adhere to the laws and regulations in their industry. The organization’s policies, procedures, and processes help support its compliance efforts. The ultimate goal is to meet all guidelines, laws, regulations, requirements, and rules.

We provide legal audits to companies that operate in heavily regulated industries to establish if they have any contractual problems within their existing contracts, employment law issues, trademark and patent issues, internal policies issues and streamline them. This service will be particularly useful for entities in healthcare, financial services, insurance, mining, and construction. It will also give our clients visibility on where they stand in terms of being properly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and other sector specific regulators, if they still hold valid licenses and valid permits.