Mergers & Acquisitions
We have successfully advised a number of public and private companies in respect of their mergers, acquisitions and divestments, including:
- share sale agreements
- business sales/purchases
- takeovers via takeover bids
- schemes of arrangements
- takeover strategies
- due diligence assessments & due diligence processes
- backdoor listings
See below for some recent mergers and acquisitions transactions that the GrilloHiggins team have advised on.
Acquisition of Hitec Solutions
Acquisition of EnLog, Flexitech, Katanning Logistics, Kinnear Transport, QBlend, Triox, Envirostore, DLF Global Logistics, NLW Group and Nightingale Transport
Sale of shares in The Text Publishing Company to Bertelsmann/Penguin Random House
Debt forgiveness and sale of mining assets to Samara Resources Ltd
Acquisition of the Kingdom Radio Trust from Blackstone, which owns undeveloped land in the Brisbane Port
Sale of Registry Direct back to the founder
Investment by the Australian Business Growth Fund
Acquistion of Axima international freight-forwarding, logistics and warehousing services business
Divestment of Princi smallgoods by the Happy Saba Group
advised on strategic merger with
Acquisition of Energetics
Off-market takeover of Registry Direct (ASX:RD1)
Off-market takeover of Primary Markets
Acquisition of The Big Zero/The Big Middle
Syndicated Finance Facility for acquisition of powercloud
Acquisition of Designate
Advising Howden on the acquisition of Unicorn Risk Solutions
Acted for founding shareholder of Fliteboard in sale to Brunswick Corporation BC
Advising Envar Group Holdings on its acquisition of various business divisions from Downer Group Ltd
Sale of shares in Left Field Live and Rugby Live to TEG
Acquisition of
Advising Illuminera Group on its acquisition of DBM Group it’s subsequent sale to RFI Gloval.
Off-market takeover of Registry Direct Limited (ASX:RD1)
Acquisition of Aquadex, BTX, Acacia Ridge Container Park, Clarkson Freightlines, Flexichem Australia, Total Coolants, Temples WA and Australian Logistics Management
Acquisition of
Acquisition of
Sales of shares in Unico Computer Systems to CGI Technologies Inc. (TSE:GIB-A)
Acquisition of Austech Chemicals, Shackell Transport, AusBlue, Profill Industries, Aquapac, RLA Polymers, Opal Australasia and Labels Connect
Off-market takeover of Primary Markets Limited
Sale to Induction Healthcare Limited (LSX:INHC) for £25million
Acquisition of IPG Group for $13million
Off-market takeover bid for Ultraclean Fuel
Acting for Hansen Technologies Limited on response to BGH Capital $1.3billion takeover
Acquisition of Adelong Gold Project
Off-market takeover, back-door listing and capital raising
Acquisition of Identity Solutions by Cyber CB
Acquisition of Australian Contingent Workforce company by global workforce deployment company