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Commercial Law

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If you are in business, or looking to start a business, our commercial team has the experience and expertise to assist you.

Trusted legal expertise for business success

Commercial law advice that’s clear, strategic, and tailored to your needs 

 

Our commercial law team offers clear, trusted and sophisticated corporate legal advice to clients, both locally and nationally. 

 

Practical legal support and strategic commercial insight 

 

Our team brings together a range of specialties and experience to deliver commercially sound legal solutions that help you move forward with confidence. 



Our commercial law services

We offer a comprehensive range of commercial law services, including:

 

  • Business Structures & Governance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Refinancing
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Terms of Trade
  • Charitable Trusts & Not-for-Profits
  • Dispute Resolution & Negotiation
  • Insolvency

Recent transactions

Some of the recent transactions we’ve advised clients on include:

 

  • The sale of a multinational corporation to an overseas buyer (transaction value over $32m)
  • The sale of a Wellington company to an overseas buyer (transaction value over $16m)
  • The sale of a national company to an overseas buyer (transaction value over $10m)
  • The proposed acquisition by an Iwi partnership of a company, including extensive legal due diligence and reporting requirements
  • The establishment of a limited partnership for a significant Council co-operative
  • Advising a retirement village operator on a restructure and redocumentation of its Occupation Right Agreements

Work with a team that understands business

Contact Willis Legal today to discuss how we can help your business succeed.

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