Securities & capital raising
Capital Market
Clear legal work around securities, governance, capital raising and market-facing transactions.
How we look at the matter
Structure the transaction before it reaches the market.
Capital-market work brings corporate authority, disclosure, transaction documents and regulatory expectations into the same decision path.
We help clients define the proposed transaction, organise approvals and disclosures, and identify the legal questions that should be resolved before execution or market communication.
Matter-specific legal work
Where the work may begin.
The scope is defined around the documents, decision and forum—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Capital-raising readiness
Mapping the legal work, approvals and documentation that may be required for a proposed capital raise.
Securities documentation
Reviewing or preparing transaction documents and ensuring that defined terms align across the deal record.
Governance and approvals
Checking board, shareholder and constitutional authority for market-facing decisions.
Disclosure review
Assessing whether material statements, risks and transaction information are presented consistently.
Investor and intermediary arrangements
Reviewing legal relationships with investors, advisers, brokers and other transaction participants.
Regulatory and transaction disputes
Helping clients respond when an approval, disclosure or market transaction becomes contested.
A disciplined first pass
A disciplined path through capital market work.
- 01
Orient
Clarify the capital market issue, the parties, the deadline and the decision that must be made.
- 02
Review
Read the governing documents, official record and material communications as one chronology.
- 03
Assess
Identify legal, evidential, commercial and procedural risks before selecting a route.
- 04
Act
Confirm a proportionate written scope and take the agreed next step without promising an outcome.
Prepare the first conversation
Useful material to bring.
A complete file is not required to start. The material you do have can reveal what needs to be checked next.
- Constitutional and governance documents
- Board and shareholder approvals
- Term sheets and transaction drafts
- Financial or investor materials
- Regulatory correspondence
Before you instruct the firm
Common starting questions.
01When should capital-markets counsel become involved?
Preferably before commercial terms and public statements harden. Early legal review can align authority, structure, disclosure and execution.
02Can you review a term sheet or proposed issue structure?
Yes. The review can identify approval, documentation, disclosure and regulatory questions that require further work.
03Does a corporate approval complete the regulatory analysis?
Not necessarily. Internal authority and external regulatory requirements are separate parts of the transaction record.
04How is scope agreed for a market transaction?
The firm first identifies the transaction stage, participants, documents, deadlines and regulatory interface, then confirms a written scope.