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DEACONS


Street Address	Level 17 175 Eagle Street Brisbane, QLD Australia 4000

Postal Address	GPO BOX 407 Brisbane QLD Australia 4001

Web	http://www.deacons.com.au

Email

Phone	+61 7 3309 0888

Fax	+61 7 3309 0999

ABOUT US

Deacons has over 600 lawyers in Australia. When combined with the lawyers in the Deacons firms in Asia this increases to over 900 lawyers - a major international legal force. We have always had a longer term and more significant penetration within the region than any other law firm. In addition to the Australian partnership offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, Deacons firms are located in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Our culture is one of delivering exceptional value to our clients, not only in terms of the highest quality legal services, but also in the manner by which we deliver them. We utilise a fully integrated national infrastructure, with no duplication of roles, systems or services. While service is never compromised, our model promotes value, not unnecessary expense.

Our Responsible Officers, Andrew Rankin and Greg Vickery, have extensive experience in advising clients on stock exchange listings, IPOs, capital raisings, continuous disclosure and market rules.

Deacons has vast experience in most of the significant areas of business, commerce, industry and government. We have a pool of talented professionals, with the industry knowledge and experience to respond quickly to our clients� legal requirements and deliver the range of disciplines and depth of resources they need. The core industries we serve include:

 Construction and engineering
 Energy
 Financial services
 Government
 Health, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
 Information Technology
 Infrastructure
 Insurance
 Manufacturing
 Media and entertainment
 Property
 Resources
 Retail, distribution and franchising
 Telecommunications
 Tourism and hospitality

SERVICES

We advise on all corporate and commercial issues, including:

Private equity

We provide advice to institutional and private investors on:
 establishment of venture capital funds
 seed or start-up capital investments
 expansion capital investments
 leveraged management buyouts and buy-ins
 public to private transactions

Equity capital markets

We work with companies and other market participants providing advice on:
 capital raisings including IPOs, rights issues and placements
 structuring securities, including the development of hybrid securities
 managing disclosure and liability issues in connection with capital raisings
 dealing with regulators (ASIC, ASX and NSX)
 underwriting (acting for both issuers and underwriters)

Corporate advisory

We provide a range of specialist legal and regulatory advice including:
 directors duties
 corporate governance
 continuous disclosure
 ASX, NSX and Corporations Act compliance

Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers

We have a proven track record in successful M&A execution including:
 regulated public company takeovers and mergers by scheme of arrangement
 sales and acquisitions by private treaty
 corporate reconstructions
 addressing and resolving the full range of regulatory issues (ACCC, FIRB, ASX, NSX and ASIC) that can arise in M&A transactions

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