Corporate Structuring & Restructuring

In order for stakeholders to extract maximum value from time, effort and capital invested, companies and businesses have to be effectively and efficiently structured. With a thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant company laws, tax laws and financial reporting standards, the OAK Law team has invaluable experience in assessing company and business structures and advising on possible structuring and restructuring opportunities.

OAK Law’s expertise includes advising on and negotiating, structuring and documenting:

• “roll over relief” transactions under the Income Tax Act (including section 42 asset for share transactions, section 44 amalgamation transactions, section 45 intra group transactions and section 46 unbundling transactions)
• converting close corporations to companies
• memorandums of incorporation (MOI), shareholder agreements, associations agreements,  partnership agreements, joint venture agreements
• merger and amalgamation transactions under the Companies Act
• converting private companies to public companies (albeit listed or unlisted) and vice versa
• offer memoranda such as prospectuses, private placement memorandums and other circulars
• share buyback agreements
• securities classifications (i.e. ordinary shares, preference shares, debt instruments, etc.)