08.04.2022  Opening - Senior Corporate Lawyer

Opening – Senior Corporate Lawyer

The role

Walter Baden is searching for a senior corporate lawyer with at least 4 years PQE in M&A to join our team. By no means essential, but we’d also welcome candidates with additional experience in any of the following areas:

  • capital markets / venture capital
  • structuring
  • fund establishment, or
  • corporate advisory.

 

Requirements

We would love to hear from you if you are a senior lawyer who sees yourself as possessing the following skills and attributes:

  • commercial nous
  • a love of drafting
  • negotiation skills
  • independence of thought; and
  • a positive, energetic, and proactive mindset.

 

You will also have an entrepreneurial spirit and general interest in developing your BD skills, and the desire to work as a senior member of a small team of highly experienced lawyers who are all working together with the common goal of being a law firm of choice for private treaty M&A.

Why you may be interested in us?

We are a true boutique firm specialising in corporate law. Acknowledging that a career in M&A can at times be demanding, we offer all our staff reasonable additional annual leave above the statutory 4 weeks to pursue interests outside of the work environment. We work hard but it’s very important to us that we’ve having fun while we do so.

We offer a fully flexible working environment where collaboration is encouraged and rewarded – unlike your typical law firm we don’t have daily billable targets, preferring team members to focus their energies on their areas of strength.

You’ll also have access to interesting work and all the latest technology to ensure you can focus on developing your skills as a lawyer and senior member of a market leading M&A practice.

Applications

If you are interested in joining the Walter Baden team, please submit your application by emailing careers@walterbaden.law.

You should submit your CV so we can quickly check your corporate transactional law credentials, but what we’d really like is for you to tell us in 250 words or less why we’re going to make a great team. For this reason, we will not be accepting applications received via recruitment agencies for this role.

WB is growing and is looking to hire a talented corporate lawyer

The role

Due to fantastic client support, Walter Baden is searching for a corporate lawyer with experience in M&A to join our team. By no means essential, but we’d see it as a positive if our candidate also had experience in any of the following areas:

  • joint ventures
  • structuring
  • fund establishment
  • corporate advisory, and
  • regulatory advice.

 

Requirements

We would love to hear from you if you are a lawyer who has a background in corporate transactional law and you see yourself as possessing the following skills and attributes:

  • commercial nous
  • a love of drafting
  • negotiation skills
  • independence of thought, and
  • a positive, energetic, and proactive mindset.

 

You will also have the interest and desire of working as part of a small team of highly experienced lawyers who are all working together with the common goal of being a law firm of choice for private treaty M&A.

Applications

If you are interested in joining the Walter Baden team, please submit your application via LinkedIn.

You should submit your CV so we can quickly check your corporate transactional law credentials, but what we’d really like is for you to tell us in 250 words or less why you and we are going to be a great fit. For this reason, we will not be accepting applications received via recruitment agencies for this role.

Steven Humphries appointed Regional Vice Chair for Asia-Pacific GGI M&A practice group

We are delighted to announce that Steven Humphries has been appointed as Regional Vice Chair Asia-Pacific of the GGI M&A practice group.

Walter Baden is the sole Australian law firm member of GGI, the world’s largest multi-disciplinary international network.

Steven’s appointment is recognition within the GGI network for his expertise and leadership in cross-border M&A. Steven is a regular presenter and leader of discussions at the GGI M&A practice group meetings.

Walter Baden advises RSK on acquisition of Western Project Services

Walter Baden congratulates RSK Environment Australia on its acquisition of all the shares in Western Project Services.

RSK Environment Australia is the Australian holding company for RSK Group Limited, a leading UK-based environmental and engineering services group, and this acquisition represents RSK Group Limited’s second Australian acquisition. Walter Baden is delighted to have assisted with legal due diligence and deal execution on both projects.

The Walter Baden team on the project included Steven Humphries, Kaj Scholte and Georgie French.

Director Identification Numbers – modernising business registers

From today, directors and any person intending to become a director of an Australian company  need to apply for a director identification number (DIN). This number is unique to each individual and will remain with a person, even if they cease to be a director.

Overview

DINs are being phased in over 18 months. Any director appointed on or before 31 October 2021 has until 30 November 2022 to apply for a DIN. Any director appointed from today until 4 April 2022, will need to apply for a DIN within 28 days of signing their consent to act as a director. And any director appointed from 5 April 2022 will need to apply for a DIN prior to being appointed as a director.

For verification reasons directors will need to apply for their own DIN; no one else can apply on their behalf.

Implications

Currently, a director must provide a company with their full name, residential address, date of birth, place of birth and any former names prior to their appointment as a director. These details are also recorded on and are publicly available via the ASIC register, although ASIC has not historically verified these details.

The primary purpose of the introduction of DINs is to provide better traceability of a director’s involvement across companies, allowing directors of failed companies to be more readily tracked and reducing the potential use of fictitious identities.

DINs are also intended to have efficiency benefits although we can see timing and logistical challenges in M&A and foreign inbound investment contexts where incoming directors do not already hold a DIN due to the verification requirements. It will be important that DIN applications are made well in advance of closing, particularly for proposed directors that do not hold Australian identity documents.

It is important that directors are aware of their obligation to apply for a DIN within the relevant timeframe as a failure to do so may result in civil or criminal penalties.

Looking forward

The introduction of DINs is just the first of many steps designed to modernise business registers in Australia. Eventually over 30 ASIC registers and the current Australian Business Register will be combined into a single system.

WB welcomes all changes that have the effect of modernising corporate law in Australia. If you have any questions on DINs, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. For those with Australian identity documents, the director ID application is available at abrs.gov.au. Please keep in mind that overseas based directors will need to apply using a paper-based application, which should be factored into deal timetables where applicable.

Walter Baden advises DGTek on acquisition of Internet business

Walter Baden is pleased to have advised Australian telecommunications infrastructure carrier DGTek on its agreement to acquire the consumer residential Internet business of Spirit Technology Solutions Limited (ASX:STI) for $5.1M.

The Walter Baden team on the project included Steven Humphries, Kien Ng and Georgie French. This is our second project for DGTek in 2021, having earlier acted on the acquisition of FG Telecom’s high-speed Internet and enterprise solutions business .