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Globally, a growing weight of private capital is moving to non-control investments, particularly into tech, energy markets, biotech and other emerging industries. We work with investors, businesses and founders across the life cycle of start-up, business expansion and liquidity, providing strategic counsel.

Our venture capital and growth teams work across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australian markets and regularly advise on transactions involving cross-border investments from or into the United States.

We work with investors, businesses and founders across the life cycle of start-up, business expansion and liquidity, providing strategic counsel.

We have a deep and established practice acting for entrepreneurial and high growth start-up and scale-up companies particularly in the tech and new energy sectors corporates. We also regularly act for investors, including venture capital firms, private equity houses, family offices and corporate venture arms of major companies on venture capital and non-control private investment.

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MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS

Acting in patent and copyright infringement proceedings commenced by Motorola Solutions Inc against a competitor, Hytera, in the Federal Court of Australia which allege that Hytera’s digital mobile radio (DMR) systems devices infringe three of our client’s patents and that Hytera has copied our client’s source code and other highly confidential materials

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Multiplex

Acting for Multiplex, who were contracted to construct a multi-storey apartment development on the Gold Coast of Australia, in seeking to recover costs following non-payment by the project developer. The matter involved mediation, adjudication under security of payment legislation and Supreme Court proceedings

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CPB Contractors

Acting in defending Federal Court litigation brought by a sub-contractor arising out of an $800M water treatment facility

SEVEN WEST MEDIA

Acting on Seven West Media’s sale of its magazine business including owned and licensed magazine titles, online sites and ongoing content sharing and advertising agreements

Japanese contractors

In relation to expert determination and potential ad-hoc arbitration proceedings on claims arising under an EPC contract for a geothermal power station in New Zealand

Rio Tinto (HHMS and HI)

In relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australian against its former EPCM concerning a claim for approximately A$35 million arising from work undertaken by KBR for the Hope Downs 4 and Marandoo Iron Ore Projects

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