International and Cross-Border Transactions.
Global reach.
Local precision.
For buyers and sellers navigating deals where every jurisdiction adds complexity and every deadline is real.
Univa Legal’s International and Cross-Border Transactions practice is built on one principle: commercially-focused counsel that protects your position without slowing execution.
We act across inbound and outbound investment, cross-border M&A, foreign investment approvals (FIRB), multi-jurisdictional structuring, international joint ventures, global supply and distribution arrangements, and complex transactions involving overseas counterparties and regulators.
What we do, in practice.
A full-spectrum offering, structured around the decisions that actually move a cross-border deal forward, from due diligence and structuring through to implementation across jurisdictions.
- Market entry and entity establishment.
- Branch office and representative office setup.
- Local director and governance requirements.
- FIRB approval applications and advice.
- Regulatory and compliance.
- Cross-border M&A and due diligence.
- International commercial agreements.
- National security obligations.
- Foreign ownership structuring.
- International asset acquisitions.
- International licensing arrangements.
- Export and import compliance.
- International IP protection strategies.
Strategic legal counsel. For businesses built to cross borders.
Univa Legal’s international network.
“Expanding beyond Australia opens significant commercial opportunities, but it introduces a level of legal, regulatory, and structural complexity that domestic experience alone can’t navigate. At Univa Legal, we advise Australian businesses pursuing offshore growth and foreign entities entering Australian markets, providing strategic counsel on market entry, cross-border transactions, and multi-jurisdictional compliance that keeps your expansion on track and your commercial interests protected at every step.
Through our international network of trusted legal advisers, we deliver coordinated, on-the-ground support across target markets, ensuring nothing falls through the gaps between jurisdictions, advisers, or regulatory frameworks. Whether you’re establishing a foreign entity, executing a cross-border acquisition, negotiating international commercial agreements, or navigating foreign investment requirements in Australia, we advise across market entry and entity establishment, cross-border M&A, international corporate governance, regulatory and compliance frameworks, and foreign investment advice, giving your global ambitions the legal foundation they deserve.”
Joelon Fincher, Managing Partner Admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia
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Why Univa, for entering or expanding to APAC.
At Univa Legal, we guide foreign entities through every aspect of Australian market entry or expansion, from FIRB approvals and national security reviews through to employment compliance, tax registration, IP protection, and product regulatory requirements. Coordinated, integrated advice that gets you operating efficiently from day one.
A network that works as hard as you do.
We’ve built established relationships with quality international firms across key markets, enabling efficient, cost-effective multi-jurisdictional support that keeps your expansion coordinated across every jurisdiction simultaneously. One point of contact. Global reach. No gaps between advisers.
We know the Australian market inside out.
Regulatory frameworks are only part of the picture. We bring deep understanding of Australia’s business culture, commercial norms, and regulatory environment, helping foreign clients navigate market entry with the confidence that comes from genuinely local knowledge, not just technical legal capability.
Fully integrated expansion advice.
International expansion doesn’t happen in legal silos. We integrate market entry advice with tax structuring, IP protection, employment arrangements, and commercial contracting, ensuring every dimension of your Australian operation is properly established, compliant, and commercially optimised from the moment you arrive.
FIRB and foreign investment - handled.
Australia’s foreign investment regime is complex and increasingly scrutinised. We bring specialist knowledge of FIRB approval processes, national security obligations, and foreign investment policy, navigating the regulatory requirements efficiently so your entry timeline stays on track.
Transparent fees. No surprises.
Fixed fee options across most expansion matters so you know exactly what you’re up for from day one. No bill shock. No ambiguity.
A selection of recent work.
Cross-Border FIRB Acquisition and IP Commercialisation
We acted on a FIRB-approved acquisition in the Australian property sector, requiring navigation of foreign investment policy and cross-border structuring involving significant IP.
The transaction involved coordinating with Singapore counsel across entity establishment, IP licensing for APAC commercialisation, and regulatory compliance to satisfy FIRB conditions and the acquirer’s governance requirements. The acquisition completed on schedule with full regulatory clearance and a structure positioned for long-term APAC growth.
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