charles cheah
partner
expertise
Finance (Private debt)
Corporate/Commercial Advisory
Charles is a partner in the Corporate and Commercial Team. He specialises in debt finance for private lenders, including private finance companies/trusts, family offices and SMEs.
Charles also assists his clients in the following areas of Commercial/Corporate practice:
Shareholder activism (long/short)
ASIC reviews/investigations
Financial reporting and audit
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF)
Equity capital raising for start ups
Business/asset sale/purchase
Not for profit
Charles has recently assisted his clients with the following matters:
Small scale capital raising and other exempt equity offers
Protection against financial market misconduct by activist investors and associates
Shareholder requisitions and long investor activism
Compliance with ASIC’s financial reporting surveillance program
Financial reporting - Filing and audit relief
AGM preparation
Corporate governance
Joint ventures including shareholder/unitholder agreements
Acquisition finance (real property, equipment, aircraft, financial products)
Construction finance (senior and mezzanine)
Working capital debt facilities
Restructuring secured debt facilities
Assignment of debt and securities
Enforcement of securities (real property, livestock, financial products) and debt recovery
Disputes with insolvency practitioners in relation to the perfection of security interests
PPSA advisory
National Consumer Credit Protection compliance
AML/CTF compliance
memberships
Law Society of New South Wales
qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance/Business Strategy & Economic Management), University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate), University of New South Wales
