Drake Law advises on complex transactions where strong structuring, disciplined risk allocation and confident execution are critical.
Advise on private capital transactions across equity, hybrid and debt structures, with expertise spanning fund structuring, co-investments, trust and shareholder arrangements, and tailored investment frameworks.
The focus is on building structures that align incentives, preserve flexibility and provide strong downside protection, while supporting private and listed portfolio companies through growth, restructuring and strategic M&A activity.
Leading acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures across domestic and cross-border settings, with support spanning transaction structuring, diligence, risk assessment, negotiation and execution.
This includes advising on key protections and commercial controls such as warranties, indemnities, governance rights and completion mechanics, while managing multi-jurisdictional regulatory approvals in time-critical environments.
Support commodity trading and supply arrangements through the drafting and negotiation of offtake, marketing and supply agreements, alongside advice on pricing, risk and execution.
This includes assessing credit, counterparty and logistics exposure, reviewing shipping-related documents, and helping structure pricing mechanisms and contractual terms that are commercially robust and bankable.
Support the structuring and execution of borrowing base, prepayment, repo, tolling-linked and receivables financing arrangements, designed to meet the commercial realities of commodity and project development transactions. The focus is on delivering funding structures that balance flexibility, security, enforceability and bankability.
Experience across the full mining lifecycle, from early-stage exploration to production, with particular relevance to critical minerals and rare earths. This includes advising on project joint ventures, processing pathways and logistics chains, while helping clients navigate permitting, environmental and ESG risks in a practical and commercially focused way.
Advise on governance and regulatory frameworks with the benefit of senior executive and board-level leadership experience. Support includes designing governance structures, reserved matters and control frameworks, as well as navigating investment, licensing and approval processes across multiple jurisdictions, including foreign investment and merger control or antitrust regimes.
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with enforceability and risk allocation front of mind, informed by experience in trading and shipping disputes. This includes designing practical protections such as remedies, credit support, termination rights and step-in mechanisms to strengthen contractual positions before issues arise.
Provide ongoing support to companies and investment portfolios across compliance, investor relations, crisis management and corporate restructuring. This work is focused on helping businesses navigate change, protect value and maintain strong governance and stakeholder confidence through both growth and more pressured situations.