For over 40 years, Hall Chadwick QLD has advised businesses in exploration, mining, and oil and gas services. As environmental and regulatory requirements increase and tax and legislation become more complex, our team of Directors will create solutions tailored to your specific business needs.
We take time to fully understand your business and work alongside you to help achieve your commercial goals. We serve clients throughout Queensland, across Australia, and internationally.
We have also consulted for mining and gas companies during compensation negotiations and helped resolve land management issues.
Taxation
We offer advice in many areas of taxation, by way of example some of these include:
- Detailed specialist knowledge of industry specific issues
- Regular detailed taxation planning process conducted prior to year end to optimise the tax position of a business
- Assistance with Research and Development tax offsets and other government grants
Accounting
- Provision of accounting services to all types of structures
- Detailed knowledge of accounting standards
- Advice and preparation of statutory accounts, as required by ASIC
- Advice and preparation of consolidated financial statements for company groups
Auditing
We have experience providing audit services and advice to clients in this sector including:
- Listed coal mining companies
- Mining companies listed on overseas stock exchanges
- Large privately owned infrastructure and mining construction businesses
- Private businesses providing services to the mining and gas sector
Banking and Finance
We have established a specialist finance arm, HCQ Finance, to assist our clients with tailored financial solutions. Together with HCQ Finance, we can:
- Provide assistance in applications for facilities for a wide variety of transactions including property and business acquisitions, carry on funding and working capital requirements including debtor finance
- We have been closely involved in family and corporate transactions and restructures
Cash Flow Management and Insolvency
We have provided advice in the following circumstances:
- Providing specialist advice in reports to Directors regarding corporate governance, cash flow modelling and viability assessments
- Providing consultancy services in relation to turnaround or enhancement of the performance of enterprises
- Providing specific advice and assistance as temporary CFO and boards of advice
Coal and Gas Compensation
- We have been closely involved in negotiating with Coal Seam Gas Companies with respect to Conduct & Compensation Agreements, Easement Agreements and Option payments in Queensland
- Also, we have been involved in negotiating with multinational Coal Companies compensation agreements due to resumption and proximity of coal developments in Queensland
- In addition, we have also been involved in negotiation valuation methodologies with respect to the quantum of compensation
- Our firm has acted for Coal Seam Gas and Coal Companies
- We are a recognised panel expert for Queensland Gas Company (a subsidiary of Shell)
- We are in close contact with legal experts with respect to the uncertain taxation environment surrounding compensation payments
Due Diligence and Valuation
- Our Corporate Advisory division has prepared multiple due diligence reports in respect of acquisitions of mining services businesses
- Our firm is a panel expert in respect of the valuation of land and business interruption due to coal seam gas development and pipelines
- Providing business valuations for mining services businesses
Business Planning and Advice
Our firm prepares business plans in conjunction with management to assist business strategic planning. We regularly prepare:
- 5 year business models for clients
- 3 way cashflow models for business clients
We have assisted clients in high growth phases manage their cash flow and finance facilities.
Estate and Succession Planning
We have advised a large number of clients on succession planning, this often involves passing the business and assets from one generation to the next. Key areas of expertise we can provide advice on:
- Transferring goodwill inherent in the owner to the business, enabling a business sale
- Creating strategies for planning an owners exit up to 5 years in advance
- Extracting wealth from the business for the owners personally
- Implementation of Employee Share Plans and management buy outs
- Safeguarding assets from insolvency and marital breakdowns. We also have close, long term, relationships with legal experts working in this field
Corporate Advisory
- We have assisted clients in assessing opportunities for capital such as private equity and stock exchange listing
- We have been involved with management to assess the ongoing viability and financial situation of gold mining companies
- We have assisted an Australian company with overseas mining exploration permits to raise capital
- We are able to assist clients with initial public offers and other forms of capital raising
- With our National Association, we are able to offer services to inbound Chinese investment
Clients
Whilst we work across a range of clients, as an indication we have worked with businesses operating in exploration, mining services such as training, engineering and rigging companies and gas services companies as mentioned above.
