About

Ash St. is a boutique professional services firm providing integrated multi-disciplinary advice to solve complex business problems using high capability talent and agile commercial models.

What do we mean by this?

Integrated
Multi-Disciplinary Advice

Ash St. provides fully integrated and independent expert advice that delivers robust, high quality business solutions quickly and cost effectively. Strong legal backgrounds combine with other professions including corporate finance, tax, human resources, strategy and management consulting and organisational design to challenge traditional thinking without the cognitive bias that may exist in any one professional discipline.

High
Capability Talent

Ash St. has built a team of senior “experts”, each with lengthy proven experience in their professional fields and who were chosen for their ability to work collaboratively to deliver client solutions. Ash St. has moved away from the disruptive ‘patch protection’ behaviour that sometimes exists in professional services firms as we believe this does not best serve the client. Our experts have the benefit of broad industry networks that we use to benefit our clients.

Agile
Commercial Models

Ash St. is a boutique firm and our size affords us low fixed overheads so that we can concentrate the full resources of our firm on client matters. This makes work interesting and fun for our teams and clients benefit from our ability to formulate creative commercial models to suit their specific needs, whether they are a start-up, an ASX100 or a multinational company. Our size permits an agility rarely seen in professional services.

Legal Services

Ash St. Partners Pty Ltd is a registered law practice under The Law Society of New South Wales and provides a full range of services in the Business-to-Business market.

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Corporate & M&A
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Projects & Finance
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Disputes & Litigation
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Product Risk
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IT & IP
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Workplace Relations

Advisory Services

Ash St. Advisory provides business advisory services at Board and Executive level around the proven characteristics of sustained business success.

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Business Strategy

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Business Strategy

An organisation’s business strategy is contextual to the environment within which it operates and a statement of purpose over an agreed timeframe.  We assist clients in analysing market context, defining their purpose given that context, establishing a timeframe and the overarching goal(s) to take a leadership position in competitive markets.  From there we define the strategic pillars (Strategy) that will enable the Goal(s) to be met.  Our work can include market analysis, competitive analysis, financial modelling, writing business plans, executive facilitation, strategy days and providing an independent ear to test existing assumptions.

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Innovation & Change

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Innovation & Change

These are probably two of the most overused terms today but we take a proven academic approach to helping organisations tackle both.   Our approach draws upon the behavioural science of change backed up by the latest research into the neuroscience of change and provides practical approaches to understanding how change happens, how your teams can think differently, and how to sustain such a change journey.  Furthermore, we understand that change needs happen to start any innovation initiatives (innovation is thinking differently by definition).  We can kick start that process by assessing your innovation efficacy using a large global data set, and make recommendations to strengthen your plans.

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Organisational Design

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Organisational Design

Our organisational design approach ensures your business strategy is implemented through the structure of the organisation.  Your organisation will be clear on its roles and accountabilities, and how these support the business strategy. The organisation’s structure is aligned to its goals. There will be no overlapping of accountabilities or unnecessary layers of management, avoiding wasted effort. This includes a definition of the work to be done, cascading role accountabilities, and matching those roles to personal capability. This method uses proven methods based on a large body of organisation design research.

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New Ventures

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New Ventures

We provide services to a wide range of new ventures including Australian branch offices, start-ups, mergers and other high-growth entities. With specific regard to current legislation, we can advise you on appropriate legal, tax and operating structures and provide you with research services relating to market context, competition and size, and the realisation of your business goals. We advise on and write business plans, review business strategy and organisational structures, and can identify capability gaps. In addition, we offer advice on and can connect you to trusted funding options including bank and non-bank debt capital, venture capital, high net worth investors and family offices.

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R&D Tax & Grants

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R&D Tax & Grants

We assist companies in applying for Australian Government R&D tax offsets and grants, working across the IT, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, life sciences, food and beverage, financial services, and technology start-up sectors and more. Our experience is that many Australian companies undertake R&D projects but fail to make an R&D claim or apply for an industry or export grant until far too late in the process.  We can help you by identifying current and future projects and their eligibility for such grants against strict compliance criteria, including by reviewing supporting documentation and associated expenditure to ensure your ability to make valid claims in a timely manner, with an eye to fuelling further R&D investments.

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Corporate Tax

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Corporate Tax

Ash St. provides a full range of business tax advice covering Australian tax law as well as Australian companies doing business in international tax jurisdictions. Tax laws are constantly changing and becoming increasingly technical requiring the advice of experts who can advise you appropriately on how to structure your tax affairs. Our tax team also consists of legal and regulatory experts to ensure any advice is balanced and with clear support for a practical implementation. As your business changes we understand the importance of adapting and providing you with current, expert advice that is always appropriate for your current business context.

Solutions

To demonstrate the New Way in Professional Services we have responded to overwhelming client requests for pre-defined Solutions to common business needs that have transparent pricing and can be implemented quickly.

Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect investor messaging and connections
File Caddy File Caddy managed corporate
document repository
Innovation Diagnostic Innovation Diagnostic a global benchmark
Governance Review Governance Review structured assessment
of efficacy
Crisis Management Crisis Management step-by-step guide to mitigate risk
Project Review Project Review independent, no-blame assessment
Legal Audit Legal Audit assessing minimum requirements for SMEs
Strategy Day Strategy Day approach to hierarchical planning

Publications

Productivity Commission Releases Final Report on Competition in the Australian Financial System 7 September 2018
Banking Royal Commission – where are we at? 5 September 2018
BEAR Necessities – Implications and Preparation 16th August 2018
Ash St. Shortlisted for Mergermarket’s M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 10th August 2018
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Sponsorships

Ash St. supports and provides sponsorship funding to organisations we believe support the spirit of “The New Way”, and includes preeminent organisations that challenge conventional thinking.

Corporate Patron

"Movies open doors and minds"
Martin Scorsese

Corporate Partner

Festival of contemporary art to
challenge the status quo

Events

LegalTech Summit Sydney 31st October 2018
Family Business Australia – Selling your Business 28th March 2018
Getting your brand “China-ready” 20th March 2018
Perspectives from Manhattan capital markets 20th March 2018
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Team

Each month Ash St. turns the spotlight on some of its team members and showcases their capability, experience and why they make Ash St. such a great place to do business.

Shaun Director - MBA LLB

Shaun is one of Australia’s most experienced advisers on infrastructure and finance, including greenfield and brownfield projects, buying and selling infrastructure assets, public private partnerships, project finance, corporate finance, acquisition and asset finance, capital markets and workouts. Shaun has over 30 years’ experience advising local and international corporates on a wide range of transactions with particular focus on the infrastructure, power, energy and resources industries.

Katrecia Special Counsel - LLM LLB

Katrecia is an expert in Corporate and M&A law with over 15 years’ experience in top tier firms advising ASX100 and SME clients. Katrecia specialises in corporate compliance for companies and associations including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, Directors’ duties, fundraising and the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act. Katrecia also advises clients through AICD Director Assist.

David Director Advisory - MBA BSc

David leads the advisory team and his expertise is working with executive teams on the development and successful execution of sustainable business strategies. He specialises in strategy design and execution; organisational design; IT and operations; early-stage venture strategy and financing; the neuroscience of innovation; and managing culture change programs. David is also a Fellow FINSIA and Member AICD.

Contact

You are invited to contact Ash St. using the form below, visiting us at our offices or calling our reception. Whatever method you choose you are assured of a friendly response and we will do our utmost to prove we are The New Way in Professional Services.

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Level 21, 1 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

+61 2 8651 8700