Carl Hinze

Expertise

Carl’s practice focuses on corporate transactions and commercial matters. Carl is a trusted advisor in managing contract risk, executing mergers and acquisitions, and implementing joint ventures (both incorporated and unincorporated) and complex alliance arrangements. He has strong skills in transaction structuring, project management and coordination. Carl has a particular a focus on the automotive, agricultural, financial services, manufacturing and resources sectors. He is a co-editor of Oxford University Press’ Financial Services Regulation in Asia Pacific, is fluent in Mandarin and is a recognized expert in Chinese business culture.

Experience

Carl has particularly strong experience in complex cross-border, multi-country M&A transactions and his practice has included resolving investment disputes through litigation and arbitration. 

In regard to corporate and commercial matters, Carl has advised on: 

• legal and contractual rights to terminate joint venture contracts and licensing agreements 
• agency, distribution and reseller and sub-contracting agreements
• power purchase agreements and solar leasing agreements
• sale, call option and shareholder agreements in respect of mining tenements
• software licensing and acquisition agreements
• the purchase of assets in the business services sector
• how both majority shareholders and minority shareholders can best handle shareholder disputes 
• funding agreements 
• the sale of shares as well as the sale of businesses and assets in the automotive sector
• sale of goods contracts.