M2 Group ranked 27th Fastest Growing Company in Australia

The M2 Group has been ranked 27th on the Business Review Weekly (BRW) annual "Fast 100" list reflecting its average growth over the past 4 years.

Hynd & Co congratulates M2 on its achievement and, as its principal legal adviser, is pleased  to have contributed to M2’s growth by advising on telecommunications supply agreements, national and international distribution agreements and capital raising.

CEO Vaughan Bowen addressing the M2 sponsored Prime Minister's Lunch

Founded in 1999 and now headquartered in Melbourne, M2 is a diversified telecommunications provider, focussed on the S M E market in Australia and internationally. Its core offerings are fixed line voice services, mobile telephony and broadband data services.

M2 has achieved a distinct competitive advantage by the  innovative packaging of its services with other customer benefits, like the “Phone & Fly” package where M2 pays, in cash, 15% of customers' phone bills for any Harvey World Travel products. 

Hynd & Co wishes M2 every success in the future and looks forward to  assisting its continuing expansion.

From the Managing Partner

Welcome to the first edition of In Touch, our way of keeping you informed on a quarterly basis about Hynd & Co’s and featured clients' activities and legal matters that may be of interest. 

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In June this year Hynd & Co sought to identify what differentiated it from other commercial law firms. Genuine partnering with clients so that the Hynd & Co team become part of a client’s business thinking and an extension to the client’s own team was the main differentiator.

Managing Partner  

John Hynd  

The Law Society of South Australia has identified lack of communication and costs, in that order, as the main concerns of the recipients of legal services. To address this, Hynd & Co has adopted a service code the main points of which are:

• return phone calls within 24 hours
• advise clients of WIP
• give estimates of fees
• advise clients when estimates are being exceeded
• advise clients of developments in  their matters within 24 hours
• communicate with clients in real time.

This is a serious commitment to the highest standards that we always set ourselves whether in strictly legal work or service and we look forward to the challenge.

The Value-Add Opportunities of DIY Super

"Do-it-yourself" (DIY) superannuation allows investors to directly control their retirement savings for better outcomes. The advantages from well-executed DIY superannuation strategies can be measured in higher returns, lower costs, tax savings, administrative efficiency and succession simplicity.

Strategies can  include:

• direct investment in shares and properties with dividends and rental income paid directly to the fund

Associate  

Darren Foeng  

• investment in "business real property", or property assets used exclusively for business purposes, which can be leased back to a related party of the DIY fund to run its business.

These are some of the investment opportunities that may be available to DIY super investors. A self-managed superannuation fund investment strategy requires proper consideration of a member's needs, goals and circumstances as well as liquidity, diversification and fund solvency. Further information can be obtained from Darren Foeng.

Commercial Litigation Team

Hynd & Co is pleased to welcome commercial litigator Catherine Mayfield. Catherine was formerly with Finlaysons Lawyers in the areas of commercial and insolvency litigation.

Catherine began her legal career in South Africa and spent a year working with specialist Adelaide insolvency firm Duncan Powell and brings a breadth of experience and expertise. Catherine will also be working in intellectual property and trade practices law. Catherine may be contacted on (08) 82236499 or email cm@hyndco.com.au

Solicitor  

Catherine Mayfield  

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