FREE WEBINAR
The Share Purchase Trap: How to Avoid the Hidden Risks
Don’t Get Caught With the Skeletons in the Closet
SAVE THE DATE
18 September 2025 at 10:30AM AEST
Buying or selling shares in your agency can open doors for growth.
But only if you do it right.
This free webinar is a must-attend if you're eyeing a share purchase or sale and want to avoid getting burned by what’s hidden beneath the surface.
We’ll show you what to look for before you sign, how to avoid costly skeletons in the closet, and how to lock in a contract that actually protects you.
Planning to Restructure, Buy or Sell Shares in a Real Estate Agency?
Whether it’s your first share deal or you’ve been through a few, we’ll give you real-world lessons from deals we’ve reviewed, repaired - or rescued.
This session is for you if:
You’re a real estate principal, business owner, or partner considering buying or selling shares in your company (or buying into someone else’s).
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You’re planning a rent roll or asset sale and wondering if a share sale would be better — or riskier.
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You’ve heard horror stories of buyers getting stuck with hidden debts, staff disputes, or compliance messes — and want to avoid that nightmare.
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You want to understand the extra due diligence needed when you’re inheriting everything — including the “skeletons in the closet.”
You want a plain-English breakdown of the legal protections that can save you thousands and protect your agency’s value in a share sale.
This webinar will show you how to buy or sell shares with confidence, minimise your risk, and protect the asset you’ve worked hard to build.
In this practical, plain-English session, we’ll unpack:
Buying or Selling Shares in a Real Estate Agency? It’s Not Just Business — It’s Risk Management.
The key differences between a share sale and an asset/rent roll sale — and how that changes everything from due diligence to risk
Why due diligence in a share sale is deeper — and the hidden liabilities you could inherit if you miss something
The biggest risks in share purchases — from tax and payroll landmines to ongoing disputes and legal claims
How to protect yourself — using warranties, indemnities, retentions, contingency funds, and claims processes
The essential clauses that MUST be in your share sale contract
(and why they matter more than in an asset sale)
Real mistakes we’ve seen in share transactions — and how you can avoid them
You’ll walk away with the tools to confidently navigate your next share purchase or sale — without stepping on a legal landmine.
Show up live and get our Share Sale Legal Due Diligence Checklist
This is the exact legal safety checklist we use when guiding clients through share purchases — from hidden liabilities to contract red flags.
Don’t go in blind.
Spots are limited and this one will book out fast.
Meet Your Hosts
Kristen Porter
Kristen Porter has Real Estate in her blood. As a third-generation, Kristen was born into the real estate industry and has a passion for it that no other lawyer has. Kristen is an expert in business and privacy law for the real estate industry and loves helping agencies just like yours. With over 18 years of legal experience, she has a proven track record of helping agencies start and grow their agencies, buy & sell rent rolls, getting ready for sale, and assisting with matters related to shareholder agreements, employment law, commission arrangements, franchising, and all things real estate business and privacy.
CEO & CMO at O*NO Legal
Luke helps real estate agencies succeed by ensuing their deals are watertight. Leading our mergers and acquisitions team, Luke manages multiple share and rent roll purchases for clients on a daily basis – because of this he has his finger on the pulse of what is happening with multiples, retentions and all thigs special conditions for share and rent roll contracts.
Luke also has a keen interest in technology and how it can be harnessed to improve the delivery of legal services, for both lawyer and client. Luke holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology as well as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law.
Outside of work, Luke is weightlifting, running, and reading history.
Associate at O*NO Legal
Luke Shumack
We help real estate agency and property management principals to shield their assets, future proof their relationships, expand faster, and plan effective exit strategies so that they can create a valuable asset that is there for them tomorrow. Unlike other law firms, we are focused exclusively on tackling the challenges faced by clients in the real estate industry. We are committed to providing innovative and effective solutions that cater to all agencies, regardless of their age, size, or budget. In pursuit of this, we are constantly breaking the mould of traditional lawyering.
About O*NO Legal.
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The Share Purchase Trap: How to Avoid the Hidden Risks
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Boring legal stuff: Whilst this webinar has been designed and prepared by experts and lawyers, this is general advice only and cannot be relied upon as legal or valuation advice as it does not take into consideration your exact agency circumstances. This information is for guidance only as there are many variables in your agency. Contact us to find out if any of these variables apply to you. Whilst we may provide high level advice in live group sessions, you are not covered by professional legal privilege in those settings and anything sensitive or potentially litigious should only be discussed privately to maintain privilege. When we have 1 on 1 sessions with you, those sessions are regarded as legal advice. PS - congratulations if you have read this far, you must love legal disclaimers or are a sucker for punishment.