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Emily Taylor

Senior Associate

Emily is a sharp and creative corporate lawyer, specialising in private treaty mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, restructuring, takeovers, schemes of arrangement, shareholder arrangements, and foreign investment approvals.

She has experience in a range of industries including technology, health, financial services, new energy, logistics, mining and manufacturing.

Emily enjoys guiding clients through complex transactions and prides herself on her pragmatic and collaborative approach to deliver the best results.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Emily worked at a boutique law firm in their specialist corporate and commercial team.

Emily is also a co-chair of Hamilton Locke’s national Pride sub-committee and is passionate about promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the law.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Mergers and Acquisitions; Takeovers and Schemes of Arrangement; Cross Border Transactions; Capital Raising; Corporate Governance; Restructures, Directors Duties; Shareholder Arrangements; Corporate Advisory; Foreign Investment (FIRB); IPOs; Capital Markets & Securities; ASX Listing Rule Compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) – University of Newcastle
  • Diploma of Legal Practice – University of Newcastle

 

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
  • Advised a software engineering business on the sale of 100% of its shares to global software and technology services business Endava Plc (NYSE:DAVA).*
  • Advised a start-up SAAS business in the pharmaceutical industry on various stages of capital raising and restructures.*
  • Advised an Australian engineering and exploration company on its restructure and merger transaction with a European company.*
  • Advised a large engineering and manufacturing business on the sale of 100% of its shares to listed engineering business Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited (ASX:SXE).*
  • Advised an early-stage Australian bio-tech and diagnostic technology company on various stages of capital raising, and restructuring its capital, debt and security arrangements in preparation for a potential IPO.*
  • Advised CO2 Australia on the takeover offer received from Avatar Industries.
  • Advised Silk Logistics Holdings Limited (ASX:SLH) on its acquisition by DP World Australia Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Advised listed global energy storage solutions provider, Energy Vault Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NRGV) on its acquisition of the 1.0 GWh Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) from Australian developer, Enervest, including obtaining Australian foreign investment approval. This project marks Energy Vault’s inaugural fully owned and operated BESS in Australia.
  • Advised Frontier Nuclear and Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ:FNUC) (formerly known as Snow Lake Resources Ltd) on obtaining Australian foreign investment approval for its acquisition of Global Uranium and Enrichment Ltd (ASX:GUE) by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Advised listed international group Diploma Plc (LSE:DPLM) on the 100% share acquisition of Hydraulic Seals Holdings Pty Ltd, the leading supplier of Hydraulic, Rotary and Pneumatic sealing elements in Australia.
  • Advised Lynch Group Holdings Limited (ASX:LGL) on its acquisition by global private equity investment firm TPG Capital by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Advised listed international group Diploma Plc (LSE:DPLM) on the 100% share acquisition of Gytech Pty Limited, a distributor and supplier of medical devices for use in human and veterinary health and reproductive technologies in Australia and New Zealand.

 

*The above representations were undertaken at previous firms.