James Tannock

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Cross-Border and Domestic Transactions; Private equity; Private M&A; Shareholder Arrangements; Corporate Advisory; Acquisition and Fund Structuring

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Laws, University of Technology
• Bachelor of Social Science and Politics, University of New South Wales
• Admitted to practice in NSW and England and Wales

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Advising MA Financial on its agreement to acquire the D’Albora Marina Portfolio from Balmain Corporation for $225 million and related fund and structuring matters (including Balmain’s reinvestment as a cornerstone investor in the newly-established MA Marina Fund).
• Advising the MA Financial Marina Fund on its acquisition of the Port Macquarie Marina and the Batemans Bay Marina and, in a separate transaction, East Coast Marina.
• Advising Pemba Capital Partners on the structuring and establishment of an in-home care platform, Lumia Care Group, and 8 subsequent acquisitions.
• Advising Pemba Capital Partners and its disability support platform, Oncall Group Australia, in respect of a range of corporate and commercial matters.
• Advising Pemba Capital Partners and its med-tech platform, RxPx, on its acquisition of Canadian health-tech business, Curatio, ongoing equity arrangements and parent company financing matters.
• Advising 29 North and Day Hospital Partners on the establishment of the Day Hospital Partners platform and capital raising and its subsequent acquisitions of day hospitals.
• Advising Blackwattle Partners on its initial capital raising in connection with the establishment of new investment bank and subsequent capital raisings and ongoing corporate matters.
• Advising US-based private equity group, Wynnchurch Capital, on the Australian aspects of various acquisitions.
• Advising ASX-listed EP&T Global in respect of its fundraising matters, various acquisitions and general corporate and commercial matters.
• Advising Renewable Metals on fundraising matters, joint venture arrangements and general corporate and commercial matters.
• Advising international private sponsor on its unsuccessful proposed $500m acquisition of large Sydney shopping centre from Vicinity.
• Advising Smartpay on a range of corporate and commercial matters.
• Advised Alquemie Group on its $60+ million acquisition of General Pants Co and related holding company equity arrangements and acquisition structuring matters.
• Advised ACTA Capital on its establishment of a retail investment fund.
• Advised Pollination Global Holdings Limited in respect of its strategic partnership with ANZ (and ANZ’s associated $50 million equity investment in Pollination).
• Advised Pollination Global Holdings Limited on its investment in a large-scale international carbon capture project.
• Advised Everlight Radiology on its sale to UK-based private equity firm, Livingbridge.
• Advised the shareholders of Decideware on its sale to Volaris Group, a wholly-owned division of Constellation Software Inc.
• Advised a European private equity firm on the establishment of a ~£100m Jersey/UK fund structure, joint venture arrangements (including shareholder and franchise arrangements) with a Japanese partner and equity arrangements in connection with its minority equity investment in well-known UK and US restaurant chain (and subsequent restructure).*
• Advised a large US private equity group on its acquisition of a European industrial carpet manufacturer from another large US private equity group and associated equity arrangements with management, its subsequent syndication to a large UK private equity group, and its development of a revised equity structure.*
• Advised a US private equity firm on its majority investment in an Icelandic tech company and subsequent bolt-on acquisition of a Czech-based tech company.*
• Advised a US private equity firm on its acquisition of two UK-headquartered, international medical devices groups.*
• Advised an Eastern European satellite and telecommunications company and its founder on equity arrangements in connection with the restructure of its business whose security holders included Blackrock, Blantyre Capital, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.*

* Experience prior to joining Hamilton Locke.