Michael Jefferies

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Corporate Governance & Advisory

AWARDS

• Rising Star of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2020 winner; 2022 finalist)
• Rising Star of the Year (Private Practice), Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2023 finalist)
• ‘Rising Stars’ list, Australasian Lawyer (2022)
• 30 Under 30 Awards, Lawyers Weekly (2023 winner in Commercial and finalist in M&A ; 2022 finalist in M&A)
• Law Student of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2018 and 2019 repeat winner)
• Chancellor’s Medallist, University of the Sunshine Coast (2019 recipient)
• New Colombo Plan Scholar, Australian Government (2018 recipient)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Company Directors Course – Australian Institute of Company Directors.
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law.
• Bachelor of Laws (Class I Honours) – University of the Sunshine Coast.
• Bachelor of Commerce – University of the Sunshine Coast.
• Admitted to practice in New South Wales.

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Advised Climate Friendly’s shareholders on the company’s sale to Adamantem Capital and follow-on investment by Mitsui & Co.
• Advised Pemba Capital Partners a series of acquisitions to create a leading national provider of diversified healthcare services to both the home care and disability sectors.
• Advised J.C. Flowers & Co. on the sale of Tier 1 market operator Chi-X to CBOE Global Markets.
• Advised Alceon Private Equity on its majority stake acquisition in the EFEX IT services business.
• Advised Quadrant Growth Fund on its majority stake acquisition in Papinelle.
• Advised Pollination on its strategic partnership with (and equity investment by) ANZ, and separately on its investment in a large-scale international carbon capture project.
• Advised Egis Group on its acquisition of the Indec consulting business and other transactions.
• Advised Evergen on various capital raises and operational matters including separate strategic investments by Providence Asset Group’s venture capital fund and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
• Advised Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD) (then J2 Global) on the sale of its Australian & New Zealand “Voice” businesses to Over the Wire Holdings Limited (ASX: OTW) and on Australian law aspects of the sale of its KeepItSafe, LiveVault and OffSiteDataSync businesses to a US private equity firm.