Morgan Sheargold
Lawyer – Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Morgan has a keen appreciation for learning and approaches her work with a positive and inquisitive mentality. She strives to be creative, open-minded, adaptable and has a reputation for her reliability.
As a corporate lawyer, Morgan specialises in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, as well as general commercial corporate advisory work. She has experience advising clients across a broad range of industries including technology, retail and healthcare.
Morgan’s research on statutory unconscionability, misleading and deceptive product design and corporate liability, specifically with respect to the gaming and entertainment sectors, has been published in both domestic and international commercial law journals.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Morgan worked at Ashurst across both the corporate and property practice groups.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Private Company M&A; Private Equity Transactions; Corporate Commercial Advisory
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Business (Distinction)/Bachelor of Laws (First Class Hons) (Bbus, LLB (Hons I)) – University of Technology, Sydney
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – College of Law
- Master of Laws (Corporate & Commercial) (LLM) – University of Sydney
- Admitted to practice in New South Wales
SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
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Acted for Noni B (now Mosaic Brands) in relation to its acquisition of Ezibuy Group.
- Acted for Keppel Capital in relation to its 50:50 joint venture with Australian Unity Limited.
- Acted for Holocentric on its sale to Volaris Group (Canadian listed company).
- Acted for Mountcastle (ASX listed company HGL Limited’s 50% JV company) on the acquisition of L W Reid.
- Acted for Midwinter Group on its sale to Bravura Solutions (ASX listed).
- Acted for Gayle Dickerson, Phil Quinlan and Morgan Kelly (KPMG) in their capacity as administrators of Internet Services Australia 3 Pty Limited (Administrators Appointed) on the sale of Zanui to Marlin Management Services.
- Acted for Suremploy Group on their corporate restructure.