Patricia Paton
Partner – Capital Markets; Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
As a capital markets specialist, Patricia has been involved in some of the most complex and high-profile initial public offerings and other capital market transactions in recent years. She approaches her work with persistence and calm and is particularly keen on teamwork and collaboration within the immediate Hamilton Locke team, as well as with clients.
Patricia's experience includes advising issuers, underwriters and managers across the full ambit of capital market transactions in both the listed and unlisted space. This includes pre-IPO raisings, initial public offerings, issuances of hybrid securities, convertible note and debt offers, accelerated and traditional entitlement offers, placements, share purchase plans, dividend reinvestment plans and block trades. She has a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, including the ASX Listing Rules, continuous disclosure requirements, corporate governance, and also works closely with her clients in relation to executive and employee incentive arrangements, and private company mergers and acquisitions.
Patricia has experience working in Australia and the UK and prior to joining Hamilton Locke, worked at Clayton Utz in Sydney, and Osborne Clarke in London.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Capital Markets & Securities Offers; M&A; Corporate Governance; ASX Listing Rule Compliance
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws - Australian National University
- Admitted to practice in New South Wales, and England and Wales
SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS:
- Advised Bell Potter and Canaccord Genuity Australia as joint lead managers on DGL’s A$257 million IPO and ASX listing
- Advised MST Financial as lead manager on Tamboran’s A$266 million IPO and ASX listing
- Advised Mosaic Brands on its $32 million placement and traditional rights issue and listing of convertible notes
- Advised Primewest on its A$600 million takeover by Centuria
- Advised MFF Capital Investments on its issue of bonus options to raise up to $290 million
- Advised Bell Potter and Morgans Corporate as joint lead managers on Access Innovation Holdings’ A$177 million IPO and ASX listing
- Advised Rhipe on its A$25 million placement.
- Advised Moelis on Elanor Investor Groups A$31 million placement.
- Advised Moelis, Ord Minnett and Shaw and Partners on Elanor Commercial REIT’s A$255 million IPO and ASX listing.
- Advised stapled property fund manager Primewest on its A$300 million IPO and ASX listing.
- Advised financial services software provider Bravura Solutions on its A$350 million IPO and ASX listing.
- Advised Irish healthcare software solutions provider Oneview Healthcare on it’s A$200 million IPO and ASX listing.