Stephen Vrettos
Lawyer – Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Stephen solves legal and commercial problems for his clients with a considered and pragmatic approach. He works to ensure clients have a sense they are understood and that an open line of communication always exists.
Stephen is experienced in advising on public and private M&A (including cross-border), distressed M&A, private equity, equity capital markets, venture capital and general corporate matters and shareholder disputes.
Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Stephen worked in-house for Network Ten with a focus on the corporate and commercial affairs of the business. Stephen also worked as an equities analyst for a corporate consultancy firm where he specialised in the valuation of companies seeking to raise capital, including by means of initial public offering.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mergers and Acquisitions (public and private, distressed and cross-border); Private Equity; Equity Capital Markets; Venture Capital; Corporate Advisory
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws - University of Sydney
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - College of Law
- Admitted to practice in New South Wales
SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
- Advising Milton Corporation Limited in relation to its $10 billion merger with Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited by way of scheme of arrangement.
- Advising Xplore Wealth Limited (ASX: XPL) on its $60 million acquisition by HUB24 Limited (ASX: HUB) for a mixture of cash and scrip by way of a concurrent share scheme of arrangement and option scheme of arrangement.
- Acted for a global German-based manufacturer of shaped refractory products on a $60 million acquisition of a mining business in Australia from an international mining group.
- Acted for a global FMCG group on a complex multibillion-dollar restructure of its Australian assets and businesses.
- Advised companies on venture capital raising rounds, including Belz Family & Associates (a family office platform focused on the opportunity between China and Australia), The Brink Company (a drinks partner and beverage manufacturer) and Soho Property ('the LinkedIn for real estate').