M&A Report: 2023 Year in Review and Future Outlook
In Mergermarket’s 2023 Global & Regional M&A Rankings, Hamilton Locke ranked 6th in Australia for the highest volume of M&A deals, with 69 deals valued at USD738 million. This is the firm’s highest Mergermarket ranking and a significant jump from 13th place in 2022. As part of our ongoing commitment to driving excellence in the […]
Enhancing Compliance with the Reportable Situations Regime – An Enforcement Priority for ASIC in 2024
As February ends, most have returned to work. A return to work officially marks the end of the new year’s celebrations and (the even the more distant) Christmas season. Customarily, the start of a new year is accompanied by new year resolutions which are often preceded by a period of reflection or self-assessment of the […]
Hamilton Locke advises on the equity investment by Five V Capital into Fat Zebra Holdings Pty Ltd
Hamilton Locke is proud to have advised Five V Capital on its equity investment into Fat Zebra Holdings Pty Ltd. Fat Zebra is a provider of digital payment solutions to merchants, software providers and other payments platforms in the internet economy. Five V’s investment represents its partnership with Fat Zebra’s co-founder and CEO, Pred Dragila […]
Payments Puzzle: Figuring out the proposed payments functions in the Treasury’s payments consultation
Australia’s payment system is set to undergo radical reform which is likely to broaden the scope of payments regulation, with many more participants in the payments ecosystem likely to need an Australian financial services (AFS) licence under the broadened regime. The proposed changes to the scope of regulation are outlined in Treasury’s consultation paper “Payments […]
Hamilton Locke strengthens regulatory services offering with two new partners in Melbourne and Sydney
Hamilton Locke has recruited regulatory and disputes specialists Alistair Newton and Tim Grave to our partnership as we look to expand our capabilities nationally in response to growing client demand for these services. A competition and consumer law specialist, Alistair has over 15 years’ transactional, advisory and litigation experience in Australia and the UK, with […]
Tim Grave
Tim Grave is a versatile disputes lawyer with particular expertise advising clients contending with contentious regulatory, internal investigation, white collar crime, fraud, sanctions, bribery, anti-corruption, AML/CTF and whistleblowing matters. He is renowned for his calm, collaborative and client-centric approach to legal practice. Tim has over twenty years of experience managing large scale complex commercial litigation. […]
New WHS Code of Practice for Sexual and Gender-based Harassment: Six Proactive Steps to meet your Obligations
In January 2024, Safe Work Australia released an approved model WHS Code of Practice for Sexual and Gender-based Harassment (Code of Practice). The Code of Practice is another development in a series of changes which are ensuring that sexual and gender-based harassment is dealt with as rigorously as ‘traditional’ safety issues. Background In 2022, Safe […]
Alistair Newton
As a competition and consumer specialist, Alistair has a deep understanding of the market contexts in which his clients operate. He is driven by the challenge of navigating complex legal and economic problems to achieve the best commercial and regulatory outcomes. Alistair prides himself on his reliability, diligence and acumen. Alistair has over 15 years’ […]
Hamilton Locke Prepares Submission on Treasury’s Payments System Modernisation: Regulation of Payment Service Providers Consultation
Hamilton Locke has made a submission to Treasury on its Payments System Modernisation: Regulation of Payment Service Providers consultation paper, which provides detailed commentary on the future regulation of the payment industry. This consultation paper presents a significant opportunity to discuss what appropriate legislative frameworks are required to: provide regulatory certainty and consistency to support […]
Hamilton Locke Advises Prospa on its Strategic Acquisition of a Business Loan Portfolio from Zip
Hamilton Locke is delighted to have advised Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) (Prospa), Australia’s leading online lender to small businesses, on its successful acquisition of the Zip Business loan portfolio from Zip Business Pty Ltd (Zip) for approximately A$15.6 million. This strategic transaction, funded through Prospa’s existing warehouse funding arrangements, was settled last week. The […]
Hamilton Locke Advises Longreach Credit Investors on its A$50m Investment in Mantle Group Hospitality
Hamilton Locke is pleased to have acted for Longreach Credit Investors (Longreach) on its recent A$50 million senior debt facility into Mantle Group Hospitality (Mantle) – a diverse and dynamic hospitality business with invaluable experience as owner-operators of leading venues in Queensland and New South Wales since 1979. Venues in the Mantle portfolio include The […]
Hamilton Locke recognised in The Legal 500 2024 Asia-Pacific Guide
Legal research and ranking directory guide Legal 500 has recognised a number of our practice groups, partners and lawyers in its latest 2024 Asia-Pacific Guide. Hamilton Locke climbed up one spot to a Tier 3 ranking in the Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory practice area, and Partner Michael Tooma, who joined Hamilton Locke late last […]
