Corporate, M&A
and Private Equity.

Our team demonstrates strategic foresight and execution skills for transactions undertaken throughout all stages of a business’ lifecycle.

We use our understanding of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private and public capital markets to achieve successful commercial outcomes for our clients. Our clients include listed public companies, asset managers, entrepreneurs, private equity funds and growth companies.

We have extensive experience advising on transactions of all sizes across a range of sectors and domestic and international markets, and we are experienced in advising collaboratively with our clients’ other advisers. We have the skillset to advise on both the debt and equity sides of corporate transactions, whether for listed public companies or private companies.

Our finance and corporate teams are fully integrated to provide a seamless service delivery to our clients. Collaboration is important to us – having fully integrated finance and corporate practices areas means we are well positioned to help our clients to deploy capital.

Experience.

* Some of the above representations were undertaken while at previous firms

Pemba Capital Partners

Acted for Pemba Capital Partners on various acquisitions and management incentive arrangements.

Milton Corporation

Advised ASX-listed Milton Corporation on its $11 billion merger with Washington H. Soul Pattinson by scheme of arrangement.

MA Financial Group

Acted for MA Financial Group (formerly Moelis Australia) on their acquisition of the Redcape Hotel Group for $650 million.

Primewest

Advised Primewest on its $600 million takeover by Centuria.

Cordina

Acted for the Cordina family on its $300 million sale of Cordina Farms to global private equity firm PAG.

AD1 Holdings

Advised technology company AD1 Holdings on its $65 million acquisition of leading software as a service (SaaS) talent acquisition company Scout Talent Group.

Alquemie Group

Advised retail and consumer brands investment platform, Alquemie Group on its $60+ million acquisition of Australian fashion retailer, General Pants Co.

Xplore Wealth

Advised Xplore Wealth on its $60 million acquisition by HUB24 by way of a concurrent share scheme of arrangement and option scheme of arrangement.

Pollination

Advised Pollination on its $50 million strategic investment by ANZ.

J.C. Flowers & Co

Acted for global private equity firm, J.C. Flowers & Co on the sale of leading trading platform, Chi-X, to Cboe Global Markets.

Lexicon Digital

Advised Lexicon Digital on its sale to Endava plc.

Macquarie Investments

Acted for Macquarie Investments on multiple investments including in Freestyle Technology, Next Payments, Record Point, Temple & Webster and Brandscreen.

Quadrant Private Equity

Acted for numerous Quadrant Private Equity portfolio companies, including Qscan Radiology, Superior Food Group, Virtus Health and Love to Dream on various acquisitions.

Champ Ventures

Acted for Champ Ventures in its sale of MacPac Holdings to Super Retail Group.

Airbus Ventures

Acted for Airbus Ventures on its leading investment into Q-CTRL

An M&A transaction can be a complex and time-consuming exercise. Meticulous planning is required to ensure that key milestones in the process are achieved. We can assist with this planning and tailor our support to our clients at all stages of the process. Our clients have praised us for our understanding of the commercial rationale for a particular transaction, as well as the legal challenges involved.

Our team advises on a range of areas, including:

Acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses
Private equity investments and exits
Venture capital investments
Public company mergers and acquisitions
Competitive sale processes
Shareholders’ agreements
Legal due diligence
Cross-border transactions
FIRB advice
Commercial contracts
Equity incentives
Corporate governance
Directors’ duties and liabilities.

Our team of lawyers pride themselves on understanding our clients’ business and have a deep knowledge of the industry sectors in which they operate. We have an extensive track-record advising clients who operate in a range of industries, including:

Financial services
Health
Agriculture and food
Technology
Private equity
Real estate
Retail
Consumer products
Manufacturing
Sustainability.

Our practice is also recognised by leading independent legal services publications, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as one of the top Corporate M&A practices in Australia.