International
Services.
Our approach to supporting clients globally is straightforward: we are a truly independent full service domestic law firm with seamless global reach.
Many of our partners and lawyers have practised in leading global firms in a range of jurisdictions including London, New York, Singapore and Hong Kong, with many members of our team being dual qualified.
Our diversity of experience, built over decades of client collaborations, and focus on nurturing international relationships, means we can partner with the most appropriate experts for each client’s global needs.
Cross-Border Experience.
Pemba Capital Partners
Advising Pemba Capital Partners on its acquisition of Canadian Curatio Inc. and related global workforce for the RxPx group.
Jensen Hughes
Acting for Jensen Hughes, Inc, a US PE-backed buyer, on its acquisition of BCA Logic.
Oaktree Capital Management
Advised Oaktree Capital Management in relation to all Australian law aspects of the acquisition of Signal Energy LLC (thereby acquiring its Australian subsidiary) which represents Oaktree’s first investment in Australia.
Egis Rail
Advised Egis Rail on its acquisition of Australian specialist infrastructure consultancy INDEC and various other international matters.
Lion Capital
Advised Lion Capital on various local due diligence projects for potential acquisitions of Australian assets.
Pollination Group Limited
Acted for Pollination Group Limited (an English domiciled company) on its strategic partnership with ANZ including ANZ’s US$50m investment in Pollination, significant carbon projects and other global arrangements.
J.C. Flowers & Co
Advised J.C. Flowers & Co and its US counsel on the Australian aspects of its sale to Cboe of the Chi-X business.
Ziff Davis Inc
Advised Ziff Davis Inc (then J2 Global Inc) on the sale of its Australian & New Zealand “Voice” businesses to Over the Wire Holdings Limited. Also advised on all Australian legal aspects of the sale of its “KeepItSafe”, “LiveVault” and “OffSiteDataSync” businesses to a US private equity firm.
Marlin Equity Partners
Advised Marlin Equity Partners on the Australian aspects of its acquisition of Reputation.com.
Airbus Ventures
Acted for Airbus Ventures on its leading investment into Q-CTRL.
Calix Limited
Acted for UK subsidiary LEILAC Limited on its private placement to US investment fund Carbon Direct.
Barrick Gold
Acted for Barrick Gold on the restructure of their interest in the Porgera Gold Mine in PNG.
Our Expertise
Whether acting as local counsel or lead adviser, we regularly advise on all aspects of international matters including:
- Cross-border M&A
- Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
- Group Structuring and Taxation
- Corporate Lending, Leverage Finance, Venture Debt, Structured Finance and Securitisation
- Debt and Equity Fundraisings
- Restructuring, Insolvency and Special Situations
- Intellectual Property and Technology
- Employment and Industrial Relations
- Management Equity Plans
- Dispute Resolution.
Snapshot of Inbound Advice
- Advising a US-based private equity fund on a highly sensitive cross-border workplace investigation with competing US and Australian legal regimes.
- Advising numerous global mining services clients on dual listing and other opportunities on the ASX and broader Australian resources market.
- Advising various global private equity and private debt firms on all Australian and New Zealand aspects of their global or regional acquisitions and financing.
- Advising various international credit funds and hedge funds on their finance transactions in Australia across real estate, corporate, structured finance and special situations transactions.
- Advising a US PE fund on the winding-up and restructure options of an Australian subsidiary, including sales process.
Snapshot of Outbound Advice
- Advising an ASX listed clean technology business on its global intellectual properly commercialisation strategy and licensing arrangements to implement that strategy.
- Advising a UK subsidiary of an Australian parent on the global roll out of its management equity plan incentive scheme across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising an Australian private equity backed technology business on its acquisition of a Canadian target business.
