My practice spans many industries, including banking and finance, construction, health care, manufacturing, media, mining and pharmaceuticals.

I advise on a diverse range of transaction types. These include public mergers and acquisitions; global offerings; initial public offerings (IPOs) and other public and private equity raisings; privatisations and corporatisations; financial services, corporate governance and regulation; foreign investment; managed investment schemes; and various forms of schemes of arrangement.

Career highlights

• Asaleo Care Limited – $1.8 billion IPO
• Yancoal – listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and $8 billion merger with Gloucester Coal
• Pasminco – $1 billion spin-off and ASX listing of Zinifex
• Ellerston Global Investments and Ellerston Asian Investments – IPOs
• TPG/Carlyle – $2.7 billion acquisition of Healthscope
• Hitachi Construction Machinery – acquisition of Bradken Limited
• Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited – $3.7 billion acquisition of Envestra Limited
• Apollo Global Management LLC – $2.4 billion acquisition of McGraw-Hill Education
• QR National – $6.7 billion IPO
• Mirvac Group – multibillion-dollar capital raisings
• Gloucester Coal – $600 million capital raising to fund acquisitions
• Southern Cross Media Group – $950 million acquisition of Austereo
• Oakton Limited – IPO and subsequent privatisation by scheme of arrangement
• Pacific Equity Partners – $400 million acquisition of Patties Foods, including novel use of ‘stub equity’
• ASX – advised on the legal underpinning of aspects of the Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS)
• Acted in more than 300 ASX listings and secondary capital raisings

Education
BComm, LLB (Hons)

• MinterEllison advises Helloworld on $70 million acquisition
  

  MinterEllison has provided advisory support to Helloworld in its A$70 million acquisition of Express Travel Group, a move that strengthens Helloworld's position in the travel industry and expands its offerings.

• MinterEllison advises AusCann on acquisition of CannPal Animal Therapeutics Limited
  

  The acquisition will expand AusCann's market while maintaining its focus and expertise in cannabinoid therapeutics.

   

• MinterEllison advises Nido Education on ASX listing and expansion
  

  MinterEllison has advised Nido Education Limited on its initial public offering on the ASX, the second largest ASX listing in 2023 and its childcare centre portfolio expansion to 52 centres in Australia.

• Generation Development Group Limited's capital raising
  

  MinterEllison has advised Generation Development Group Limited, a diversified financial services group, on its fully underwritten $155.3 million capital raising.

• MinterEllison acting for FlexiGroup Limited on capital raising
  

  MinterEllison advised FlexiGroup Limited on their announced $140m Accelerated Non Renounceable Entitlement Offer.

• MinterEllison advised Felix Group Holdings Ltd in IPO
  

  The initial public offering will enable Felix to invest in the development and expansion of its cloud-based platform.

• MinterEllison advises BARD1 on merger with Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Ltd
  

  MinterEllison advised BARD1 Life Sciences Limited (BARD1) on its proposed all scrip merger with Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Limited (Sienna) with BARD1 financial advisers Kidder Williams Limited.

• MinterEllison advises Helloworld in $32.5m acquisition of Magellan Travel Group
  

  MinterEllison has advised ASX listed retail travel franchise Helloworld Travel on its $32.5m acquisition of Magellan Travel Group.

• Joint A$1.4 billion China - Australia bid for Aquila Resources
  On 5 May 2014, Baosteel Resources Australia Pty Ltd and Aurizon Operations Limited (together 'the bidders') announced a joint conditional off-market takeover offer for all of the outstanding ordinary shares in Aquila Resources Limited that they (and their related bodies corporate) did not already own, at a price of A$3.40 cash per share.
• Joint takeover of ASX listed Sirtex Medical Limited
  MinterEllison advised CDH Investments and China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited on their last-minute A$1.90 billion joint takeover for ASX listed Sirtex Medical Limited.
  
  
• MinterEllison advises Johns Lyng on capital raising
  

  The fully underwritten institutional placement and entitlement offer is set to raise a total of approximately A$230 million.

• Catching PIPEs in the wave of COVID-19 capital raisings
  

  With dwindling cashflows, many ASX companies have started to raise capital to shore up their balance sheets. To assist those considering PIPE, here's our everything you need to know guide.

• MinterEllison advises Huayou on acquisition of Arcadia Lithium Project
  

  The Arcadia Project, located near Harare in Zimbabwe, is considered one of the world's largest hard rock lithium resources – a key component in rechargeable batteries.

   

• MinterEllison advises the Johns Lyng Group in raising $70 million to fund strategic acquisitions
  

  The Johns Lyng Group is raising $70 million to acquire Smoke Alarms Australia and Link Fire Holdings, this strategic move will enhance their strata management business. MinterEllison is providing advisory support for the acquisitions and funding initiatives.

   

• Every company director's corporate governance bible
  

  The Corporate Governance Review: Edition 11 has recently been published, with the Australian Chapter co-authored by our MinterEllison partners.

• Vitalharvest’s A$185 million ASX listing
  MinterEllison advised Vitalharvest on the A$185 million IPO of the Vitalharvest Freehold Trust on the ASX.
  
  
• Takeover requires heavy lifting
  Japanese heavy machinery manufacturer Hitachi Construction Machinery (Hitachi) sought to expand its business internationally and turned to MinterEllison in 2016 to assist with its purchase of Australian mining services business Bradken.
• MinterEllison advises Qualitas on $335 million IPO
  

  With a market valuation of over $700 million, Qualitas' float is one of the largest IPOs in Australia in calendar 2021.

• Baring Private Equity Asia acquires SAI Global
  

  MinterEllison advised Baring Private Equity Asia on its acquisition of risk management, compliance and property services company SAI Global.

   

• MinterEllison advises cybersecurity business Tesserent on proposed acquisition by Thales
  

  MinterEllison advises Tesserent on its $176M acquisition by Thales, marking a scheme of arrangement for 100% shares at a 165% premium, with completion expected in October 2023 pending regulatory approval.

• MinterEllison advising Helloworld Travel Limited on $50 million capital raising
  

  MinterEllison is pleased to be advising its long-standing client, Helloworld Travel Limited (Helloworld), on its fully-underwritten institutional placement and entitlement offer to wholesale and retail investors to raise approximately $50 million (Capital Raising).