I have over 20 years' experience advising on complex and large scale M&A. I am the practice group leader of the Sydney M&A team and I sit on the Global Investments Committee of the Property Council of Australia. I have received an Acritas Star – an independent legal ranking – for my performance and am recognised in Best Lawyers for M&A.

Career highlights

• Advised L'Oreal on its $3.7bn acquisition of Aesop.
• Advised Challenger on the sale of its real estate business to Elanor Investors Group for new security in Elanor.
• Advised AMP on the sale of its Global Equities and Fixed Income Business to Macquarie Asset Management.
• Advised Credit Union Australia on the sale of its health insurance business to HBF. I have also advised CUA on its restructures, joint ventures and strategic ventures.
• Advised the AMP infrastructure funds on their equity investments including the refinancing of Reliance Rail and their investments into the New Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP.
• Advised the shareholders of Fortius Funds Management on its sale to Growthpoint Properties. I have also advised Fortius for many years on their structured real estate acquisitions and disposals.
• Advised Challenger on the sale of its interest in Whitehelm Capital, a Fidante Partners to Patrizia AG.

Education
BCOM, LLB

• Member of the Property Council of Australia's Capital Markets Committee

• MinterEllison advises Frasers Property Australia, Irongate Group Joint Venture on Bradmill site acquisition
  

  The transaction is one of the largest land deals in inner Melbourne this year, reflecting the strength of the residential market.

   

• MinterEllison advises Daiwa House on $650 million build-to-rent project
  

  MinterEllison advised Daiwa House Australia on their acquisition of a majority interest in a build-to-rent development at Melbourne Quarter in partnership with Lendlease, marking DHA's exciting entry into Australia's build-to-rent market.

• The Big Shift: Asian banks expand their Australian presence as European banks exit
  As European banks continue to pull back their global operations Chinese banks, eyeing higher yields, are looking to establish a more dominant presence in the institutional banking market in Australia. These changing dynamics will to a significant change in the shape of the market and more M&A activity in 2016/17.
• Why not litigate (again)?
  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and separately, against the Bank of Queensland over (alleged) unfair small business loans.
• A post-Royal Commission world: 8 factors that will shift the dynamics of the aged care sector
  

  Will unlocking capital, divestments and vertical integration be key to the future viability of the aged care sector?

   

• Point of View: Louella Stone M&A transactions in Australia
  

  Louella specialises in large-scale public and private M&A transactions, disposals, joint ventures, partnerships, auction processes and restructures to Australian and international institutions.

• MinterEllison teams with Latham & Watkins on Aēsop sale to L’Oréal
  

  MinterEllison has acted as Australian and New Zealand legal advisor to L'Oréal on its acquisition of Melbourne-based skincare group Aēsop for AUD$3.7 billion. The deal is the largest for any luxury brand in Australia.