I have been involved in a number of high profile public M&A transactions and capital raisings, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary raisings.

I advise across a broad range of industries, including agriculture, life sciences, professional services, IT, FMCG, resources and mining, travel and pharmaceuticals and always provide clear, concise and commercial advice to meet my clients’ needs.

Career highlights

• Mayne Pharma Group Limited: Counselled the pharmaceutical company in relation to its $888 million underwritten placement and pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer to fund the acquisition of various pharmaceutical products in the US.
• BWX Limited: Advised in relation to its $50m placement and share purchase plan.
• Agriculture Capital Fund: Advised on its $25m acquisition and management of a citrus orchard and farm aggregation and packaging and distribution joint venture.
• Felix Group Holdings Limited: Advised in relation to its $12m initial public offering and listing on ASX.
• BARD1 Life Sciences Limited: Advised on its all scrip acquisition of Sienna Cancer Diagnostics Limited.
• Evans Dixon Limited: Initial public offering and ASX listing of Evans Dixon Limited which raised approximately $170 million.
• Elders Limited: Advised on Elders Limited's A$187M acquisition AIRR Holdings Limited by scheme of arrangement and $137M capital raising.
• Wellcom Group Limited: Advised on the A$265.8 million acquisition of 85% of Wellcom Group Limited by Innocean Worldwide Inc by way of scheme of arrangement.
• SMEC Holdings Limited: Advised the engineering and construction company on its $451 million sale to Surbana Jurong Private Limited (a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Private Limited) by scheme of arrangement.
• Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited: Counselled the manufacturer in responding to competing takeover offers from Bega Cheese (hostile), Saputo (recommended) and Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Limited (unsolicited) and previous joint venture arrangements with National Foods Limited.

Education
B Com, LLB (Hons)

• MinterEllison advises on Medical Developments' capital raising
  

  The $30 million capital raising is intended to drive growth in the Australian and European markets.

• 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.

• ASIC modification of employee share scheme provisions
  

  This article provides an update on the recent ASIC Instrument that came into force in December 2022 relating to the new employee share scheme division of the Corporations Act.

• 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 BWX on capital raising
  

  The fully underwritten institutional placement and entitlement offer is set to raise a total of approximately $23.2 million

• 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.

• MinterEllison advises RedHill on takeover by iCollege
  

  The transaction was a culmination of two competing off-market takeover bids through the last year, and valued RedHill at approximately $60 million.

• MinterEllison advises BWX Limited on capital raising to support future growth
  

  Retail cosmetics and skincare business launches capital raising to fund the development and construction of a new manufacturing and operations facility and support office.

• 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.

   

• Sailing through headwinds: Australian equity capital markets look to a changing climate in 2023
  

  Uncertain global macroeconomic conditions coupled with US banking instability continue to affect equity capital markets in 2023. As initial public offerings volumes gradually return, we examine the outlook for Australian companies seeking greater liquidity amid a variety of challenges (and opportunities) including the ongoing renewable energy transition.