Experience

  • Represent Magnetar Capital in relation to its substantial shareholding in EPX Limited including as a non-executive director on EPX’s board

  • Act for a major engineering consultancy on its initial merger and formation, structuring and establishing multiple joint venture businesses and the sale of a majority interest in the group

  • Advise an international cleaning services business regarding the sale of a 50% interest in its Middle East business

  • Represent a major white label hotel management company in respect of hotel management agreements and leases in Sydney, Melbourne, Rockhampton and Tamworth

  • Act for a leading international hotel management company on hotel management agreements in New York, Bangkok, Guangzhou and Da Nang

  • Assist Seibu Prince hotels on the worldwide acquisition of the Ace hotel business

  • Act for StayWell Holdings on the acquisition of the entity which owns The Prince Akatoki London

  • Act for StayWell Hospitality Group on the acquisition, funding, management, construction, and divestment of the Park Regis Singapore

  • Advise a leading hotel management company on numerous hotel management, lease and marketing agreements in Australia, Singapore, India, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UK, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and New Zealand

  • Resolve two worldwide trademark disputes for a leading hotel management company and establish and manage its worldwide trademark portfolio

  • Arrange and negotiate debt and equity finance for multiple clients

  • Represent an ASX 100 company in relation to the acquisition of a controlling interest in a company which owns a major tollroad

  • Advise Tourism Hotels & Leisure Limited in relation to its takeover by SDB Hotels, its acquisition of a substantial interest in the worldwide Golden Tulip hotel business, its acquisition of the Plaza hotels business, the acquisition and backdoor listing of the Pacific International hotel business, its sale of the Park Plaza hotel business and its sale of the Venture holidays and Explore Holidays travel businesses

  • Act for a client in relation to the acquisition of the manager of a public superannuation fund with A$200 million under management

  • Act for Railcorp NSW in relation to various complicated airspace developments

  • Represent Trust Company regarding numerous prospectuses, information memoranda and financings

  • Assist various public and private companies in relation to the acquisition and disposal of various businesses including call centre businesses, stationery businesses, medical clinic businesses, equipment hire businesses, aircraft businesses, mining businesses and funds management businesses and the undertaking of placements, rights issues and backdoor listings

  • Act for a public company in relation to the acquisition of a company undertaking a major greenfields multi-disciplinary infrastructure project with a value of approximately A$500 million