Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Allens offers a richly resourced and versatile group, handling some of Australia's highest value and most significant cross-border and global public M&A transactions for a blue-chip, international clientele. The firm also acts for prominent private equity houses across the full spectrum of transactional issues and is able to draw on talent in capital markets, banking, funds and tax departments to provide a comprehensive offering, covering the full private equity life-cycle. It is active across a diverse range of industry sectors, including large-scale infrastructure and telecommunications, and is especially prominent on major takeovers and privatisations. Through its collaboration with its global alliance partner Linklaters, the firm offers fully integrated services across Asia and Australasia to advise on highly sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Strengths
I have been absolutely impressed and very happy with the work. The lawyers took the lead and talked us through the whole process. It's been great.
Allens offers an incredible combination of commercial nous, legal expertise and work ethic. No one we have worked with at the firm has been anything other than stellar.
The Allens team deliver a uniquely good balance between commercial judgement and quality technical legal execution. They are always available and thoughtful in their advice.
Work Highlights
Allens advised News Corp, as majority shareholder, on the sale of Foxtel to DAZN.
Allens advised Pacific Equity Partners on its acquisition of ASX-listed SG Fleet Group by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Notable practitioners
Guy Alexander operates from Allens' Sydney office and frequently assists clients on multi-billion dollar public M&A transactions.
Tom Story maintains a market-leading profile in both the public M&A and private equity areas, advising some of the largest multinational private equity houses and investors. He is based in Sydney.
Tom is one of the true leading corporate M&A lawyers in the market. His deep experience and exceptional judgement make him enormously valuable, particularly in difficult, high stress moments.
I strongly endorse Tom Story. He's absolutely outstanding.
Tom Story has a cracking practice in both corporate/M&A and private equity.
Vijay Cugati maintains a versatile and varied corporate practice from the Sydney office, offering over two decades' experience in the management of a comprehensive range of deal types, including public takeovers, carve-out transactions, schemes of arrangement, private acquisitions and disposals.
Vijay Cugati was super knowledgeable about everything.
Vijay is a highly pragmatic legal adviser to our business who is held in very high regard.
Richard Kriedemann offers an impressive breadth of expertise in the M&A space, including public takeovers, joint ventures, share acquisitions and disposals, and is also notable for his experience assisting on matters relating to Papua New Guinea from his base in Sydney.
Chris is remarkably good.
Chris Blane is excellent in the M&A space.