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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate/M&A

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Corporate/M&A - Australia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

The standout Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer practice is renowned for its consistent involvement in many of the most prominent and challenging transactions. The team frequently acts on both major public M&A and private equity transactions and is able to apply debt and capital markets expertise when required. It is noted for its immense depth of resources and longstanding relationships with a variety of top-flight multinationals, and is especially valued for its ability to provide substantial, multi-jurisdictional support at both the regional and global levels. The firm is trusted to coordinate multibillion-dollar divestment and demerger deals for a varied roster of financial, mining, IT and healthcare services clients.

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Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer acted for Quadrant Private Equity in its acquisition of approximately 80% of Birch & Waite.

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised Chemist Warehouse on its reverse takeover by Sigma Healthcare to create a listed healthcare wholesaler, distributor and retail pharmacy franchisor.

Strengths

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is exceptional. The team is really good and has a lot of depth. They attract good talent. We received excellent partner and below-partner-level support.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The lawyers were able to help distil the key issues we were working through. They are very solid, good operators and the firm offers lots of direct partner involvement.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Baden Furphy
    Baden Furphy

    Baden Furphy

    Baden Furphy handles public M&A and private equity mandates with equal readiness from the Melbourne office and is frequently engaged to assist clients on matters relating to demergers, buy-backs and hostile takeovers.
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  • Philippa Stone
    Philippa Stone

    Philippa Stone

    Philippa Stone commands the highest respect among both clients and other sources in this space, not only for handling public M&A deals as effectively as the equity capital markets transactions for which she is especially renowned, but also in the spheres of negotiated deals, privatisations and corporate reconstructions.

    • Our view is, Philippa Stone is one of the preeminent practitioners in Australia. We have lots of trust in her when it comes to dealing with complex matters.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Philippa Stone is always outstanding. She is my go-to lawyer for complex deals in Australia.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Philippa is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. We feel very comfortable with Philippa's support when we discuss M&A strategy and tactics.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
    Rebecca Maslen-Stannage

    Rebecca Maslen-Stannage

    Rebecca Maslen-Stannage is the firm's chair and senior partner, and she offers an impressive track record in the representation of prominent domestic and multinational clients in some of Australia's highest profile mergers and takeovers.

    • Rebecca is excellent. She foresaw issues, is easy to deal with and available.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Rebecca is commercially realistic and has the capacity to keep us out of trouble. She's a voice of reason. She is held in incredibly high regard. She never disappoints and always delivers.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Rebecca Maslen is very good. To me, she is the best lawyer.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Rodd Levy
    Rodd Levy

    Rodd Levy

    Rodd Levy advises on substantial M&A transactions, takeover defence and corporate governance issues from the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Melbourne office.

    • Rodd Levy is first class on every metric.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Andrew Rich
    Andrew Rich

    Andrew Rich

    Andrew Rich handles both public and private M&A mandates in, among other spheres, the consumer products, energy and TMT sectors, and offers noted experience of cross-border transactions. He is based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Sydney office.

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  • Kam Jamshidi
    Kam Jamshidi

    Kam Jamshidi

    Kam Jamshidi is skilled in private equity transactions and public M&A, including schemes of arrangement. He is based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Melbourne location.

    • Kam Jamshidi is a very strong and user-friendly M&A partner. He provides a great service.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Kam is a very strong operator and a trusted adviser to us. He has a sharp intellect, is super commercial and highly effective.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Damien Roberts
    Damien Roberts

    Damien Roberts

    Damien Roberts is based in Sydney and brings extensive experience from many years working in Japan, particularly in assisting clients with M&A matters in the infrastructure, energy, and resources sectors.

    • Damien Roberts is smart and very responsive, very diligent and has great commercial awareness.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Damien has so much experience working with Japanese companies and knows well their customs.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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