Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 5
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Provided by Maddocks
Our Mergers & Acquisitions team advises Australian and international businesses on expansion, divestment and succession planning strategies.
The experience of our team spans the range of acquisitions, takeovers, schemes of arrangement, disposals, joint ventures and strategic investments.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions partners bring a hands on, practical and commercial approach, leading our teams to ensure that transactions are implemented efficiently and effectively.
We offer our clients a multi-disciplinary team that brings together experts in corporate and securities law, competition and regulatory law, employment, financial services, intellectual property, planning and property, superannuation and tax.
The client base we work includes multinationals and publicly listed companies, founders, SMEs and family-run businesses across a range of industries.
We have acted on cross-border transactions, competitive tender processes, business acquisitions, disposals, takeovers and schemes of arrangement. We also regularly conduct due diligence and risk management programs, regulatory approvals and corporate governance issues.
Maddocks is proud to be the winner of the 2022 Australasian Law Award for Mid-Market Deal of the Year for work on the $415 million acquisition of Mainstream Holdings by Apex Group.
Chambers Review
Maddocks stands out for its mid-market focus, ready access to partners and close attention to client service, and adept handling of technically complex matters. Its comprehensive sector coverage includes prominent activity in the agriculture, healthcare and retail sectors and is backed by the ability to advise on related commercial and taxation issues. The team offers niche expertise in the representation of the founders of companies looking to sell off all or a majority stake to private equity sponsors. It is active advising listed companies on multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and also represents notable private equity outfits in acquisitions and disposals.
Work Highlights
- Maddocks advised Australian Retirement Trust on its acquisition of a 49% equity interest in Mirvac Industrial Venture, which owns industrial warehouse assets known as Switchyard at Auburn NSW and Aspect North at Kemps Creek NSW.
- Maddocks advised Bandon Fitness, an investment vehicle ofSentinel Capital Partners, on its entry into the Australian market, including its acquisition of numerous Australian franchises and partnership with an Australian franchisee.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I find them to be very responsive and very efficient in the provision of advice. The advice is very clear, and when there are tricky issues, they provide excellent options to deal with them."
"They took the time to listen, understand and execute key deal items."
"They have a very good balance between commercial and legal advice. Particularly in the acquisition space, you don't get everything you desire, and they have been very good at providing that balance."
"I find them to be very responsive and very efficient in the provision of advice. The advice is very clear, and when there are tricky issues, they provide excellent options to deal with them."
"They took the time to listen, understand and execute key deal items."
"They have a very good balance between commercial and legal advice. Particularly in the acquisition space, you don't get everything you desire, and they have been very good at providing that balance."
Notable Practitioners
Ron Smooker is an experienced adviser on sophisticated structuring mandates and M&A, joint venture and financing transactions. He advises both ASX-listed and unlisted clients, operating across a variety of industries. He is based in Melbourne.
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