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Provided by MinterEllison

Corporate M&A

Our end-to-end solution helps to guide you through strategic planning and risk assessment, identifying integration or separation synergies, raising capital, private and public M&A processes, regulatory compliance, including competition clearance and foreign investment approval, and post-deal integration.


Acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures are an integral part of growth-oriented strategies for companies, financial institutions and private equity investors. Clients rely on our innovative approach to help execute both their domestic deals and their most complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.


Private Equity

Australia's leading private equity firms value strong relationships with advisors who deliver superior commerciality, strategic advice and market intelligence to help them actively engage in market opportunities. With our unparalleled sector coverage we work with sponsors across the spectrum of deal sizes to achieve their strategic outcome.


In Australia, we are the dominant private equity and venture capital fundraising firm, having acted for approximately 75% of active Australian GPs. As a result, we have a thorough understanding of the mandates and objectives of private equity fund managers and deliver focused and commercially-realistic advice. We focus on our clients' key business drivers to work efficiently and identify the areas of legal risk most likely to impact on valuations and pricing.


Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/M&A - Asia-Pacific Region

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Minter Ellison has impressive Australasian coverage and facilitates the support of cross-jurisdictional transactions with its offices in China, Mongolia and London. The firm has longstanding experience advising on China-related M&A and corporate finance matters and often acts for Hong Kong-listed companies, but also represents Mainland clients in regional and international transactions from its Greater China offices. It is active on both public takeovers and privatisations, and noted for its adept handling of energy and resources, financial services, and technology and telecommunications mandates. The firm advises a significant number of regional private equity firms on substantial transactions and is further noted for close attention to client objectives, including assistance in the identification of transactional risk and the development of negotiation strategies.

Notable practitioners

Constantine Boulougouris and Joseph Pace are key contacts for the firm in Australia. Barbara Mok is a key contact in Hong Kong.

Work Highlights

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  • The firm also advised Australian law firm Slater & Gordon on its partnership with Allegro Funds, which resulted in Slater & Gordon's privatisation and delisting.

  • MinterEllison acted for J-Power on its proposed acquisition of Genex.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Minters are able to adjust their style accordingly, which is helpful. The main thing is that they are very commercial in approach.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team have very strong commercial awareness. They provide advice beyond the pure legal analysis and judgements to facilitate a transaction. 

Corporate/M&A respondent
Asia-Pacific

Industries

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Consumer & Retail

Education

Energy & Resources

Financial Services

Health

Infrastructure

Real Estate

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