Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A - Australia
What the Team is Known For
MinterEllison offers impressive Australasian coverage, bolstered by offices in China and London, facilitating the support of cross-jurisdictional transactions. It is active on both public takeovers and privatisations and is noted for its adept handling of energy and resources, financial services, and technology and telecommunications mandates. The team advises a significant number of domestic and regional private equity firms on substantial transactions. It is further noted for close attention to client objectives, including assistance in the identification of transactional risk and the development of negotiation strategies.
Strengths
MinterEllison provided high value, strategic advice, leveraging a multidisciplinary team with cross-border capability and deep sector knowledge.
With exacting attention to detail, the team was able to guide us through negotiations and provided sage advice on when to be commercial and when to draw a harder line.
They reply promptly, showcase deep expertise and knowledge, show care for their customers and, most importantly, place clients' needs ahead of theirs.
Work Highlights
MinterEllison advised Wee Hur Capital as investment manager for Wee Hur PBSA Master Trust on the sale of its AUD1.6 billion purpose-built student accommodation business to funds managed by Greystar Australia.
MinterEllison advised Anglo American on all aspects of the sale of its steelmaking coal business to Peabody Energy for approximately USD3.8 billion.
Notable practitioners
He is very experienced and has a brilliant mind.
Con is extremely client-focused. He always considers matters not only from a legal perspective, but also from a commercial point of view. He's very thorough and considered.
Con is a great corporate M&A lawyer. He can see the big picture and has commercial acumen. He is very solutions-driven, practical and pragmatic.
Con has provided us with highly tailored, sophisticated advice that is always aligned with our commercial objectives and negotiating style. The level of service from Con has been exceptional.
Jeremy Blackshaw was very personable, always available and was unbelievably helpful to us.
Jeremy Blackshaw is very commercially minded and his client service is impeccable.
Jeremy is extremely competent, proactive and understanding of the client's needs.
Based in Melbourne, Joseph Pace is the co-head of M&A and capital markets at MinterEllison. He is known for advising a broad range of clients on matters pertaining to acquisitions.
Joe Pace demonstrated very good commercial acumen and has been excellent in crafting contracts that really give us a lot of strength in dealing with other parties.
He impressed us with his sharp representation of his clients while navigating deal points fairly and logically, setting up the transaction for success.
A great person to work with. He’s across all aspects of the deal, smart and commercial.
Shaun Clyne is excellent and extremely responsive.
He has an extremely commercial view of the risk that we’re signing up to. He doesn't get stuck and knows what we're after.