Meredith Paynter

Meredith Paynter advises a wide range of Australian and international clients on public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments, IPOs and capital raisings, and governance matters, and brings over 25 years’ experience to her practice.

While Meredith’s clients operate across a range of sectors, Meredith has particular experience advising on matters involving the financial services and insurance, food & agribusiness, industrials, retail and health sectors. Meredith is the Sector Leader for the firm’s Food and Agribusiness practice, and was previously the Sector Leader for the firm’s Industrials, Consumer & Health practice.

Meredith has been the lead author of KWM's Directions Report - a corporate governance report on current issues and challenges facing Australian directors and boards – for more than 10 years.

Meredith served 2 terms on the KWM Australia Board, and is a guest lecturer on Takeovers and Capital Markets Law at the University of New South Wales. Meredith is also a member of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.