Michael Ziegelaar

- Equity capital markets

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Public mergers and acquisitions

- Corporate

- Joint ventures and investments

Michael is a partner based in our Melbourne office. Michael is co-head of the firm’s Australian Equity Capital Markets Group and is one of Australia’s most sought-after lawyers for equity capital market and M&A transactions. Michael focuses in fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions, restructures, funds management and corporate governance. He is focused on delivering strong outcomes for clients and has worked on some of Australia’s largest corporate transactions. Michael was awarded the 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions Partner of the Year (Lawyers Weekly) and the 2024 Partner of the Year Excellence Award (Lawyers Weekly), an award given to the highest-scoring partner of the Lawyers Weekly award finalists. He is also a finalist in the Australasian Lawyer’s Dealmakers of the Year awards. Michael was also named in the Top 10 M&A Lawyers for APAC in Datasite’s 2023 Dealmakers League report and as a Leading Corporate Lawyer in Doyles Guide 2023. Michael graduated from Monash University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Economics and obtained a Master of Laws in 1995. Michael is a non-executive director of Seven West Media Limited and a Director of the Burnet Medical Research Institute.

For additional information on Michael’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/m/michael-ziegelaar