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Mr Adam Brooks
Work Department
Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
Adam Brooks is an experienced and regarded corporate, commercial, and mergers and acquisitions (including capital markets) lawyer. In addition to his legal practice, Adam is the Office Leader of the Melbourne office of Thomson Geer.
Adam’s clients span the listed and private, the domestic and international.
Adam has the relatively rare perspective of regularly acting on different “sides” of major transactions; from buyer to seller, from bidder to target, from funder to management team, and from minority shareholder to controller.
Adam holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Master of Laws. He is also a 2013 graduate of Leadership Victoria’s Williamson Community Leadership Program, and is director and company secretary of The Big Issue. Adam is a Senior Fellow of FINSIA and holds their Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.
Memberships
- Fellow – Leadership Victoria, Graduate of the Williamson Community Leadership Program (2013).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers prize for excellence – Awarded in recognition of receiving the highest grade in Victoria in the M&A subject in Finsia’s Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment
- The Big Issue – Director and Company Secretary
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Melbourne University
- Master of Laws, Monash University
- Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, Finsia
Lawyer Rankings
Australia > Corporate and M&A
Thomson Geer is a go-to for mid-market companies seeking help with acquisitions or divestments from across all industry sectors, from natural resources and agriculture to retail and healthcare. Leadership of the firm is shared between four key partners: Dan Kramer, who acts for private equity funds; Matthew Reynolds, who handles corporate advisory within the energy and resources sectors; Adam Brooks, who deals with mergers and acquisitions; and Michael Bowen, who balances a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions.
Comparative Guides
| Australia: Mergers & Acquisitions | February 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations applicable in Australia. |