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Thomson Geer
LEVEL 28, WATERFRONT PLACE
1 EAGLE STREET
BRISBANE
Australia

Work Department

Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner

Career

Eugene has practiced in corporate and commercial law for more than 28 years. He has a wide range of industry experience including energy (particularly renewable energy) and resources projects, mining services, private equity, financial services, the credit union movement, pooled development, franchising, and agribusiness.

Eugene was a non-executive director of Austin Engineering Ltd (ASX:ANG) between 2004 and 2016.  During that time, the company made multiple acquisitions and greenfield developments in Australia, the US, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, and Colombia and grew in market capitalisation from A$12 million to over A$400 million in 2010. Austin was recognised by Forbes Asia in September 2010 in the Top 200 Asia-Pacific companies ‘under a billion dollars’.

Eugene is experienced in international and cross border transactions and negotiations. He speaks fluent Cantonese.

Languages

Cantonese

Memberships

  • Queensland Law Society
  • Financial Services Institute of Australasia, F.Fin 1998

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland
  • Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance, Financial Services Institute of Australasia
  • Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland