The lawyers at Minter Ellison consistently handle high-profile and complex M&A deals across the private equity, healthcare, natural resources and agriculture sectors. Bart Oude-Vrielink is a prominent figure in regulated M&A and capital markets, frequently advising on intricate transactions. With over 30 years of experience, Jeremy Blackshaw is well versed in all aspects of public and private M&A law. The firm’s dynamic M&A and capital markets practice is co-led by Con Boulougouris and Joseph Pace, while Kimberley Low oversees the team’s robust private equity portfolio.
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‘I have always found the Minter Ellison team I have worked with to be both experts in the interpretation and application of M&A law, but also to be commercial in the application of said law to the projects we have worked on together.'
'Shaun Clyne, M&A partner, has a deep knowledge of the law, aided by decades of experience, but also is able to apply a commercial lens where necessary.'
‘Deep experience of the statutory provisions, court processes and prior rulings and case law relating to public company takeovers, both as acquirer and acquiree meant an efficiency of effort when exploring scenarios and advising our board on both the legal requirements of our objectives and possibilities and tactics in prosecuting those objectives. ’
‘Bart Oude-Vrielink was the engagement partner for us and notwithstanding his seniority within Minter Ellison, he was always available for us.'
‘The team are a pleasure to work with, technically very proficient having regard to the complex transactions that our business is required to execute and do their best to ensure that fee estimates are adhered to.’
‘Joseph Pace is outstanding at navigating through difficult issues and developing solutions. Daniel Bell, Korey Barbousas and Hannah Dixon also provided invaluable transactional support across our complex acquisitions.’
Key clients
- Bunge
- L'Oréal Groupe
- Challenger
- J-POWER
- Albemarle Corporation
- Estia Health
- Consolidated Press Holdings
- Salter Brothers
- GIC
- Metrics Credit Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Bunge on the Australian legal aspects of its AUD34bn mega-merger with Viterra.
- Advised L'Oréal on the Australian aspects of its acquisition of Aēsop.
- Advised leading Japanese energy utility J-Power on its takeover bid to acquire Genex Power.
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Leading partners
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Jeremy Blackshaw
Practice head
Constantine Boulougouris; Joseph Pace; Kimberley Low
Other key lawyers
Bart Oude-Vrielink; Jeremy Blackshaw; Shaun Clyne; Louella Stone