Clifford Chance routinely advises financial sponsors and corporates on private equity takeovers, schemes of arrangement, and cross-border M&A transactions from its Sydney office, with expertise in the healthcare, energy, real estate, and digital infrastructure industries. David Clee routinely handles private equity acquisitions and public M&A deals, Mark Currell focuses on distressed debt acquisitions in energy and healthcare, and Nadia Kalic advises on renewable energy platform sales and digital infrastructure deals. Elizabeth Hill guides corporates through IPOs and debt-for-equity swaps, while Jacob Kahwaji manages joint ventures in real estate and consumer goods. Reuben Van Werkum, another name to note, is adept at handling cross-border infrastructure auctions.
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Key clients

  • CVC
  • EQT
  • Partners Group
  • TPG
  • Oaktree
  • Allegro
  • Five V Capital
  • Pemba
  • Genesis Capital
  • Adamantem
  • Viva Energy Group Limited
  • Xpansiv Limited

Work highlights

Advised Australian healthcare-focused private equity firm Genesis Capital and its associated company Beam Dental Bidco on an off-market takeover offer to acquire ASX listed Pacific Smiles Group Limited.
Advised Partners Group on its acquisition of Australian data centre provider GreenSquareDC. Partners Group will invest up to AUD1.2bn to transform GreenSquareDC into a next-generation data centre platform in Australia.
Advised Global Switch Holdings on its involvement in AUD2.12bn sale of Global Switch Australia comprising data centre assets to HMC Capital.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

David Clee

Other key lawyers

David Clee; Mark Currell; Nadia Kalic; Elizabeth Hill; Jacob Kahwaji; Reuben Van Werkum