A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman delivers incisive expertise in Australia’s corporate and M&A market, and the team is lauded as ‘very knowledgeable but also very commercial in the way it approaches the provision of legal advice’. The team navigates high-value transactions across energy, mining, and TMT, guiding listed companies, private equity funds, and global investors through complex cross-border deals. Michael Parshall, practice head, drives public and private M&A with strategic precision, and he is ably supported by Matthew Johnson, who advises on governance and foreign investment in mining, and Tony Sparks, who steers equity capital raisings and IPOs with skill. Simone Lowes and Jackie Donald deliver on private equity acquisitions and energy-focused M&A respectively. Meredith Campion and Gilbert Li departed in April and March 2025.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘The team is very knowledgeable but also very commercial in the way it approaches the provision of legal advice. It is always very responsive and provides advice in a timely and cost-effective manner.’
'Michael Parshall has outstanding technical skills. You always feel like you are in safe hands no matter the issue or its complexity.'
Key clients
- Dexus
- Insignia
Work highlights
Advised Insignia Financial Ltd on its AUD1bn partnership with global technology and fund administrator SS&C Technologies to outsource, and subsequently transform and uplift, Insignia’s ‘Master Trust’ business, which includes two superannuation funds, four superannuation products, and a range of non-superannuation investment and other products.