Principal

Adrian has more than 25 years’ experience practising in London and Sydney advising international and Australian clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, shareholder investments, joint ventures, shareholding arrangements and corporate governance. 

Adrian has extensive experience acting on international transactions, including advising on acquisitions of Australian businesses by international buyers and Australian aspects of global transactions. In particular, Adrian has advised a number of leading US private equity firms on Australian transactions. 

Key capabilities

• Private M&A 
• Public M&A 
• Private Equity 
• Venture Capital   
• Board & Shareholder Advisory 

Notable Transactions

• MySite Hold Co Pty Ltd – sale of shares to Advent Partners 
• Bona AB – acquisition of Ezi Floor Products (VIC) Pty Ltd 
• Iris Capital – acquisition of Canberra casino operator from Aquis Entertainment Limited 
• OneVue Holdings Limited – sale to Iress Limited by scheme of arrangement  
• Ord Minnett – acquisition of E.L. & C. Baillieu 
• Seer Security Pty Ltd – sale to Tesserent Limited 
• Krispy Kreme Australia Pty Limited – sale to KKDC 
• Clarins Group – acquisition of Trimex Pty Ltd 
• Accenture – acquisitions of Memetrics and ChangeTrack 
• Peter Holmes à Court and Russell Crowe – privatisation of the South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club 

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws, King’s College London 

Admissions

• Admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales  
• Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Australia 
• Admitted as a solicitor in the Senior Courts of England and Wales 

 Recognitions

• Ranked as a leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A in the 2024 Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific and Global Guides

Contact details

Mobile: +61 403 772 608
Email: [email protected]