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Daniel Goldberg

Partner

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"Accurate. Responsive. Practical. These are my guiding principles to deliver outstanding client service."

With a background as an in-house counsel and as an investment banker, Daniel understands where clients are coming from. Legal advice not only needs to be technically correct, it needs to be useful.

Daniel focuses on mergers and acquisitions, funds management and debt financing. He assists clients who are seeking to establish, acquire, finance, restructure or divest businesses and, investments.

In advising his clients, Daniel brings background experience gained from working in private legal practice, as an in-house counsel and as an investment banker. This range of experience gives him insight into the commercial drivers and practical considerations driving businesses and transactions, and how the most practical and commercially-focused advice can make a very real difference.

Anacacia Capital — acted for Anacacia Capital – Australia’s leading private equity firm focusing on SMEs - in respect of its investments in Pump Haircare and Force Fire Group, as well as bolt-on acquisitions for its portfolio companies. These transactions are more than just acquisitions. Anacacia Capital’s approach to building long-term partnerships with its portfolio companies, their founders and management means bringing a collaborative approach to documenting the relationships whilst ensuring its interests are properly protected.

Bega Cheese — negotiated and secured the debt financing for Bega Cheese’s major acquisitions, including its landmark 2020 acquisition of Lion Diary & Drinks and 2017 acquisition of the Vegemite business, as well as its operational financing requirements.

Centennial Property Group — advise Centennial Property Group on the structuring, establishment, management and financing of wholesale property and debt syndicates and funds, investing in both completed assets and construction projects. Since 2013, Daniel and his team have assisted this client to establish and raise funds for in excess of 30 funds focused on Australian Eastern seaboard property investment.

Cutting Edges Equipment Parts — Cutting Edges is a leading supplier of ground-engaging tools and other equipment to the mining and construction industries. Daniel’s team has have acted for them for many years in relation to a range of corporate and commercial matters, including long-term supply and manufacturing agreements, bespoke customer contracts and their standard terms and conditions of sale.

Dabble — advised Dabble Sports (an online racing and sports bookmaker offering a unique social media experience) on a cornerstone institutional investment by Tabcorp. This was a complex transaction, with a regulatory overlay, and required the careful management of multiple stakeholder interests.

LOGOS Property Group — advised LOGOS, a leading provider of property solutions in the logistics sector throughout Asia-Pacific, on its joint venture with ENGIE to build a regional renewable energy platform to provide renewable energy solutions for LOGOS’s Asia-Pacific portfolio. This was a complex transaction, providing an innovative solution to driving sustainable development and promotion of renewable energy at scale.

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets — advised Macquarie Group’s MIRA group on multiple, high-profile acquisitions and divestments by its agricultural investment funds. Daniel advised MIRA in relation to its divestment of Lawson Grains, one of Australia’s leading grain growing businesses, with over 90,000 hectares of agricultural land across New South Wales and Western Australia.

Committees and memberships

President, Wolper Jewish Hospital

Conference Quality Officer, Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association (IBA)

Industries

Banking, Finance and Insurance

Agribusiness

Financial Services

Fintech

Investment Management

Private Equity

Property

Real Estate

Renewables

Startup

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (Physiology and Pharmacology), University of New South Wales

Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales