Robert’s practice is focused on private share and asset sales and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, public mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity funding and capital markets transactions, commercial negotiations, and corporate and governance issues.
He works across a spectrum of industries, including technology, media, infrastructure, real estate, financial services and insurance, government, mining and resources, sport, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, consumer goods and food manufacturing.
Robert regularly advises on inbound investments and is active in obtaining foreign investment approvals through the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). He is a member of the Foreign Investment Committee of the Law Council of Australia, which engages with the Federal Government on practice, procedure and law reform in Australia’s foreign investment regime.
He also regularly advises on ‘shareholder activism’ matters, both from a company and shareholder perspective.
Clients value Robert for being accessible, efficient, commercial, giving them ongoing visibility on costs, and being easy to work with.
advised on a restructure of its interest in Screentime Pty Limited.
advising Bega Cheese Limited on its $200 million sale of infant formula production facilities to Mead Johnson Nutrition and associated ten year manufacturing service agreements.
advised SCR Sibelco NV on its joint venture with Diatreme Resources Limited.
advised Consillion on the acquisition of its business by US-based multi-national group Sesami Cash Management Technologies Corporation.
in an Australian-first transaction, advising Dragon Mining Limited on its application to delist from ASX and IPO on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
acted for Maas Group Holdings in respect of bolt-on acquisitions in its construction and concrete businesses.
provided advice in relation to Norwest Business Park and other Australian assets.
advised Nexon Asia on the acquisition of Equate Technologies.
advising Oasis Star Limited on its off-market proportional takeover bid for Tian An Australia Limited. This is a novel and complex takeover bid structure that had not been utilised in Australia since 2010.
advised on its acquisition of the Pfizer site at Melrose Park, Sydney, in a joint venture with Sekisui House.
advised private credit business Payton Capital on its $144m sale to HMC Capital.
advised on its acquisition of the Patersons Transport business following the appointment of administrators.
regularly advise on shareholder agreements and joint venture structuring (both incorporated and unincorporated), including ongoing relationship management through the lifecycle of shareholder relationships, including managing exits and disputes.
advised SCR Sibelco NV on the divestment of various silica sand, bentonite and magnesia businesses to parties including Holcim, Refratechnik Holding GmbH and Terrequip.
advised on various successful Panel applications and board spill activity (s249D processes).
provided advice on fundraising, M&A and corporate governance matters.
advised on numerous VC investments in startups and early-stage companies, including Hivery, Hometime, Fluent Retail, ActivePipe, Access4/Accumo, Straker Translations, The Martec, Getter, Buzza Tech, Climate Salad, Think Again Laser Clinics, and AI business Renovai.
ongoing general legal support, including bolt-on M&A transactions and software licensing. Xref is a fast-growing human resources technology business, listed on ASX.
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- Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Economics/Social Sciences, University of Sydney