Thomson Geer

Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions

Partner

Eugene has practiced in corporate and commercial law for more than 28 years. He has a wide range of industry experience including energy (particularly renewable energy) and resources projects, mining services, private equity, financial services, the credit union movement, pooled development, franchising, and agribusiness.

Eugene was a non-executive director of Austin Engineering Ltd (ASX:ANG) between 2004 and 2016.  During that time, the company made multiple acquisitions and greenfield developments in Australia, the US, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, and Colombia and grew in market capitalisation from A$12 million to over A$400 million in 2010. Austin was recognised by Forbes Asia in September 2010 in the Top 200 Asia-Pacific companies ‘under a billion dollars’.

Eugene is experienced in international and cross border transactions and negotiations. He speaks fluent Cantonese.

Cantonese

Queensland Law Society Financial Services Institute of Australasia, F.Fin 1998

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Queensland Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance, Financial Services Institute of Australasia Company Directors Course, Australian Institute of Company Directors Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland