The Australia team at Hogan Lovells forms part of a large, global and fully integrated corporate practice. The group assists on a full spectrum of M&A transactions, attracting a wide spread of market-leading multinationals and corporate organisations as well as governmental bodies. The Sydney office is co-headed by David Holland, whose practice spans public takeovers and M&A to corporate governance and compliance, and Charles Bogle, who has in-depth knowledge of infrastructure investment, private equity and direct investments for superannuation funds.
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Testimonials
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- 'David Holland as partner is the true interface of the team. He is involved in each aspect of the matter and as a result, the trust and confidence in the whole team is there.'
- 'David Holland provides exceptional client service, with pragmatic advice backed by a wealth of commercial, corporate and transactional experience. David always strives to meet expectations and timeframes - he is truly a trusted adviser and my first call when needed.'
- 'Very commercial M&A practice that focuses on their clients' best interests.'
- 'David Holland has been our go-to M&A adviser, he offers quality advice and builds a great relationship with all levels of our team.'
Key clients
- Aware Super
- Catalyst Investment Managers
- Legal Gateway
- HMC Capital (formerly Home Consortium)
- Accel-KKR
- ARN Media Limited (formerly HT&E Limited)
- MediPharm Labs Corp
- Mint Renewables
- G8 Education Limited
- Adamantem Capital
- Crescent Capital Partners
- Morrison & Co / HRL Morrison & Co (Australia)
- Emeco Holdings
- Fluor Corporation
- Morrison Growth Infrastructure Fund
Work highlights
- Acted for Aware Super on its A$7.9bn consortium bid with Macquarie Asset Management Holdings, a global financial services organisation, for the State Government of Victoria’s Motor Registry (VicRoads).
- Advised the sellers of Vesco Foods on its sale to PAG, a Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm focused on the Asia Pacific region.
- Acted for HMC Capital, which, together with HomeCo Daily Needs REIT, entered into an A$3bn merger with Aventus Group, Australia's largest manager of large format retail centres.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Holland, Charles Bogle