Under the leadership of Sydney-based partner Bryan Pointon, the corporate group at Norton Rose Fulbright continues to advise on high-value transactions, with a dominant focus on disposals, joint ventures and governance, especially within the energy, natural resources and financial services sectors. Pointon is a senior corporate lawyer with 35 years of experience in M&A and private equity transactions and has headed the corporate team since 2020, during which time he has worked to significantly further the firm’s M&A offering. Marshall Bromwich, in the Brisbane office, is a trusted advisor to domestic and international market leaders alike, while John Elliott draws upon his wealth of experience to act in major transactions for governmental and regulatory bodies.
Testimonials
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- 'NRF has a great corporate M&A team, with solid and client-focussed partners, and good bench strength and market knowledge.'
- 'David Jewkes is a pleasure to deal with. Not only does he have the expertise and smarts, but he also understands what clients are looking for.'
Key clients
- Stanmore Resources Limited
- ENEOS Holdings Inc
- Arrow Energy Pty Ltd
- Petstock Pty Ltd
- The GPT Group
- Pace Farm Pty Ltd
- Coles Group
- AXA
- Zurich Financial Services Group
- Tokyo Gas
- Colinton Capital Partners
- 777 Partners
- Egis Projects Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
- Landis & Gyr Pty Ltd
Work highlights
- Advised Petspiration Groupon an agreement to sell a majority equity stake of 55% to leading supermarket chain Woolworths Group.
- Advised Tokyo Gas on the sell down of its minority interest across four LNG projects, including Gorgon, Ichtys, Pluto and QCLNG, to US-based private equity firm EIG.
- Advised Coles Group on its agreement to purchase two state-of-the-art automated milk processing facilities from Saputo Dairy Australia.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bryan Pointon