The corporate and M&A team at King & Wood Mallesons, led by practice heads David Eliakim and Rachael Lewis, has the size and resources to deal with a large volume of mining-related private equity and M&A work, and is 'differentiated by its deep knowledge of the clients it acts for'. The Sydney office is home to David Friedlander and top M&A and equity capital markets lawyer Meredith Paynter, who heads the firm’s market-leading food and agribusiness sector team. Jason Watts and Peter Stirling operate from the Melbourne office, in addition to Nicola Charlston, who plays a key role in the firm’s expansion into the health sector.
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Testimonials
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- 'The King & Wood Mallesons M&A and Corporate team is differentiated by its deep knowledge of the clients it acts for, its depth of experience, and its commercial and pragmatic approach.'
- 'Jason Watts is an exceptional M&A lawyer. He is always calm and measured, and very easy to deal with. He is very focussed on solving problems. His technical prowess is very high.'
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Key clients
- Accenture
- Adamantem
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Work highlights
- Advised Newmont Corporation on the proposed $A26bn acquisition of it by arrangement, one of the largest public M&A deals in Australia on record.
- Advising Healius on its defence of the takeover bid by ACL.
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