Fielding over 70 specialists across four national offices, the group at Corrs Chambers Westgarth handles public and private M&A, private equity and corporate governance on both a national and global level. The team attracts mandates from across the real estate, agribusiness, TMT and financial services sectors, and – with the additions of Tracey Greenaway and Anthony Lepere – has seen a further increase in activity in the energy and natural resources space. Sandy Mak heads the firm’s corporate and private equity team, assisting a wide range of local and international clients with foreign investments, equity raisings, buy-backs and restructurings. Also practising from the Sydney office are M&A and PE experts Riccardo Casali and Glen Sauer, who handle cross-border transactions, namely acquisitions, restructurings and divestments.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Proactive and client focused.'
- 'Corrs have a strong national practice with key partners in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices in particular.'
- 'Corrs Chambers Westgarth is our preferred Corporate and M&A legal advisor. We have worked with their core team for a number of years. Their commerciality, creativity and ability to put themselves in their clients' shoes sets them apart.'
- 'Collaborative.'
- 'Adam Foreman and Sandy Mak are leaders in their field; highly responsive, engaged, thoughtful and precise.'
- 'Good balance of skills and expertise across the team.'
Key clients
- One Rail Australia Holdings Ltd
- Hancock Prospecting
- Gold Road Resources Limited
- Telus International
- Warburg Pincus
- Allegro Funds
- ReadyTech Holdings Limited
- Norwest Energy
- Anchorage Capital Partners
- Mercury Capital
- Odyssey Private Equity
- Next Capital
- Roc Partners
- Whiteoak
- Coles
- National Australia Bank (nab)
- Silver Lake Resources Limited
- Albemarle Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised One Rail Australia Holdings on both the proposed demerger and ultimate trade sale of its rail haulage business by Aurizon Holdings to Magnetic Rail Group.
- Advised Hancock Prospecting on its hostile and competitive off-market takeover bid for Warrego Energy, an energy company focussed on the development of an onshore gas project in the Perth basin.
- Advised Allegro Funds on its acquisition of 100% of the debt and equity of Slater & Gordon by way of a complex acquisition of (1) SGH’s senior secured debt from a number of hedge funds; and (2) up to 100% of SGH’s issued share capital by way of a takeover bid.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sandy Mak