Hall & Wilcox‘s emphasis on middle-market deals has allowed the firm to develop a strong understanding of medium to large enterprises. Oliver Jankowsky brings decades of experience in M&A and foreign investment transactions. Jacqui Barrett is a prominent advisor to clients in the insurance, education and tech sectors. Christopher Brown frequently assists asset managers, insurers and financial groups. Ed Paton regularly represents buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, share sales and comprehensive due diligence projects.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very professional and efficient. They always make customer interest a priority.’
‘The Hall & Wilcox Team have an extensive depth of legal knowledge combined with commercial acumen, which gave us great confidence in the acquisition sale process we engaged the team to assist us with.'
‘Michelle Eastwell led the team and her depth of experience, knowledge, commonsense and commercial acumen were outstanding.'
‘This team has a hands-on approach and operates in a way that gives clients full confidence in the work being done.'
‘The individuals I worked with were not only professionals but were humans with personalities which made the process way more enjoyable. There are always hurdles when acquiring a company, but it helps when working with people who put some spark into what they do.’
‘Jacqui Barrett is the lead partner of the team. Jacqui was always available to discuss any issues with the transaction. Jacqui managed the due diligence effectively, remained focused on a risk-based approach and kept the legal issues straightforward.’
Key clients
- My Prosperity Aust
- Dandy Premix Concrete
- Signature Floors
- Jebsen and Jessedn
- NewCold
- Varley Group
- Casacir
- Newcastle Offshore Wind Energy
- Spirit Super
- ASA Real Estate Partners
- SQM
- Tobii Dynavox
Work highlights
- Advised Tobii Dynavox on its acquisition of Link Assistive.
- Acted for the owners of Dandy Premix on the $85m sale of their business.
- Assisted in the sale of all the shares of Signature Floors to Beaulieu International Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Oliver Jankowsky, Ed Paton, Chris Brown, Jacqui Barrett, Martin Ross