Mark Crean
Jones DayLed by practice head Mark Crean in the Sydney office, Jones Day stands out for its full-service global and cross-border transactional offering, which it provides to its Australian client base. The team is regularly sought after to advise on a variety of public company takeovers, restructurings, joint ventures and schemes of arrangement and is particularly active in the real estate, media and financial services sectors.
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- 'They have a deep sectoral understanding which has made a remarkable difference to deal terms and efficiency of execution. We like the level of partner and senior lawyer focus - low leverage model means we get the expertise we’re paying for - their partners are really “on” the deals.'
- 'Hemang Shah and the team are commercial and driven to help clients move to completion. Their weekly billing updates were informative and gave us a good picture of where we stood with legal costs, so there was little surprise.'
- 'I valued Hemang's accessibility throughout the process, and his ability to think outside the box to find practical solutions for our business.'
- 'A few of their partners have experience as General Counsel, including in the financial sector, so we find there’s a good understanding of what our team is managing.'
- 'Hemang Shah - stand out in tech M&A and private M&A. Very dedicated and energetic - he goes above and beyond. The sectoral knowledge and financial literacy is next level - he really knows his stuff and is great to work with.'
- 'Mark Crean - senior partner with deep experience across private and public M&A. Wise counsel when you need it, and provides really thoughtful input.'
Key clients
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- UPL Limited
- Hornblower Group
- AAM Investment Group
- Westpac Banking Group
- On Call Staffing Solutions Pty Ltd
- Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.
- Global X ETFs
- Esprey Pty Ltd
- Cohort Solutions Pty Ltd
- Freshmax Group Pty Limited
Work highlights
- Advised UPL on its $300m sale of a 13.33% stake in its subsidiary Advanta Enterprises to KKR.
- Advised Hornblower on its participation in the competitive sale process undertaken by Quadrant Private Equity of its Journey Beyond tourism and experiences business.
- Advised AAM Investment Group on a number of acquisitions by its Diversified Agricultural Fund in 2022.
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Mark Crean