DLA Piper's group is led by newly appointed practice head Shane Bilardi, an expert in the digital infrastructure, food, agribusiness and life sciences sectors. The team is bolstered by the expertise of Brisbane-based partner Lyndon Masters, who advises on a wide range of multi-jurisdictional deals, including joint ventures and commercial transactions, in addition to non-transactional advice, as well as that of Grant Koch, who has 25 years of experience advising successful private equity funds and corporations on acquisitions, divestments, investments and restructurings in Australia, the Asia Pacific region, the US and the UK. Accordingly, Koch now leads the firm’s private equity practice in Australia.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'DLA have a very strong and motivated team to support M&A transactions. The team is very commercial and strong in achieving timely outcomes.'
- 'Shane Bilardi is exceptional in his hands-on approach, huge work ethic and strong commercial skills.'
Key clients
- Perpetual Limited
- Nearmap
Work highlights
- Advised ASX-listed technology company Nearmap on its A$1.05bn acquisition by US private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
- Advised BlackRock Real Assets in relation to its commitment to invest more than A$1bn in Australia and New Zealand’s climate infrastructure market through the acquisition of Australian battery and renewable energy developer Akaysha Energy.