Anthony advises financial sponsors, corporates and investment banks on a variety of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and secondary offerings, joint ventures, restructurings and other strategic initiatives.
He has represented many of the leading financial sponsors in the Australian market, including Affinity Equity Partners, Ares Management, Brookfield, CPE Capital, CVC Capital Partners, EMR Capital, The Growth Fund, KKR and Quadrant Private Equity.
Anthony also regularly represents technology companies, from early-stage companies through to listed multi-nationals, on capital raisings, exits and other corporate transactions.
Relevant Experience
Private Equity
- Affinity Equity Partners: on the sale of TEG (Ticketek) to Silver Lake Partners and its acquisition of ScotPac
- Brookfield: on its acquisition of Healthscope
- CPE Capital: on the acquisition and ultimate sale of Gourmet Food Group to Mondelez, the acquisitions of Direct Group, Rocla Industries, Civilmart and Adventure Online, and the sale of the Axieo
- EQT Partners: on its acquisition of Levande (Stockland Retirement Living)
- Findex: on the exit of KKR and significant minority investment by Mercury Capital
- Laser Clinics Australia: on its sale to KKR
- Quadrant Private Equity: on the acquisition and ultimate sale of Qscan Radiology to Infratil and Morrison, and the acquisitions of Junior Adventures Group, Fitzpatricks Private Wealth and the Fitness & Lifestyle Group
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Block: on its acquisition of Afterpay
- Brookfield: on its acquisition of Healthscope
- Envato: on its sale to Shutterstock
- Task Group: on its sale to PAR Corp
- GTN: on the hostile takeover offer from Viburnum
- Fairfax Media: on its merger with Nine Entertainment
- NAB: on the sale of MLC to Insignia
- Genea: on its takeover by Liverpool Partners
- Sprint Nextel: on its acquisition by SoftBank (named as the “Global M&A Deal of the Year: Grand Prize” by The American Lawyer) and its acquisition of Clearwire
- Transurban: on its acquisition of AirportlinkM7
Equity Capital Markets
- 29Metals: on its IPO and listing on ASX
- KKR: on the IPO and listing of Pepper Money on the ASX
- Payright: on its IPO and listing on ASX
- Weebit Nano: on various secondary capital raisings
- Hearts & Minds Investments: on its accelerated entitlement offer
- Ramsay Holdings: on its sell-down of Ramsay Health Care
- GTN: on its IPO and listing on ASX
- Motorcycle Holdings: on its IPO and listing on ASX
- Costa Group: on its IPO and listing on ASX
Technology and Venture Capital
- Block: on its acquisition of Afterpay
- Indebted: on its Series C round led by AirTree Ventures
- Grow: on its Series B, Series C and Series D rounds
- Data Zoo: on its Series A round led by Ellerston Capital
- Envato: on its sale to Shutterstock
- Task Group: on its sale to PAR Corp
- Silicon Quantum Computing: on its Series A round
- Animoca Brands: on its US$110m funding round led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, GGV Capital
- Five Sigma Growth Fund: on Go1's Series D-3 round
- IAG Firemark Ventures: on Valiant Finance's Series C round
- Telescope Partners: on Cascade’s Series B round
- CSIRO: on the spin-off of FutureFeed
- OnePlace: on its sale to Intapp
Qualifications
- 2007: Master of Law and Legal Practice, University of Technology, Sydney
- 2003: Bachelor of Business, University of Technology, Sydney
Professional memberships
- Law Society of New South Wales
Admissions
- 2011: Supreme Court - NY - United States
- 2008: High Court - Australia
- 2007: Supreme Court - NSW - Australia
Qualifications
- 2007: Master of Law and Legal Practice, University of Technology, Sydney
- 2003: Bachelor of Business, University of Technology, Sydney
Professional memberships
- Law Society of New South Wales
Admissions
- 2011: Supreme Court - NY - United States
- 2008: High Court - Australia
- 2007: Supreme Court - NSW - Australia