Nicola Charlston advises clients on complex transactions across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, health, pharmaceutical, resources and technology. With over 22 years' experience, Nicola is equally proficient at public M&A and private treaty transactions, and her technical expertise, combined with her practical approach, has seen clients seek her out to assist with some of Australia's most high profile transactions over the past few years.
As well as transactional M&A, Nicola provides strategic advice to her clients on a broad range of corporate issues, including capital raisings, governance matters, cyber issues and joint venture arrangements. Nicola sits on the firm's health sector leadership team and is Chair of the International Bar Association's esteemed M&A Committee.
Nicola is recognised as a market leading practitioner in M&A by global legal directories, including Chambers Global.
"Nicola is an excellent lawyer. She is very commercial, easy to get along with and produces high-quality work." (Chambers Global 2024)
"Very responsive, commercial partner with the ability to deliver clear advices on highly complex matters to the legal team, as well as simpler, more digestible papers to internal clients." (Australian health client)
Nicola's work highlights include:
- Block Inc: on its acquisition of Afterpay by scheme of arrangement
- Campbell Soup Company: on the sale of Campbell's International business, including Arnott's Biscuits to KKR
- Asciano: on the takeover bid by a joint Qube and Brookfield consortium also comprised of GIP, CPPIB, GIC and CIC
- REA Group Ltd: on its acquisition of Mortgage Choice by scheme of arrangement
- Nabors Energy Transition Corporation: on its entry into a business combination with Vast Solar Pty Ltd
- Etex Group: on its acquisition of Knauf's Australian plasterboard business and its acquisition of BGC’s plasterboard and fibre cement businesses
- Medibank Private: on its IPO and various other matters
- The Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria): market process associated with the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
