Luke specialises in M&A, ECM and VC, with a primary focus on financial institutions, healthcare and infrastructure transactions. Luke also advises on corporate governance issues.
Luke’s recent highlights
- Genea: in relation to its takeover by Liverpool Partners
- APA: in relation to its sale of the Orbost Gas Plant
- TGG: in relation to its merger with WAM Global by way of scheme of arrangement
- BGH: on its takeover of 1300 Smiles, Quadrant PE: on its exit of Qscan and a roll-up acquisitions connected with Journey Beyond, KKR: on its takeover by way of scheme of arrangement of Pepper Money, Navis Capital: on its exit of Retail Apparel Group
- consortium comprising ANZ, CBA and WBC: advising on their exit of BeemIT
- Macquarie: on its investments in Claims Central and its exit of Mine Site Technology
- advising a consortium of investors (Macquarie and RES) in the Murra Warra Wind Farm in relation to the formation of the joint venture and subsequent sale process and the Murra Warra Solar Farm in relation to the formation of the joint venture
- advising consortium on the sale of Docklands Stadium to the AFL
- advising Harmoney, GTN, MotorCycle Holdings, Estia Health and Steadfast on their respective IPOs
- advising Macquarie, AMP, Suncorp, BoQ and QBE on various hybrid capital security issuances, most recently advising Macquarie on its MCN6 issuance
- advising Macquarie, GTN, MotorCycle Holdings and Steadfast on various secondary capital raisings
- CBA / x15 ventures: on its acquisition of Doshii and Credit Savvy
- CBA / x15ventures: on its investment in Payble as well as the incubation of Vonto, Home-In and Unloan
- Sequoia Capital China: on its seed and series A investments in Baraja, Hyper Anna and Airwallex
