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John is a corporate lawyer with 30 years’ experience advising on major projects, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate governance, and corporate and securities law, with a focus on large and complex transactions, public markets mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets.
He has extensive experience with the technology and energy sectors, but has advised across many of the sectors most important to the Australian economy including resources, agribusiness, infrastructure, transport, and financial services, and has advised Australian and international corporates and investment funds, and governments and government business enterprises.
John was a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel from 2006 to 2015 and a member of the Companies Auditors & Liquidators Disciplinary Board from 2004 to 2014.
John is a Director of SA Government technology agency TechInSA, Chair of the Council of Prince Alfred College, a past National Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Law Council of Australia, a past Chair of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, and a Life Member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (formerly the Securities Institute of Australia).
He is the inaugural Chair of the Law Council, Business Law Section, Technology in M&A Working Group and has a particular interest in the application of technology and project management to corporate transactions.
Acting in relation to Viterra Inc.'s acquisition by $2.1 billion scrip and cash scheme of arrangement.
Advised on the reconstruction of the Centro group involving the aggregation of Centro funds (equity value in excess of $3 billion) and restructure of Centro Properties' over $3 billion in senior debt.
Advised on the $2.3 billion acquisition of ConnectEast Group by trust scheme.
Advised on the $2.4 billion takeover by Cheung Kong Consortium, and on APA’s $2.1 billion proposed merger by scheme of arrangement.
Advised on the $200 million acquisition by CHAMP by a scheme of arrangement.
Advised on its $187 million capital raising by way of private placement plus share purchase plan.
Advised on its $130 million private placement and $32.5 million share purchase plan; and advised on its $111 million capital raising by way of undocumented rights issue.
Advised on its $177 million ASX listing, including $85 million in underwritten new equity, including corporate restructure and refinancing.
Energy Plan Projects, including 270MW Emergency Generation, 100 MW Battery (world’s largest grid connected battery - constructed), 150MW Solar Thermal Project (world’s largest - announced), Virtual Power Plant, Government-wide Power and Gas Procurement, various projects financed from SA Renewable Technology Fund.
Build, Own, Operate (BOO) arrangement for Wastewater Treatment Project at Aldinga, SA.
Construction and private financing of new Mount Gambier Public Hospital.
Named “Adelaide Lawyer of the Year” (as judged by his peers) for Equity Capital Markets Law
Listed as a leading lawyer in Corporate Law
Listed as a leading lawyer in Corporate/Governance Practice
Listed as a leading lawyer in Equity Capital Markets, Oil & Gas and Venture Capital Markets law
Brilliant advice.... Clear, well-reasoned and practical.
Recommended in Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A and Natural Resources Law.
Ranked as a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A.
John Keeves heads the team and is valued for his extensive "exposure to complex M&A matters" and his sensible approach to matters, which "buries the ego and unnecessary mumbo-jumbo."
Practice head John Keeves has over 20 years' experience in this space, which is "valuable in assisting us to plan adequately and execute efficiently."
In the biggest shake-up of Australia’s antiquated company signing requirements, the Federal Government has temporarily modified the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to allow for companies to...
The Commonwealth Treasurer exercised emergency powers under the Corporations Act to facilitate virtual meetings and electronic execution of documents by companies.
The Myer continuous disclosure class action decision1 is a landmark: the first judgment in a securities class action in Australia, and the first case explicitly accepting “market-based causation...