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Funtastic acquires rights to Toys R Us and Babies R Us and $29 million capital raising

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised ASX listed Funtastic Limited (Funtastic) on its acquisition of the Hobby Warehouse Group (HWG), the licensor of the Toys R Us and Babies R Us brands in...

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Wee Hur buys two sites for student accommodation

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised SGX listed Wee Hur Group on its acquisition of a $46.1 million site in Sydney's Redfern, following its recent acquisition in Canberra.

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Our finalists for the Women in Law Awards 2020

Five of our lawyers and professionals have been named finalists in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2020.

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JWS advises Beach Energy on acquisition of Cooper Basin assets

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Beach Energy on its agreement to acquire Senex Energy’s Cooper Basin portfolio of assets for $87.5 million.

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JWS advises on Blackmores' Global Therapeutics divestment

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised its long standing client, Blackmores, on its divestment in Global Therapeutics.

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James Love joins as partner

Johnson Winter & Slattery has appointed James Love as a new partner in its Melbourne based Dispute Resolution team, effective as of 2 November 2020.

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Wallerawang Power Station sale to Greenspot

Johnson Winter & Slattery’s environment and planning team recently co-acted for Greenspot, a joint venture between the owners of Borg and Bettergrow, in its acquisition of the Wallerawang coal...

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99designs sells to Cimpress

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Melbourne start-up 99designs on Australian aspects of its acquisition by Cimpress, the parent company of the global printing giant Vistaprint.

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Laybuy raises $80M in IPO

Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) has acted as Australian legal counsel to Laybuy Group Holdings Limited (Laybuy) on its initial public offering of shares (IPO) and listing on the Australian...

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JWS adds to its energy and resources offering in WA

Leading energy and resources lawyer Darren Grondal has joined Johnson Winter & Slattery as a consultant. Darren joined the firm’s Perth office as of 24 August 2020.

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Australia’s Disputes Team of the Year

Johnson Winter and Slattery has been named Dispute Resolution Team of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2020.

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Novo undertakes transformative acquisition

PERTH, 7 August 2020: Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) is pleased to have advised its long term client Novo Resources Corp. (Novo) on the acquisition of Millennium Minerals Limited (Millennium).

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Nicholas Grambas joins JWS as a partner

Johnson Winter & Slattery has enhanced its corporate and infrastructure offerings with the appointment of Nicholas Grambas, who has joined the firm as a partner in its Melbourne office.

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3D Oil Limited finalises company making deal

Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) has advised 3D Oil Limited in relation to the farmout of an 80% interest in its T/49P exploration permit in the Otway Basin to ConocoPhillips in a potentially...

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New partner and lawyer promotions

Leading independent law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has promoted one new partner, three special counsels and five senior associates, effective from 1 July 2020.

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Jeremy Davis elected as next Managing Partner

Jeremy Davis has been elected as Johnson Winter & Slattery’s new Managing Partner, effective from 1 July 2021.

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JWS advises on Golden Beach underground gas storage project

JWS is advising GB Energy Holdings Limited (GBE) in relation to the development of a proposed underground gas storage facility in Victoria.

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Restructuring and recapitalisation prepares Rapid Loans for resurge

Johnson Winter & Slattery has partnered with Grant Thornton and Neu Capital in advising  the Rapid Loans Group and its shareholders on the refinancing and pre-pack administration of the Rapid Loans...

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ACCC will not oppose Bauer Media’s acquisition of Pacific Magazines

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Bauer Media on its proposed acquisition of Pacific Magazines, which the ACCC announced yesterday would not be opposed.

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Elanor invests in two medical centres

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Elanor Investors Group on its $123 million acquisition of two health and medical sector assets in Queensland from healthcare real estate investment trust...

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Another two new partners join JWS

Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) has appointed two more new partners to the firm, with Avendra Singh and Richard Graham joining its Sydney office.

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Peter Smith joins as new Partner

Johnson Winter & Slattery has bolstered its Restructuring and Insolvency practice with the hire of new Partner Peter Smith, who joined the firm’s Brisbane office this week.

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Two new E&R partners join our team

Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) adds to its market leading Corporate and Resources practices with Bruce Adkins and Stuart Clague joining as new partners from Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Both based in...

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JWS advises on acquisition of Balter Brewing Co.

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised Carlton & United Breweries on its acquisition of Gold Coast craft beer business, Balter Brewing Co.

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