Marcus is a corporate lawyer focusing on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and foreign direct investment (FIRB) clearances.
Marcus has previously practised in Bangkok, Hong Kong, New York and Singapore. His international experience gives Marcus particular expertise with assisting clients to execute a variety of cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances and investments.
Marcus is the Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Investment Committee of the Business Section of the Law Council of Australia, the principal forum for liaison on foreign investment laws between the Commonwealth Government and the Australian legal profession.
Marcus is an author of Foreign Investment in Australia, published by Thomson Reuters, the principal legal resource for Australia's foreign investment laws, including FIRB notification requirements.
Work highlights
The a2 Milk Company
Acquisition and lease-back of Kyvalley Dairy Group’s dairy processing facility in Kyabram, Victoria including negotiation of a long-term product supply contract.
Fiera Comox
- Acquisition of Eastern Australia Agriculture, the owner of cropping properties in southern Queensland.
- Acquisition of a majority interest in Grove Fruit Juice, a vertically integrated fruit juice producer.
- Establishment of Excel Farms, a joint venture the acquisition and operation of dryland farms throughout Australia.
L3Harris Technologies
Australian counsel for its US$1.96 billion acquisition of Viasat’s Tactical Data Links product line.
Microsoft Corporation
Establishment of hyperscale data centres in Australia and ongoing collocated data centre contracting.
Flight Centre Travel Group
- Acquisition and joint venture involving Travel Technologies, a travel industry technology provider with operations in United Arab Emirates and India.
- Establishment and subsequent buy-out of Buffalo Tours, a SE Asia-based destination management joint venture, including acquisition of existing businesses in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Australia FDI (FIRB) clearances
FIRB clearances in a range of industries, including:
- Defence – Arlington Capital Partners, Axima Concept, L3 Harris Technologies and Veritas Capital;
- Media & Entertainment – Foxtel and News Corporation;
- Mining – CITIC, Novo Resources, Peabody Energy and Tianqi Lithium
- Natural Capital – The a2 Milk Company, Cargill, Fiera Comox, Folium Capital, Global Forest Partners, Gunn Agri Partners, Laguna Bay Pastoral, MH Premium Farms, Godolphin and Public Sector Investment Board;
- Oil & Gas – ATCO, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group and InterGen;
- Property – Arada, AVID Property Group, China Investments Corporation, Dalian Wanda, Oaktree Capital and Wee Hur; and
- Technology & Digital – American Tower Corporation, Capgemini, Francisco Partners, Microsoft Corporation, NCR Corporation, STG Partners, Virgin Orbit and X Corp.