7 March 2025
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Marko is a corporate lawyer with over 25 years’ experience advising in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, venture capital and Australian foreign investment.
Marko has expertise advising on large-scale complex private treaty M&A transactions and public M&A transactions, including takeover bids and schemes of arrangement.
He has advised on some of the most high-profile corporate transactions undertaken in Australia, including in the technology, infrastructure and energy and resources sectors.
Marko is a trusted advisor to founders and their businesses in raising venture and growth equity capital. He also acts for numerous offshore and multi-national clients and has extensive experience advising on Australian foreign investment law and cross-border transactions.
His experience extends to transactions in distressed and special situations.
Work highlights
Employment Hero capital raisings
A$263m Series F capital raising round (led by TCV) valuing the company a double unicorn (A$2 billion), A$181m Series E extension round and A$140m Series E round (led by Insight Partners), and A$45m Series D round (led by SEEK).
Employment Hero acquisitions
Acquisitions of Canadian-based HR and payroll company, Humi Holdings Corp., outsourced HR services provider, Employment Innovations, and cloud-based workforce management and payroll platform, KeyPay.
Cuscal Limited
Acquisition of Basiq, a leading data and open banking API platform.
Brookfield
Sale processes to divest businesses within its LINX Cargo Care Group, including the sale of the auto logistics business, Autocare, to Optimus Group and the sale of the LINX Regional Logistics business to MEDLOG.
Infrastructure Capital Group
Approx. A$400m acquisition of Enwave Australia from Brookfield, which included the Tasmanian gas distribution and retail business, TasGas, and a district energy business.
Veolia
A number of M&A transactions in the waste, water and energy sectors, including the sale of its interest in Integrated Waste Services (IWS) to First Sentier Investors.