Peter specialises in providing front-end strategic income tax advice to listed Australian and foreign corporates and domestic and foreign funds, with noteworthy expertise in M&A and fund structuring.
Peter has a solution-focused mindset, is known for being “technically excellent” and delivers easily understandable advice, designed to enable decision makers to make confident, informed decisions.
His sector expertise includes the mining, professional services, property, technology and financial services sectors. His clients come from a broad base of private equity, hedge funds and property funds. He also provides tax advice in insolvency-related situations – having advised numerous companies, administrators and creditors.
Peter is highly ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific as a leading tax lawyer.
*Experience prior to joining JWS included in work highlights below.
Work highlights
Wyloo Consolidated
Successful A$760 million on-market takeover offer for Mincor Resources NL. Wyloo Consolidated is a wholly owned portfolio company of Tattarang.*
McGrathNicol
Acted for the deed administrators, who became the liquidators of Alita Resources Limited, the owner of a lithium mine in Bald Hill, Western Australia, generating a net return of A$100 million to shareholders.*
Infrabuild Australia
Tax aspects of its US$350 million high-yield bond offering. Infrabuild is Australia's largest vertically integrated steel long manufacturer.*
Myer
Advised Myer on the tax aspects of its merger with Premier Investment Limited’s Apparel Brands business for approximately A$850 million.*
Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd
Advised Ainsworth Game Technology Limited in relation to the tax aspects of the proposed takeover by Novomatic AG.*
Mandalay Resources
Advised TSX-listed Mandalay resources on the tax aspects of its merger (valued at approximately A$1 billion) with ASX-listed Alkane Resources.