Kate is a corporate lawyer specialising in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (including takeover bids, schemes of arrangement and private-treaty transactions) and corporate governance.
Kate acts for a range of clients on all aspects of their corporate law requirements.
She has particular experience acting for clients in MedTech, technology and resources.
Advised on its A$5 million placement and A$10 million accelerated entitlement offer (2024).
Advised on its A$30 million placement and A$2.66 million security purchase plan (2023).
Advised on its on its A$20 million placement and A$10 million security purchase plan (2023).
Advised on its non-renounceable entitlement offer and director placement (2023).
Advised on its partially underwritten $15.5 million renounceable entitlement offer of CHESS Depositary Interests and options (2020).
Advised various ASX-listed entities including EBR Systems Inc. (ASX:EBR), Impedimed Limited (ASX:IPD), Osprey Medical Inc (ASX: OSP), Visioneering Technologies, Inc. (ASX:VTI), Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. (ASX:IMR) on their capital raising initiatives.
Advised the Australian independent provider of payments solutions on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Basiq, a leading data and open banking API platform (2023).
Advised the Australian molecular diagnostics company on its $26 million capital raising from a range of investors including Northpond Ventures, Platinum Asset Management and Tenmile (2022).
Advised on its take-private proposals for Nitro Software Limited (ASX:NTO) (2022).
Advised on its proposed take-private proposal for Tyro Payments (ASX:TYR)(2022).
Advised on its merger with Paragon Care Limited (ASX:PGC) (2022).
Advised on the sale of its interest in Integrated Waste Services (IWS), a sustainable waste management business with facilities in South Australia, to First Sentier Investors (2021).
Advised on its $29 million placement and procuring the necessary shareholder approvals for the acquisition of the Hobby Warehouse Group (2020).
Advised on its proposed merger with PM Capital (2021).
Advised on its acquisition of Playground (2021).
Advised on its successful approx. $400 million bid to acquire Enwave Australia from Brookfield (Finalist Energy & Resources Deal of the Year, Australasian Law Awards 2020).
Advised on its acquisition of Catalent Australia (2019).
Advised on the restructure of Nitro Circus (2019).
Advised on various VC investments.
Advice on equity incentive plans.
The long-awaited changes to the Corporations Act’s disclosure rules and related requirements for employee share schemes have become law.