Our merger arbitrage team offers legal advice on critical corporate, foreign investment and competition issues that fund managers grapple with when seeking to capitalise on merger arbitrage opportunities. 

We have advised merger parties on some of Australia’s largest and most complex public M&A transactions, competition clearances and foreign investment approvals. When not acting on the deal itself, our team can assist by providing unique, timely and practical advice on the regulatory issues and key risks involved.

Our team includes members who are dual-qualified in Australia and other jurisdictions and we regularly advise investors into Australia from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Work highlights

Raytheon

US$120 billion merger with UTC.

AT&T

US$85 billion merger with Time Warner.

BPEA

A$1.2 billion acquisition of SAI Global.

Accel-KKR and Humanforce

Public to private acquisition of intelliHR Limited (ASX:IHR).

Bayer

ACCC informal clearance for its acquisition of Monsanto (US$66 billion).

PepsiCo

ACCC informal clearance for acquisition of SodaStream (US$3.2 billion).