Our experience
Arnold Bloch Leibler’s Corporate and M&A practice has earned its position at the premium end of the legal profession by acting on landmark Australian transactions.
We are renowned for achieving cutting edge outcomes in milestone transactions involving large private businesses and entrepreneurial listed companies. Many of our clients have been with us for decades, and the firm has provided advice on all aspects of their business cycle, from seed through to public listing, acquisition or divestment.
We take a deep personal interest in the success of our clients, and in ‘getting things done’. Our lawyers are known for being innovative, staunch advocates, and gifted negotiators. We are thought leaders, at the forefront of market dynamics and development in the Australian corporate landscape, with reach that extends far beyond Australia’s borders.
“They’re all first-rate lawyers, extremely skilled and very commercial.”
Our work
Deed administrators of Arrium Australia
Caras Family
Nufarm
Perron Group & The Infrastructure Fund
carsales
Probiotec
Owners of Airmaster Australia
Owners of ASH
Nulac Foods
Nufarm
Highpoint Property Group
zipMoney
Square Peg Capital
Probiotec
Phosphagenics Limited
Smartrak
Labelmakers
Solomen Lew
Executive Channel Holdings
Luxury Retail Group
Trawalla Group
carsales
EPS Group
IDP Education
Executive Channel Network
zipMoney
RCG Corporation
Icon Construction
Grenda Corporation
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals
Kogan
Probiotec
Zip Co
Founders of Crown Bet
Medical Properties Trust
Dial-A-Dump
Probiotec
Speciality Fashion Group
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
Corporate and M&A services
Our clients turn to us for advice on their most business critical transactions and corporate legal issues. Our services span:
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Commercial contracts and arrangements
- Family and business succession planning and estate planning
- Corporate governance and advice to Directors
- Business structuring – companies, joint ventures and partnerships
- Public listings and equity capital markets
- Takeovers
- Shareholder activism
- Foreign investment
- Financial services licensing and compliance
- Managed investments
- Privatisations and infrastructure.
We are able to assist with the setting up of companies and trusts. For more information about this service, click here.
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Insights & news

2021 Legal 500 Asia Pacific results

ABL acts on Funlab sale to TPG Capital

ABL advises Zip Co on oversubscribed $150m capital raising

Arnold Bloch Leibler features in 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific guide

Caught in a bear trap: How “short and distort” attacks are costing Australian investors billions

Kogan expands NZ presence with $122m acquisition

ABL advises on Hexima listing

ASX rule changes “uncommercial”

Will shareholders accept lower returns to pay for action on climate change?

ABL acts for Thorney Technologies on $37m capital raising

Cross-practice ABL team advises ASX-listed Probiotec on strategic Multipack-LJM acquisition
Retail trailblazers say customer “obsession” is the magic ingredient

ABL advises on PAS Group sale, saving Aussie retail brands and 1000 jobs

ABL advises Zip Co on acquisition of fashion search engine ‘the Urge’

Why aren't boards listening anymore?

Ask Ryan Reynolds: earn-outs can spread risks, but beware the traps

Newly appointed Senior Associate Jenny Leongue on market trends

ABL a finalist for Commercial Team of the Year 2020

Newly appointed Senior Associate Emily Korda on market trends

Newly appointed Senior Associate Vidushee Deora on market trends

Newly appointed Senior Associate Luke Jedynak on market trends

Q&A with new Special Counsel Emily Simmons

ABL acts on $459m uni housing deal

Q&A with new Partner Gavin Hammerschlag

New partner Gavin Hammerschlag brings “an entrepreneurial spirit” to the law

2020 Partner, Special Counsel and Senior Associate announcement

ABL acts for Kogan.com on $100m capital raising

Another “shake-up” of Australia’s foreign investment regime

ABL helps Zip Co accelerate global expansion plans with US deals

Welcome changes around continuous disclosure

ABL acts for Kogan.com on Matt Blatt acquisition

Risk must be front and centre for all companies

Forward-looking disclosure better than none at all

COVID-19 and the two-speed retail sector

COVID-19 will change the way directors see their duties

Urgent changes sought for wet ink signings

COVID-19 reinforces good sense of document witnessing reforms

ABL advises Wilson family on Reece’s $600m equity raising

Nufarm completes $1.18bn deal

ASX must update guidance on disclosure obligations

Reform urgently needed to keep capital flowing

ABL acts for management on buy-out of Arq Group’s Enterprise Services Division

ABL advises on merger of RYCO Hydraulics and Manuli Rubber Industries

Major changes to ASX Listing Rules to come into effect on 1 December 2019

Enhanced whistleblower regime

ABL advises Zip Co on strategic deal with retail giant Amazon Australia

Cross-practice ABL team acts for QCoal on $90m facility agreement

Independence should not be the “crown jewel” of directorship

ABL acts on Nufarm’s $1.18bn deal

How businesses can take a stand – and stick to their knitting

ASIC’s draft guidance overly prescriptive on whistleblower protection regime

ABL advises Square Peg Capital on $22m investment in quantum computing start up, Q-CTRL

ABL advises ASX-listed Probiotec on sale of Celebrity Slim brand

ABL advises Zip on acquisition of global ‘buy now, pay later’ provider

Some not-so-super reform suggestions

ABL advises on the Hong Kong listing of the largest private tertiary education institution in China

New partner Jason van Grieken on market trends

ABL advises ASX-listed Probiotec on acquisition of leading pharmaceutical business

2019 Partner, Special Counsel and Senior Associate announcement

ABL advises Starwood Capital on $220m development facility

ABL advises OneVentures on first debt venture investment in Airbnb start-up business

New consumer data regime in Australia

ABL advises on historic acquisition of former Fairfax newspaper and property portfolio

Protect your corporate secrets from prying eyes

Jeremy Leibler: “The activists are coming”

2020 Best Lawyers® International results

ABL acts for Zip Co Limited on its $47.8m capital raising

Cross-border deal: ABL acts for Trawalla on new Asia equities fund

ABL advises on $1.25bn hospital deal as part of Brookfield’s Healthscope takeover

Changing the law not the solution for bankers’ poor behaviour

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific results 2019

Arnold Bloch Leibler acts for Irwinconsult owners on sale to WSP

Arnold Bloch Leibler recognised in the 2018 Doyle’s Guide

Time for Australia’s Listing Rules to change

Arnold Bloch Leibler listed in Chambers Asia Pacific 2019

Arnold Bloch Leibler advises cybersecurity expert Votiro on investment by Senetas

Gun slinger lawyer firing up AMP activist campaign

Myer chair’s independence questioned

Betting against the odds: luncheon with BetEasy CEO Matt Tripp

ABL finalists in the 2018 Women in Law Awards

Arnold Bloch Leibler acts on Phileo Australia’s privatisation

AGM season not all tea and biscuits

ASX-listed Nufarm announces $303 million entitlement offer

Shops to flop in “two speed” retail realm

Teething problems as blockchain finds its feet

ABL advises ASX-listed Probiotec on multiple milestone transactions

Arnold Bloch Leibler hosts workshop for Sri Lankan delegation

Dial-A-Dump agrees to sell for $577.5m to ASX-listed Bingo Industries

Australian Guide to Corporate Governance 2018

Good corporate governance not a “one-size-fits-all”

Shareholder activism in Asia

Finalist for Commercial Team of the Year - Australian Law Awards

5 minutes with newly appointed Partner Jeremy

The new rules for making partner

ABL announces 2018 Partner and Senior Associate appointments

ABL acts for SkyBus on new airport transport agreement

Get balance right in the boardroom

ABL wins two deal awards for Arrium restructure at the Australasian Law Awards

ABL advises Specialty Fashion Group on brand portfolio sale

Australia's libel laws might have let Enron get away with it

European data protection regulations - how Australian organisations may be affected

Christine Fleer and Paul Sokolowski finalists for Partner of the Year 2018

ABL advises Nufarm on US$475m debt raising

33 ABL lawyers listed in Best Lawyers 2019 guide

Jeremy Leibler appointed to Takeovers Panel

ABL advises Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation

Panellists pull no punches on activism at 2018 ASIC Forum

Small pool of NEDs fuels shareholder activism

ABL acts for CrownBet founders in transformative transactions with Crown, Stars Group and William Hill

ABL advises listed Thorney Opportunities on successful capital raising

ABL advises on sale of the Punthill Apartment Hotel Group

Shareholder activism update

Privacy Act amendments - notifiable data breaches

ABL advises on $370m airport stake acquisition

ABL advises PIK Noteholders in Bis Industries restructure

ABL advises Halom Investments on public dispute with MMA Offshore

Successful activist campaign sees Gary Weiss and Brad Richmond invited onto Ardent board
