Corporate and M&A

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.”

Client quote, Chambers Asia Pacific

Our work

Deed administrators of Arrium Australia

Advised on the $700m agreement to sell the Arrium steelworks and mining operations at Whyalla to GFG Alliance.

Caras Family

Advised on the sale of the Punthill Apartment Hotels business to Sydney-based boutique hotel operator, Veriu.

Nufarm

Advised on its acquisition of an European cereal broadleaf herbicide portfolio from American chemical manufacturing company FMC Corporation for US$90m.

Perron Group & The Infrastructure Fund

Acted on an offer to buy Auckland International Airports’ 24.6% stake in North Queensland Airports for approximately $370m.

carsales

Advised on its agreement to purchase the remaining 50.1% of SKEncar.com, South Korea’s number one online auto classified business for KRW205bn.

Probiotec

Advised on the sale of the Impromy brand to Blackmores and the sale of a number of pharmaceutical brands to iNova Pharmaceuticals.

Owners of Airmaster Australia

Advised on the sale of 100% of their shares to Japanese company Daikin Industries for $100m.

Owners of ASH

Acted for the owners of Australian Sustainable Hardwoods on the sale of 100% of the company’s shares to the state Government of Victoria.

Nulac Foods

Advised Australia’s leading producer of goat milk products on its 100% sale to baby food maker, Bubs Australia.

Nufarm

Advised on its agreement to acquire a portfolio of European crop protection products from Adama Agricultural Solutions and Syngenta Crop Protection for $627m.

Highpoint Property Group

Advised on the $680m sale of their 25% stake in Highpoint shopping centre to the GPT Group.

zipMoney

Advised zipMoney as it entered into a strategic relationship with Westpac. The transaction represented one of the largest fintech equity investments in Australia.

Square Peg Capital

Acted on its strategic investments in a number of tech start-ups including Airwallex, Prospa, Athena, Vero and UHG.

Probiotec

Acted for ASX-listed Probiotec on its acquisition of South Pack Laboratories.

Phosphagenics Limited

Acted in relation to the sale of global beauty brand, BioElixia® to Pure Beauty Australia Pty Ltd.

Smartrak

Acted as Australian counsel in relation to the sale of Smartrak's operations and assets to Volaris Group.

Labelmakers

Advised in relation to the agreements to acquire Label & Litho, a New Zealand based self-adhesive label manufacturer focused on the food and beverage sector.

Solomen Lew

Acted for one of Australia’s most successful businessmen, Solomon Lew, in relation to the $2bn off-market takeover by Woolworths South Africa for Country Road Limited. Along with the related David Jones’ $2.2bn scheme of arrangement.

Executive Channel Holdings

Advised ECH and its founders on their investment in Sinorbis, a start-up that will help Australian businesses engage with Chinese digital customers.

Luxury Retail Group

Advised in relation to the buy-back by Furla Group of its stores in Australia.

Trawalla Group

Advised in relation to the acquisition of the Parliament Square site in Hobart and its agreement with the Marriott International to develop a luxury hotel.

carsales

Acted on its acquisition of DeMotores, the operator of automotive classified websites in Argentina, Colombia and Chile.

EPS Group

Acted in relation to the sale of the client’s Australian and American operations to EnerMech, an engineering services firm based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

IDP Education

Advised this international student recruitment company on its first major acquisition since listing on the ASX in 2015.

Executive Channel Network

Acted for ECN and shareholders on the $68.5m sale of its Australian business to ASX listed oOh!media, Australia’s largest out-of-home media company.

zipMoney

Acted on the acquisition of Pocketbook, a leading Australian personal financial management app with a strong focus on consumer financial wellbeing.

RCG Corporation

Acted on the agreements to acquire apparel and footwear companies Accent Group Limited for $200m and Hype DC Pty Ltd for $105m.

Icon Construction

Acted for this long-standing client on its sale of a majority stake to one of Japan’s largest builders, Kajima Corporation.

Grenda Corporation

Advised on the multi-hundred million dollar sale of Grenda’s bus transit business to Ventura and sale of a majority stake of Volgren bus manufacturing business to Marcopolo (Brazil).