About Megan
Megan is a Senior Associate in the firm’s commercial team in Sydney, specialising in both private and public M&A, capital markets and corporate governance.
Megan advises a diverse range of commercial clients, including ASX listed and private companies and high net worth investors.
Megan’s transactional experience spans complex, high-value deals involving ASX listed entities to smaller, strategic acquisitions. She is regularly engaged on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, shareholder activism, and governance issues across a range of industries. Megan is known for offering commercially minded advice in dynamic and high-stakes environments.
Megan joined Arnold Bloch Leibler in 2021 after being admitted to practice in 2018. She holds a Juris Doctor with Honours from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelor of Social Work at the University of New South Wales. Before commencing her legal career, Megan worked in the not-for-profit sector as a social worker, bringing a grounded, client-focused perspective to her legal practice.
Practice Focus
Megan’s practice focuses on the following areas:
- private company sales and acquisitions and public company takeovers
- equity capital markets
- corporate restructuring transactions
- stakeholder agreements
- shareholder activism
- listed and non-listed corporate governance, compliance and advisory, and
- general commercial and corporate advice
Experience
Megan has advised on a range of matters, including:
Corporate and M&A
- Teneo: on its acquisition of PwC Australia’s restructuring division
- Charter Hall (ASX:CQR): in relation to its $760 million off-market takeover of ASX listed Hotel Property Investments Group (ASX:HPI)
- See-Saw Films, award-winning film and television production powerhouse (see “Slow Horses”, “The King’s Speech” and “Lion”): in relation to its sale of 51% majority stake to French media conglomerate Mediawan S.A.
- Chargrill Charlie's: in relation to its sale to Craveable Brands
- SEEK Group: in relation to the separation of its investment business from its core operating recruitment and job search business, and the creation of the new $1.7b SEEK Growth Fund
- Oxanda Education: in relation to its milestone sale of 12 childcare centres to Affinity Education
- Coverforce: in relation to its $411.5m sale to ASX-listed general insurance business, Steadfast Group
- Centennial Property Group: in relation to its investment in, and successful partial exit from, childcare centre business Edge Early Learning
- Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW): in relation to its planned demerger and IPO of an externally managed ASX-listed office A-REIT
- Acting for private equity and venture capital firms in relation to investments, fund establishment and structuring
- Acting for early venture companies in relation to stakeholder agreements, subscriptions and capital raisings
Capital markets
- Betr (ASX:BBT): in relation to its successful $130 million capital raising, comprised of a fully underwritten placement and ANREO
- SEEK Group: in relation to the establishment of $1.7b SEEK Growth Fund
- Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW): in relation to its planned demerger and IPO of an externally managed ASX-listed office A-REIT
- Thorney Technologies (ASX:TEK): in relation to its $25.3 million capital raising
- Capital raisings for early stage and late stage venture capital companies, including Mosh, one of Australia’s leading online men’s health clinics
- Acting for early venture companies in relation to stakeholder agreements, subscriptions and capital raisings
