Industries
Technology & Digital Economy Practices
Corporate & Commercial 
Mergers & Acquisitions Steve’s practice focuses on corporate law, specialising in M&A and joint ventures. He has particular expertise in transactions in the technology (including ICT), life sciences, biotechnology and services sectors.
Steve advises clients on share and asset sales, strategic investments, joint ventures and restructures (including carve-outs). His clients including foreign and domestic corporations and private equity and venture capital funds.
In addition to his sector expertise, Steve has a focus on cross border transactions, and in particular transactions involving the US. He has worked in the US and regularly advises US clients on transactions in Australia.
In addition to working on transactions in the US and Australia, Steve has worked extensively in South East Asia and the Pacific.
Experience
- Acting for an Australian corporation on its potential acquisition of a QSR business in South East Asia.
- Acting for a foreign corporation on its joint venture with the Commonwealth of Australia in relation to The Coral Sea Cable System.
- Acting for an Australian EV services company on its capital raise.
- Acting for a UK company on its acquisition of a hiring business in Australia.
- Acting for a US corporation on its acquisition of multiple Australian facilities management business.
- Acting for a US corporation on its acquisition of an Australian project management business.
- Acting for a technology company on its acquisition of a migration-to-cloud business.
- Acting for a UK based food company on its acquisition of a majority stake in an Australian based plant breeding company.
- Acting for a UK listed company on is acquisition of an Australian flavours and fragrance business.
- Acting for a US private equity fund on its acquisition of an e commerce payments business.
- Acting for a US private equity fund on an acquisition of an Australian events booking business.
- Acting for a US private equity portfolio company on its acquisition of an insurance tech company.
- Acting for an international shipping on its joint venture with a major distributor.
- Acting for a US private equity fund in connection with its partnering with a cloud-based talent management software business.
Awards and recognition
Best Lawyers in Australia 2014-2023
Recognised for Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions LawLatest thinking
Competition & Consumer Law | 12 Apr 2024
Mandatory merger clearance regime announced: issues and areas to watch
Treasury has now published details of its proposed changes in its Merger Reform Paper.