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Cover Image Tony Damian
Tony DamianHerbert Smith Freehills

Tony Damian

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

Sydney

Deal Bio

Total Deals45
Valued Deals31
Total Value£75,440M
Avg. Deal Size£2,434M

Awards

2021 Top M&A Lawyers in Australia & New Zealand
2020 Top M&A Lawyers in Australia & New Zealand

Expertise (45)

Key Relationships

AustraliaAustralia
General Mining
PublicAcquisition
Mineral Deposits

target

Mineral Deposits

Eramet

bidder

Eramet

value n/a

9 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Gold Mining
PrivateMinority
Phoenix Gold

target

Phoenix Gold

Evolution Mining

bidder

Evolution Mining

£6m

4 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Construction Services
PublicPrivate Equity
Ausenco

target

Ausenco

Resource Capital Funds

bidder

Resource Capital Funds

value n/a

4 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Life Insurance
PrivateMinorityPrivate Equity
Greenstone

target

Greenstone

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

bidder

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

value n/a

4 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Home Improvement Retailers
Private
Home Timber & Hardware Group

target

Home Timber & Hardware Group

Metcash

bidder

Metcash

£95m

2 dealmakers

India
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
PrivatePrivate Equity
Tvs Logistics Services

target

Tvs Logistics Services

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

bidder

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

value n/a

10 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Management Consulting
PrivateMinorityPrivate Equity
Luminis Partners

target

Luminis Partners

EVERCORE

bidder

EVERCORE

value n/a

3 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Software
Public
DIGERATI

target

DIGERATI

Wisetech Global

bidder

Wisetech Global

value n/a

3 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Software
Private
Cms Transport Systems

target

Cms Transport Systems

Wisetech Global

bidder

Wisetech Global

value n/a

3 dealmakers

New ZealandAustralia
Life Insurance
PrivateAcquisitionMajority
Comminsure Life

target

Comminsure Life

Aia Group

bidder

Aia Group

£1,227m

11 dealmakers

China
Containers and Packaging
PrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisition
Closure Systems International (non-japanese Asian Packaging Business)

target

Closure Systems International (non-japanese Asian Packaging Business)

Pact Group Holdings

bidder

Pact Group Holdings

value n/a

3 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Waste and Disposal Services
PrivateMinority
National Recycling Group

target

National Recycling Group

Bingo Industries

bidder

Bingo Industries

£10m

2 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Integrated Oil and Gas
PublicAcquisition
Awe

target

Awe

Mitsui & Co

bidder

Mitsui & Co

value n/a

9 dealmakers

AustraliaAustralia
Waste and Disposal Services
PrivateAcquisition
Dial A Dump Industries

target

Dial A Dump Industries

Bingo Industries

bidder

Bingo Industries

£452m

18 dealmakers

Australia
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
First State Investments

target

First State Investments

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

bidder

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

£2,354m

18 dealmakers

Australia
Real Estate Services
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Property Exchange Australia

target

Property Exchange Australia

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

bidder

Commonwealth Bank Of Australia

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Australia
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivate
Colonial First State Global Asset Management

target

Colonial First State Global Asset Management

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

bidder

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

£2,299m

8 dealmakers

Australia
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity
Caltex Australia

target

Caltex Australia

Macquarie Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£5,268m

15 dealmakers

Australia
Gold Mining
PrivateMajorityJoint VentureAcquisition
Kcgm Jv

target

Kcgm Jv

Saracen Mineral Holdings

bidder

Saracen Mineral Holdings

£580m

25 dealmakers

Australia
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
Colonial First State

target

Colonial First State

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,474m

26 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
MajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition
Link Group

target

Link Group

Pacific Equity Partners

bidder

Pacific Equity Partners

£1,668m

9 dealmakers

Australia
Food Products
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivateScheme
Coca-cola Amatil

target

Coca-cola Amatil

Coca-cola European Partners

bidder

Coca-cola European Partners

£5,556m

37 dealmakers

Australia
Digital Services
AcquisitionSchemePublicMajorityCross Border
Rxp Services

target

Rxp Services

Capgemini

bidder

Capgemini

£52m

7 dealmakers

Australia
Mortgage Finance
AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority
Aussie Home Loans

target

Aussie Home Loans

LENDI

bidder

LENDI

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Australia
Waste and Disposal Services
PublicPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderScheme
Bingo Industries

target

Bingo Industries

Cpe Capital

bidder

Cpe Capital

£1,297m

10 dealmakers

Australia
Asset Managers and Custodians
Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisition
Mainstream Group

target

Mainstream Group

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£163m

13 dealmakers

Australia
Building Materials: Other
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Boral

target

Boral

Seven Group Holdings

bidder

Seven Group Holdings

£5,715m

9 dealmakers

Australia
Information / Data Services
MajorityPublicCross BorderAcquisition
ISENTIA

target

ISENTIA

Access Intelligence

bidder

Access Intelligence

£44m

15 dealmakers

Australia
Airports
Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityPublic
Sydney Airport

target

Sydney Airport

Ifm Investors

bidder

Ifm Investors

£12,092m

16 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderSchemePublic
Empired

target

Empired

Capgemini

bidder

Capgemini

£125m

28 dealmakers

Papua New Guinea
Integrated Oil and Gas
PublicCross BorderMajorityMergerSchemeAcquisition
Oil Search

target

Oil Search

Santos

bidder

Santos

£4,741m

23 dealmakers

New Zealand
Diversified Retailers
PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajority
Z Energy

target

Z Energy

Ampol

bidder

Ampol

£953m

21 dealmakers

Australia
Outsourced HR and Staffing
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublicPrivate EquityTender Offer
SMARTGROUP

target

SMARTGROUP

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

£1,014m

9 dealmakers

Australia
Software
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic
IRESS

target

IRESS

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£1,745m

12 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityCross Border
Link Group

target

Link Group

The Carlyle Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£1,506m

6 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic
Link Group

target

Link Group

Dye & Durham

bidder

Dye & Durham

£991m

23 dealmakers

Australia
Health Care Facilities
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic
Ramsay Health Care

target

Ramsay Health Care

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£16,173m

61 dealmakers

Australia
Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate
Tassal Group

target

Tassal Group

Cooke

bidder

Cooke

£846m

8 dealmakers

Australia
Banks
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic
Suncorp Bank

target

Suncorp Bank

Anz Bank New Zealand

bidder

Anz Bank New Zealand

£2,713m

30 dealmakers

Australia
Education Services
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic
OPENLEARNING

target

OPENLEARNING

Eca Investments Group

bidder

Eca Investments Group

value n/a

4 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
TESSERENT

target

TESSERENT

Thales Group

bidder

Thales Group

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Australia
Education Services
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMerger
University Of Adelaide

target

University Of Adelaide

University Of South Australia

bidder

University Of South Australia

value n/a

4 dealmakers

United States
Distillers and Vintners
DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
Daou Vineyards

target

Daou Vineyards

Treasury Wine Estates

bidder

Treasury Wine Estates

£824m

16 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublicScheme
Link Group

target

Link Group

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

bidder

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

£1,109m

11 dealmakers

Australia
Building Materials: Other
Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityScheme
Csr

target

Csr

Compagnie De Saint-gobain

bidder

Compagnie De Saint-gobain

£2,335m

53 dealmakers

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