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  • Damien Richard

    Partner
    Sydney
    T: +61 2 9296 2296
    M: +61 448 728 880
 

 Professional Biography

 
  • Damien is a partner in our Sydney office where he specialises in managed investments, structured financial products and financial services licensing and regulation. He has experience in the structuring and offering of exchange traded warrants, equity-linked notes, exchange traded funds, hedge funds, contracts for difference and deferred purchase agreements. This experience covers regulatory matters such as licensing, preparation of offer documents including product disclosure statements and preparation of terms and conditions. Damien has significant experience in assisting with applications for Australian financial services licences, having acted for a number of major financial services institutions.

 

 Experience

 
  • 1992: Bachelor of Laws and Economics, Macquarie University; admitted to practice
  • 1993 - 1994: Legal Officer, National Mutual
  • 1994 - present: Solicitor/ Senior Associate/ Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 2000: Six month secondment to Morgan Stanley institutional stockbroking
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • A$120 million listing of three exchange traded funds (streetTRACKS, now SPDRs) on the Australian Stock Exchange by State Street Global Advisors
  • A$110 million listing of the Credit Suisse PL100 - World Water Trust on the Australian Stock Exchange
  • Advised global investment banks in relation to offering their prime brokerage services to Australian clients
  • Advised a number of offshore managers, including hedge fund managers, on offering their funds into the Australian market
  • Credit Suisse ORBITS exchange traded warrants
  • JP Morgan STRIPES equity linked investments (deferred purchase agreements)
  • Contracts for difference - acts for a major participant in the Australian CFD market
  • Advised on offshore based hedge funds manager establishing trading operations in Australia
 

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