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  • Stephen Minns

    Chairman, Australia
    Melbourne
    T: +61 3 9643 4216
    M: +61 417 797 426
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • Stephen Minns is Chairman (Australia) of King & Wood Mallesons.

    Stephen specialises in public company acquisitions and equity issues as well as general corporate work. He brings to his corporate and commercial practice experience in investment banking in both Australia and overseas.

    He advised AXA Asia Pacific in relation to its acquisition by AMP and AXA SA (and the previous proposal by National Australia Bank and AXA SA). He also advised APA on its acquisition of Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund and BHP Billiton on the demerger of BHP Steel (now Blue Scope).

    Stephen has a global reputation as a leading Corporate, M&A and Corporate Governance lawyer.

    Stephen is listed in a range of other legal directories, including PLC Which Lawyer? (Corporate), Who's Who Legal (M&A/Business/Corporate Governance lawyers), Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Capital Market Lawyers, Legal Guide to the World's Leading (M&A/Corporate Governance) and Asia Pacific Legal 500 (M&A).

     
 

 Experience

 
  • 1980: Bachelor of Laws and Commerce degrees, University of New South Wales
  • 1981: Investment Banker, Morgan Grenfell Australia, Sydney - working on corporate advisory matters such as takeovers, prospectuses, corporate restructuring, valuations and financial packaging
  • 1984 - 1985: Investment Banker, Morgan Grenfell & Co, London - working on international capital markets and later, further corporate advisory work on public company mergers and acquisitions and prospectuses
  • 1986: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney
  • 1988 - present: Partner,King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney and Melbourne
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • Takeovers and Schemes
  • Cathay Fortune Corporation on the contested takeover offer by CFC and China Africa Development Fund for Discovery Metals
  • APA on its acquisition of Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund
  • AXA Asia Pacific on its acquisition by AMP and AXA SA (and the competing proposal by NAB and AXA SA)
  • Transurban on the proposal by Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and CP2
  • Asciano on an approach by a private equity consortium
  • Orica on an approach by a private equity consortium
  • Danaher on its takeover of Vision Systems Limited
  • Foodland on the contested takeover by Metcash
  • Fonterra on its contested takeover of National Foods
  • AXA Asia Pacific Limited on its response to a proposed acquisition by scheme of arrangement by AXA SA
  • Burswood Limited on the contested takeover offer by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
  • AMP Shopping Centre Trust on the takeover offers by Westfield and Centro
  • BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi on its contested takeover of QCT Resources
  • Xstrata on its acquisition of MIM Holdings Limited by scheme of arrangement
  • Woodside on its contested defence of a takeover from Shell
  • National Mutual (later AXA Asia Pacific) on its takeover of AXA China Region Limited
  • Glencore on the contest for control of Anaconda before the Takeovers Panel
  • Reconstructions
  • BHP Billiton on the demerger of BHP Steel (now Bluescope)
  • Foodland on the demerger of its New Zealand business and acquisition by schemes of arrangement by Woolworths and Metcash
  • Echo on its demerger from Tabcorp
  • Melbourne Business School on its merger discussions with the University of Melbourne
  • The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd (now AXA Asia Pacific) on its demutualisation and $1.08 billion investment in National Mutual by AXA
  • Fundraising
  • APA on its $450 million hybrid financing
  • Transurban $542 million entitlements offer
  • AXA Asia Pacific $878 million placement, share purchase plan and "top up" offer
  • Issue of $2 billion National Income Securities
  • National Mutual Holdings (later AXA Asia Pacific) on its float
  • The directors of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in relation to its initial public offering
  • Reputation as a corporate, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance lawyer
  • Chambers Global Leading Lawyers for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 to 2011
  • Chambers Asia Pacific - Corporate/M&A 2012
  • Euromoney - Guide to Leading Practitioners: China - 2011
  • Euromoney - Guide to World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers - 2009 and 2012
  • Best Lawyers Australia - Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate/ Governance for 2008, 2010 - 2012
  • Who's Who Legal - Mergers and Acquisitions for 2002 to 2012
  • Who's Who Legal - Business Lawyers for 2009 to 2012
  • Who's Who Legal - Corporate Governance Lawyers 2009 to 2012
  • PLC which lawyer? - Corporate 2008
  • Legal Guide to the World's Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers June 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007
  • Asia Pacific Legal 500 for Mergers and Acquisitions 2000-2001 to 2009-2011
  • Euromoney - Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers - 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011
  • Asialaw Leading Lawyers Mergers and Acquisitions - 2012
 

 Professional Memberships