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  • John Humphrey

    Legal Consultant
    Brisbane
    T: +61 7 3244 8000
    M: +61 418 796 867
 

 Professional Biography

 

  • John Humphrey is a Partner in the Brisbane office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he specialises in corporate M&A and general commercial work.

    John has over 30 years experience as a commercial lawyer in Brisbane where he is a leading Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets lawyer.

    He has recently been named Best Lawyers' 2011 Brisbane Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year. He has also been listed as one of Brisbane's best commercial lawyers in Best Lawyers 2011, and one of Australia's Best Lawyers as Judged by Clients in 2010.

    John is a trusted advisor to many Boards and is a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel.
 

 Experience

 
  • 1998 - present: Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Brisbane.
  • 1993 - 1996: Member of the Consultative Group advising the Task Force on the Simplification of Australia's Corporate Laws.
  • 1992 - 1996: State President and National Vice President of the Securities Institute of Australia.
  • 1980 - 1997: Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Brisbane.
  • 1977: Bachelor of Laws degree, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
 

 Recent Matters

 
  • QR National Limited - A$6.1bn IPO and privatisation
  • Australian Stock Exchange Limited - A$5.3bn merger with Sydney Futures Exchange
  • RACQ Limited - Purchase of 50% interest in RACQ Insurance from Suncorp
  • Dart Energy Limited - A$140m off-market takeover bid for Apollo Gas
  • Arrow Energy Limited - A$915m sale of 30% of Australian upstream interests and international business to Royal Dutch Shell
  • Chinalco Limited - US$19.5bn proposed strategic alliance with Rio Tinto
  • UNiTAB Limited - A$4.4bn merger by way of scheme of arrangement with Tattersall's Ltd
  • MSF Sugar Limited - A$90m proposed off-market takeover bid for Tully Sugar and related Takeovers Panel proceedings; Takeover of the Mulgrave Central Mill
  • PanAust Limited - A$180m private placement to Chinese SOE cornerstone investor; A$142m institutional placement and rights issue related to Chinese SOE placement
  • Horizon Oil Limited - US$80m SGX listed convertible bond issue into the Hong Kong and European bond market; A$32m institutional placement and Share Purchase Plan
  • Virgin Group - A$260m sale of 50% interest in Virgin Blue Airlines to Patrick Corporation
  • RiverCity Motorway - A$724m successful bid for North South By-pass Tunnel and IPO
  • Super Retail Group Limited - A$80m IPO and ASX listing
 

 Professional Memberships

 
  • Queensland Law Society
  • Law Council of Australia
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Financial Services Institute of Australia