Mitch is a transactional and corporate advisory lawyer specialising in capital markets, public and private mergers and acquisitions, securities and commercial law.
Mitch regularly advises large private, public and multi-national clients on equity capital raisings (both IPOs and secondary raisings), public and private company M&A transactions, joint ventures, reconstructions, corporate governance, and general corporate advisory matters.
Mitch is a trusted adviser to a number of listed and unlisted businesses and has experience across a range of industry sectors including financial services, energy and resources, industrials, infrastructure, agribusiness, retail and gaming.
Work highlights to date include:
- SpaceX: advising the underwriting syndicate on the Australian aspects of the SpaceX global IPO
- NEXTDC: A$1.5bn underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer alongside a hybrid securities offer and other capital initiatives
- Auswide Bank: all scrip merger by way of scheme of arrangement with MyState Limited and MyState Bank Limited, and separate A$15m underwritten placement and non-underwritten share purchase plan
- The Star Entertainment Group: A$800m underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and institutional placement, and separate A$750m accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and institutional placement
- Aurizon: A$2.35bn acquisition of One Rail Australia and dual track process (via trade sale and proposed demerger and ASX listing) to divest East Coast Rail
- Valmont Industries, Inc: acquisition of HR Products in Australia
- Super Retail Group: A$203m underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer
- HCF: health fund merger with rt Health – the first merger of its kind between not-for-profit mutual private health insurers in Australia
- Aurizon: structural separation of its above and below-rail businesses via an internal reorganisation, debt restructure and A$2.88bn capital reduction
- APA Group: takeover defence in relation to CKI’s A$13b takeover bid
- Aurizon: on-market share buy-back of up to A$300m
- Infigen Energy: A$151m underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer
- National Storage REIT: A$260m institutional placement and underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer
- GARDA Diversified Property Fund: A$70m IPO and ASX listing of a diversified portfolio of commercial and industrial properties
- National Storage REIT: cornerstone investment and establishment of the Australian Prime Storage Fund
- Horizon Oil: restructure and refinancing of US$58.8m convertible bonds, and separate A$21.3m capital reduction
- National Storage REIT: A$57.5m underwritten placement and share purchase plan
- AACo: A$299m underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and subordinated convertible notes issuance
- Horizon Oil: A$53.5m underwritten accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer
