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Paul Wentworth

Special Counsel

Sydney

Paul is a Special Counsel in Mills Oakley’s Corporate Advisory Team.

Paul specialises in mergers & acquisitions, Australia’s foreign direct investment rules, restructurings, joint ventures and energy and resources. In mergers and acquisitions, Paul advises both sellers and buyers on all aspects of the sale/acquisition process and the need for foreign investment approvals from the Australian government.

Prior to joining Mills Oakley, Paul was a director at KPMG Law Australia. Paul also spent over 25 years at a leading international law firm, 16 of which as a partner, during which he advised extensively on mergers and acquisitions, energy & resources and broadcasting infrastructure.

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Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

  • Recognised in Best Lawyers – Oil & Gas Law “Lawyer of the Year” 2014 (NSW), also listed for NSW Energy Law (2014, 2015, 2016), Oil & Gas Law (2016)

Expertise

Paul’s expertise includes:

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Australia’s foreign direct investment rules
  • Restructurings
  • Joint ventures
  • Energy and resources

Recent Matters

  • Advised Naturgy/Global Power Generation on the proposed multi-billion dollar competitive sale and refinance of its Australian renewable energy projects portfolio.
  • Advised a global brand on its competitive bid (involving detailed legal due diligence, transaction documentation and regulatory support) for the Aesop Group (which subsequently sold for $3.7bn).
  • Advised Norty Limited (backed by private equity firm, Livingbridge) on its acquisition of Syber Scribe, and subsequent acquisition of all of the assets from NTS Transcriptions Pty Limited, the leading provider of medical transcription and dictation solutions in Australia.
  • Advised Grand Bargain HoldCo on the $4bn sale of CWP Renewables to Squadron.
  • Advised the Founders of TravelEdge on the sale to Helloworld, a leading online travel business.
  • Advised EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in eyeware, on various aspects of its strategic acquisition of the Headware Group and corporate group reorganisation and integration.
  • Advised MindChamps Worldwide on the acquisition of 9 child care centre companies operating childcare centres in New South Wales.
  • The founder of the Servian Group on the sale of its shares to a leading private equity fund and the resulting shareholders’ agreement.
  • Advised MindChamps Worldwide on the acquisition of assets of 4 childcare centres operating in New South Wales.

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities

  • Recognised in Best Lawyers – Oil & Gas Law “Lawyer of the Year” 2014 (NSW), also listed for NSW Energy Law (2014, 2015, 2016), Oil & Gas Law (2016)