Brent is a leading corporate M&A lawyer with a focus on servicing the region's best growth companies and the domestic and international institutions and funds that invest in them - from growth and private equity investments to strategic transactions and premium public markets deals. Brent has a broad practice but is best known as a deal maker in the technology and knowledge economy sectors.
Prior to joining Mills Oakley, Brent worked for firms including Hamilton Locke, K&L Gates and Ashurst. He also gained practical business and investment experience working at CSIRO in the VC / tech investment team and was also the corporate development manager of a Singapore based technology company.
Brent is ranked by IFLR1000 as a Notable Practitioner – Private Equity, M&A.
Expertise
Brent’s expertise includes:
- Public M&A
- Private M&A and capital markets transactions
- Cross-border transactions and investments
- Private Equity and growth transactions
- Venture Capital transactions
- Corporate advisory
Recent projects
- Acted for ASX-listed Milton Corporation Limited on its $11 billion merger with Washington H. Soul Pattinson by scheme of arrangement.
- Acted for Five V Capital re its investment in Fat Zebra, a leading digital payments business.
- Acted for MA Financial Limited’s growth funds re multiple investment rounds and platform acquisitions, including investments in Cloudwave, DoctorSquare (and subsequent acquisition of 24-7 Healthcare), HowToo, ROKT, Quantum Brilliance, DG Tek, Demyst, Sparesbox, Vault and more.
- Acted for MA Financial Limited re its acquisition of the d’Albora Marina portfolio.
- Acted for Airbus Ventures re its leading investment in Q-CTRL, a world leading quantum computing business.
- Acted for Energy Impact Partners, a NYC-based global investment fund, on its investment in Infravision.
- Acting for a confidential seller, a leading HCM global SaaS platform on its global sales process.
- Acted for Lexicon Digital, a technology consulting, design and engineering firm on its sale to British public-listed software development company Endava plc (NYSE: DAVA).
Accreditation
- Notable Practitioner – Private Equity, M&A, IFLR1000
- Banking & Financial Institutions ,
- Energy & Resources ,
- Health & Life Sciences ,
- Telecommunications, Media & Technology ,
Sector
- M&A / Corporate Advisory ,
Services
location
Sydney
