Areas of expertise

Overview

Justin advises clients in a number of key industry sectors, including agribusiness, financial services, energy and the not for profit sector. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, governance and corporate structures and restructures. Justin also has significant experience in finance (including derivative transactions) and advising on raising capital for companies by way of equity and debt.

Experience

Justin has a first class honours degree in Commerce, a Masters in Law from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. Before joining Page Seager as a Partner, Justin worked as in-house counsel for the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank in Sydney. Prior to working with Deutsche Bank, Justin was principal counsel in the institutional markets and investment division of National Australia Bank. Justin also practised for a number of years in the mergers and acquisitions team of Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons).

Examples of recent significant transactions and experience include:

• sale of Federal Hotel Group’s tourism businesses;
• advising a government business enterprise (GBE) on a $100m derivative dispute with a global investment bank;
• advising a GBE on the joint venture of its consulting business;
• advising on the global restructure for a services company including FIRB and financial assistance issues;
• providing advice on the merger of a number of not for profit organisations;
• advising and preparing commercial and procurement agreements for companies across a range of industry sectors;
• providing advice on the ASX listing rules including applying to the ASX for waivers of the Listings Rules; and
• acting as underwriters counsel in respect of equity capital transactions for a number of ASX 100 listed entities.